Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Staten Island

Jewett Avenue at Coale Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

Relatives of Senior Killed by Staten Island Driver Not Satisfied With NYPD Victim-Blaming

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2017 | 5 Comments

Disregarding the driver's role, NYPD suggested Rita Palumbo caused the collision that killed her, though available information indicates she might have had the right of way.

Since 2009 dozens of people have been injured in crashes at the Staten Island intersection where a motorist fatally struck Maria Serrano. Photo: Google Maps

SI Motorist Who Killed Maria Serrano Pled Guilty to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Nov 3, 2017

Luigi Tucci hit the victim with such force that she was “catapulted into the air.” His plea required him to attend a victim impact panel and take a driving course.

Hylan Boulevard at Bayview Avenue in Prince’s Bay, where a driver killed Jenna Daniels in 2014. Though nearly three years have passed, NYPD refused to release the crash report to the public. Photo: Google Maps

NYPD Rejects Request for Fatal Crash Report as “Unwarranted Invasion” of Driver’s Privacy

By Brad Aaron | Sep 6, 2017 | 2 Comments

The mayor's Vision Zero initiative hasn't changed NYPD's practice of keeping crash reports under lock and key, away from public scrutiny.

Video showed Deborah Pecoraro strike Mary Cerqua while making a left turn into the crosswalk at Hylan Boulevard and Wiman Avenue. Image via NY1

SI Motorist Who Killed Senior Mary Cerqua Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Jun 29, 2017 | 1 Comment

Deborah Pecoraro hit Cerqua, 73, in a crosswalk, then reportedly told police the victim caused the crash. She was charged after investigators reviewed video evidence.

The MTA's plan will increase service frequency on key routes, simplify routes so buses make fewer turns, reduce the number of stops in both Manhattan and Staten Island. Image: MTA

MTA’s Staten Island Bus Overhaul Points the Way Forward for the Rest of NYC

By David Meyer | Jun 1, 2017 | 5 Comments

Staten Island's express buses are getting a complete overhaul, MTA officials and Borough President James Oddo announced yesterday. These changes will save people time by better aligning bus service with travel patterns -- and they could be a template for bus network improvements citywide.

A motorist, in the white SUV at right, waits to make the same turn taken by the driver who killed Jenna Daniels. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Ignores Streetsblog FOIL for Crash Report on Death of 15-Year-Old Jenna Daniels

By Brad Aaron | May 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

NYPD has not responded to a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a crash that killed a teenage jogger in Staten Island. Jenna Daniels, 15, was struck on the afternoon of November 15, 2014, by the driver of a pickup truck making a left turn from Hylan Boulevard onto Bayview Avenue in Prince’s Bay. NYPD never revealed the identity of the driver, and would not disclose how he was penalized for failing to exercise due care.

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