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NYPD Tickets Driver After Blaming Staten Island Teen for Her Own Death
After initially blaming the victim in the press, NYPD issued a careless driving summons to the monster truck driver who killed 15-year-old Jenna Daniels as she jogged along a Staten Island street last winter. The department refused to release the driver's name or disclose how he was penalized, the Staten Island Advance reports.
April 22, 2015
Ride With Clarence on the Tour de Staten Island
Close to 2,000 people turned out Sunday for Transportation Alternatives' 2015 Tour de Staten Island. For the event's fifth year, riders were treated to areas of the new Fresh Kills Park that aren't yet open to the public. Other highlights included oceanside riding and views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, where the Harbor Ring Committee continues to advocate for bike and pedestrian access.
April 13, 2015
MTA Tests Bike Racks on Bus Across Verrazano
An anonymously-sourced New York Post story yesterday might leave readers with the impression that new bike racks on the front of Staten Island buses will lead to late trips and a liability nightmare for the MTA. The MTA, however, says it's still studying the racks -- a tried-and-true amenity in every other big American city -- on a route crossing the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, which currently has no bike path.
March 10, 2015
Pedestrian Deaths Have Fallen in Every Borough Except Staten Island
DOT released the final installment of its pedestrian safety plans yesterday with a report for Staten Island [PDF], where the nature of pedestrian crashes is different than in the other boroughs.
February 20, 2015
Steve Matteo and NY1: A Speed Camera Is Working, So Vision Zero Is a Scam
Speeding is the leading cause of fatal traffic crashes in New York City, and with unreliable police enforcement, cameras are essential to protecting New Yorkers from reckless drivers. Data released last summer showed that 20 speed cameras, covering a tiny fraction city streets, issued roughly as many speeding tickets in one month as NYPD did in six months.
January 9, 2015
NYPD Blames Teen Killed by SI Motorist Before Completing Investigation
NYPD says it's still investigating the death of a teenage jogger who was struck by a motorist on Staten Island, but that didn't stop the department from publicizing a "preliminary" finding claiming the victim was at fault. Based on NYPD investigations into this crash and others, it's open season on pedestrians who cross streets on a diagonal and don't stay within the precise confines of a crosswalk.
November 18, 2014
No Homicide Charge for Unlicensed Curb-Jumping Driver Who Killed SI Woman
A motorist who crashed on a Staten Island sidewalk was charged by District Attorney Dan Donovan with driving without a license and drug possession, but not for killing one pedestrian and hospitalizing another.
July 25, 2014
Sidewalk-Jumping Driver Kills One Pedestrian, Injures Another in Great Kills
Update: The victim who died in this crash was identified as Christal Aliotta, 31. As of Tuesday the driver, 23-year-old Michael Fox, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation and drug possession, according to the Advance.
June 9, 2014
Senior Critically Injured by Driver on Hylan Boulevard Last Night
A 79-year-old man was critically injured by a motorist in Staten Island last night, on a day when three pedestrians were killed by New York City drivers.
November 12, 2013
At Molinaro’s Request, Streets Around S.I. Boro Hall Now More Ped-Friendly
Behind Staten Island Borough Hall in St. George is Hyatt Street. It spans all of two blocks, but there are few markings on the wide two-way street, making it a tricky spot for pedestrians crossing between offices, shops, a library, and the St. George Theater just uphill from the Staten Island Ferry landing.
October 17, 2013