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Traffic violence is everywhere, in today's headlines.

Tuesday Headlines: Traffic Violence of Multiple Varieties Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments

The transportation chattering classes were focused on Monday on very different — but equally troubling — instances of violence resulting from the mismanagement of our streets in favor of cars and speed over safety. Plus other news.

Dolma Naadhun was killed on Newtown Road. The city has repainted the crosswalk and will add a bulbout. Is that enough?

After a Child’s Death, Can Newtown Road Be Reimagined?

By John Surico | Mar 20, 2023 | No Comments

Is this really the best the city can do?

A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Driver Who Killed 3-Month-Old Baby is Offered Nine Years in Plea Deal

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments

Tyrik Mott had close to 100 red light and speed camera tickets on his record before he allegedly killed baby Apolline Mong-Guillemin in Fort Greene in 2021. He has until March 22 to either take the offer or go to trial where he faces up to 25.

The Morgan Avenue "bike lane" is notoriously dangerous. Photo: Google

UPDATE: Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Trucker in Industrial Williamsburg

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

A 56-year-old man on a bicycle was hit and killed by a truck driver in industrial Williamsburg late last night — and cops are now searching for the driver who fled. Locals know how dangerous the area is because of reckless truckers.

The crash site. The lawyer whose office is in the picture did not know about the crash. Photo: Google

Teen Drivers Kills Two Senior Citizens in Queens: Cops

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

Rosaline Tulshi was crossing the four-lane speedway at 193rd Street at around 6:10 p.m. when the driver of a 2004 Toyota Camry traveling westbound slammed into her, causing fatal injuries.

The victim's widow, Christopher Brimer, is hugged by a friend (left) while USPS driver Sergei Alekseev went home without receiving jail time for killing a cyclist. Photos: Kevin Duggan

Wednesday’s Headlines: Crime and Punishment Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments

Two lives intersected in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. One person went home to a life of misery, pain, anger and resentment without relief. The other person just went home. Plus other news.

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