UPDATED: NYPD Will No Longer Respond to Minor Car Crashes
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The NYPD has made thousands of crashes on Staten Island simply disappear — and now is poised to do the same thing for the entire city.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DOT Crash Data
NYPD Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Woman in Sheepshead Bay
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Cops on Monday said they arrested the hit-and-run driver who ran over a 66-year-old woman in Sheepshead Bay last week, leaving her for dead.
Road Fatalities Are Way Up* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)
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Pay no attention to those statistics on that seemingly official NYPD website — traffic fatalities are not up 26.2 percent so far this year. They're "only" up 22.4 percent.
NYC Motorists Injured 971 People Walking and Biking in April, and Killed 10
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City Hall reported 37 people killed by motorists while walking or biking through April, and 4,346 injured, compared to 39 deaths and 4,545 injuries in the first four months of 2017.
NYC Motorists Injured 1,117 People Walking and Biking in March, and Killed 10
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City Hall reported 28 people killed while walking or biking through March, and 3,363 injured, compared to 31 deaths and 3,499 injuries in the first three months of 2017.
NYC Motorists Injured 1,065 Pedestrians and Cyclists in February, and Killed 10
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City Hall reported 18 people killed by motorists while walking or biking through February, and 2,237 injured, compared to 19 deaths and 2,318 injuries in the first two months of 2017.