Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

The Google street view shows that there is no signal at the intersection of Justin and South Railroad avenues in Staten Island.

Another Pedestrian is Killed by a Driver on Staten Island

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 8, 2019 | 6 Comments

According to cops, John Vlahos, 78, was hit as he crossed South Railroad Avenue at Justin Avenue at around 4 p.m. Monday by a 35-year-old driver who was traveling southbound on South Railroad.

Senior Pedestrian Killed in Staten Island Hit and Run

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 21, 2019

A driver hit and killed a senior citizen as she tried to cross a Staten Island street late on Saturday, then fled the scene, cops said.

Here's the spot on Bay Street in Tompkinsville, where hit-and-run driver Marques Rios killed Heriberta Ramirez in June 2018. Image: Google Maps

Killer Hit-and-Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Staten Island

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 21, 2019

The Staten Island driver who was going 100 miles per hour when he mowed down a pedestrian back in June has pleaded guilty to the rare charge of manslaughter.

Police officers' private cars at the 122nd Precinct station house in Staten Island.

S-COP-LAWS: Staten Island Has Lots and Lots of Recklessly Driving Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 21, 2019 | 23 Comments

Want to be safe in Staten Island? Don't be on the streets when cops are driving to or leaving their station houses.

Pedestrian Killed in Staten Island — But Teen Driver is Charged

By Ben Verde | Mar 11, 2019

Cops arrested a teenaged Staten Island driver who, they say, ran over and killed a 71-year-old pedestrian just a block from his house in Arden Heights on Saturday.

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