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A 3-year-old boy is dead after the driver of a pickup truck struck him as his mom pushed him in a stroller (seen in the photo) across a Harlem street Monday morning. Photo: Citizen

UPDATE: Driver Killed a 3-Year-Old Boy Being Pushed in a Stroller in a Crosswalk

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

A pickup truck driver ran over and killed a little boy, and injured his mother, as she pushed the tot in a stroller on a Harlem street on Monday morning.

Car-free 50th Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Eyes on the Street: Miracle on Fifth Avenue Near Rockefeller Center

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 9, 2019 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio's bold plan to take lanes away from drivers and give them to pedestrians around Rockefeller Center is working — but only on the side streets that are actually closed to cars entirely.

Cops Blame ‘Medical Episode’ For Chain Reaction Crash That Injures 3 Pedestrians

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2019 | No Comments

Like the magic words "I didn't see him," claiming some kind of "medical episode" is often times a way for drivers to get off scot-free.

Manhattan DA Vance Charges Reckless Cyclist with Penalty He Rarely Levies Against Drivers

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

No one is arguing that the top prosecutor should not have charged the biker with the high-level misdemeanor of reckless endangerment, but why doesn't he levy the same charge with any regularity to motorists who do the very same thing?

Aftermath of the fatal crash. Source: Citizen

Speeding Driver Kills Woman near 5MPH ‘Shared Street’ in Downtown Brooklyn

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 4, 2019 | No Comments

Even in an area redesigned to prioritize people over automobiles, a driver still killed a woman Wednesday morning.

Op-Ed: Welcome Dermot Shea — Now, Carry Out the Council’s Placard Crackdown

By Placard Abuse | Dec 1, 2019 | No Comments

It remains to be seen if new the NYPD Commissioner — who was sworn in on Sunday — will do what needs to be done.

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