Canarsie Cops are Some of the Most Reckless NYPD Drivers in Town
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Canarsie residents, beware! Your police officers are some of the most reckless drivers in the city.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Canarsie
NYPD: No Charges After Drivers Collide, Killing Shaena Sinclair and Injuring Her 6-Year-Old Son on Canarsie Sidewalk
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The collision propelled a car onto the curb with enough force to kill, but NYPD says speed was "not a factor."
With Driver’s Sentence Hidden, Public Doesn’t Know If Eric Gonzalez Got Justice for Chooi Tan
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Gonzalez agreed to a plea deal with the unlicensed driver who killed Tan on a Canarsie sidewalk with a stolen car. The terms were sealed by the judge, according to the DA.
Canarsie Set to Get On-Street Bike/Ped Connection to Jamaica Bay Greenway
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DOT has proposed a 1.75-mile on-street biking and walking path from Flatlands Avenue to the Jamaica Bay Greenway [PDF]. The plan received the support of Brooklyn Community Board 18, which had rejected bike lanes proposed for other streets in the neighborhood. The project route follows Shore Parkway, E. 102nd Street, Seaview Avenue, and E. 108th Street, which border Canarsie Park […]
Olvin Jahir Figueroa, 3, Third Child Killed by NYC Motorist in Five Days
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Three children were killed by New York city motorists last week, including a 3-year-old hit by an alleged drunk driver in Queens Friday night. Hours earlier, a 64-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn. Olvin Jahir Figueroa and his mother were struck at Junction Boulevard and Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights just […]
Zero Information From NYPD on Crash Involving Elderly Man in Brooklyn
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Details are scarce surrounding a serious traffic crash involving a Brooklyn pedestrian last week. While FDNY confirmed that the crash occurred, and that the victim was severely hurt, NYPD said the department has no information. On April 17, @NYScanner — an anonymous Twitter feed that apparently gleans information from police scanners — tweeted that a […]