Henry Beers Shenk
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‘It’s So Hard to Park’: Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!
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It's time for a walk through history. It was never easy to park, so don't listen to today's whiners.
‘Park Your Fleet’: Harlem Residents Decry Newly Opened Truck Depot On Site of Proposed Housing
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A neighborhood that needs more housing and less pollution got the opposite.
Another Pedestrian is Dead on Brooklyn’s Dangerous Kings Highway
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A pedestrian was killed by the driver of a private sanitation truck late on Thursday along a notorious stretch of Kings Highway in Brooklyn that is known for crashes.
Bike New York Seeks Your Bike to Help Struggling Asylum Seekers
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Charity begins in your garage.
‘Disgraceful’: Adams Administration’s Failure to Reach Bus Lane Requirement Angers Bus Riders
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“The fact that they barely got over half of the way there, that’s disgraceful. To me, that means that they didn’t try,” said one passenger.
Moped Rider Dies in Crash in Dangerous Maspeth
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A scooter rider was killed — presumably by a driver — in an early morning crash on Monday, police said.
Remember That Old Bike? These Kids Need It to Get Ahead and Get Around
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Kids are getting paid $15 an hour to learn how to fix and maintain bikes — and change their lives forever.
Fort Greene Driver Hits and Injures Two People Before Fleeing on Foot
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A violent driver caused chaos on Thursday afternoon in Fort Greene, injuring two pedestrians, hitting another vehicle, and then crashing into a fire hydrant before running from the scene.
Delivery and Immigrant Communities Protest Death of Working Cyclist During Police Chase
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"We demand a full investigation," said a leader of the Islamic center to which the victim, Borkot Ullah, belonged.
Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian Along Union Square Danger Strip
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An 85-year-old woman was struck and killed by a truck driver along a notoriously congested portion of Union Square on Wednesday afternoon.
EXCLUSIVE: New Video from Crash Shows Police Chase Led to Death of Delivery Cyclist Borkot Ullah
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New video exclusively obtained by Streetsblog shows in greater detail that a police chase was clearly a contributing factor in the hit-and-run crash that killed delivery worker Borkot Ullah on last week.
AG Tish James Will Review Hit-And-Run Crash that Killed Delivery Worker as Cops Go Silent
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Police have still not made an arrest in the hit-and-run killing of Borkot Ullah on Thursday — even though cops were apparently chasing the reckless driver seconds before he ran the red light on busy Houston Street and slammed into the delivery worker.