Manhattan CB 4 Asks DOT for Safer Intersections on Protected Bike Lanes
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Four Manhattan community boards have now endorsed advocates' concept for better-protected intersections.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hell’s Kitchen
NYPD Blames Victim After Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Corbin Carr, 17, in Hell’s Kitchen
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In light of the department's track record of putting out misleading crash information, initial police accounts can't be trusted in the absence of video evidence or testimony from witnesses other than the driver.
What Happened to the Pedestrian Islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen?
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A few readers have written in asking about the disappearing pedestrian islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. The concrete islands next to the bike lane shorten crossing distances and slow drivers turning onto Ninth Avenue. A few weeks ago, the city started tearing them out.
Cement Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Near Greenway in Hell’s Kitchen
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The 65-year-old victim was on W. 55th Street, riding toward the greenway, when the driver struck her while attempting to turn right onto 12th Avenue, according to NYPD.
Truck Driver Kills Tourist at Lincoln Tunnel Access Point in Hell’s Kitchen
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Maria Munez-Carna, 57, was crossing W. 39th Street when 28-year-old Rance Clyburn hit her with a Freightliner flatbed as he turned left onto 39th from 10th Avenue
Driver Who Killed Charity Hicks Pleads to Homicide and Leaving the Scene
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The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Detroit woman as she waited for a bus in Hell’s Kitchen pled guilty to homicide and felony leaving the scene. He will serve a minimum of two and a maximum of six years in prison, pursuant to a judge’s plea offer. Thomas Shanley drove a Dodge SUV onto the […]