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Michael Gomez’s Death Wasn’t a Random Event
Pre-teen and teenager deaths are rare in New York City. Out of nearly a million city residents ages 10-19, just 226 died in 2011, the most recent data year. That’s barely more than two deaths per 10,000. Sliced a bit differently, only four to five New Yorkers age 10-19 die each week.
September 20, 2013
CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not
NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown's office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is "no criminality." At least three of the victims remain in the hospital with serious injuries.
September 13, 2013
Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School
A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports.
September 12, 2013
Study: Kids Who Live in Walkable Neighborhoods Get More Exercise
A study published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Health finds that children who live in walkable places -- "smart growth neighborhoods," to use the authors' phrase -- get significantly more exercise than their peers who live in suburban environments designed for driving.
September 11, 2013
Motorists Still Pose the Biggest Danger to NYC School Kids
With the new school year in session, an analysis of traffic injury numbers by WNYC shows that NYPD and DOT need to step up on enforcement and engineering improvements to prevent motorists from hurting kids.
September 10, 2013
Boy, 5, Among Three NYC Pedestrians Killed by Drivers This Weekend
Three New York City pedestrians, including a young child, were killed by motorists over the weekend. Two of the crashes were hit-and-runs.
August 12, 2013
Eyes on the Street: No Parking in the Low Post
Streetsblog reader Susan Donovan, a.k.a. Futurebird, posted this pic on Instagram yesterday. It's a DIY basketball court on Walton Avenue near Joyce Kilmer Park, a few blocks from Yankee Stadium. Writes Donovan:
June 18, 2013
Amidst Tabloid Attack on Bicycling, Another Child Killed By Reckless Motorist
Update: The Post and DNAinfo have identified the victims as Ariel Russo, 4, and her grandmother, Katia Gutierrez. The driver has been named as Franklin Reyes, 17. Correcting information released earlier today, NYPD now says Reyes has a record of one arrest, and it was not for robbery, according to the Post.
June 4, 2013
Kids Take Citi Bike for a Stationary Spin
Kids love bikes and shiny new things, so it's not a huge surprise that this group of middle-schoolers would flock to the bike-share station at East 11th Street near First Avenue. You have to be 16 to join Citi Bike, but what we see in the video, posted by EV Grieve, are a lot of potential future members. What kid wouldn't prefer a bike ride to the crosstown bus?
May 24, 2013