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Video Shows Police Chase Preceded Horrific Crash on Staten Island
A recidivist reckless driver turned his SUV into a weapon of destruction in a high-speed crash at a notorious Staten Island intersection early Thursday morning — and a witness said a police chase may have preceded the crash.
March 3, 2022
City Covers Up Failure After Cyclist Death, With Hastily Made Repairs After Months of 311 Complaints
The caved-in pavement on 40th Drive in Elmhurst that knocked 77-year-old Lin Wen-Chiang off his bike late on Thursday night, causing his death, has been hastily patched by city workers — too late, of course, to save him.
February 28, 2022
ONE YEAR LATER: NYPD Has No Answers for Grieving Mom of Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim
"I have nothing. I have nothing," she told Streetsblog this week as she prepared a small vigil with her two surviving children at the crash site at Court Street on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m.
February 24, 2022
Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘Got Him’ Edition
Cops made a long-overdue arrest in a fatal hit-and-run. Plus other news.
February 23, 2022
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Beloved Teacher on McGuinness Blvd
The death so horrified the community that McGuinness cleaves that then-Mayor de Blasio immediately announced that the roadway would undergo a $40-million facelift, which remains in the planning stage.
February 22, 2022
Teenager Who May Have Been Driving Illegally Kills Queens Pedestrian with a Massive Truck
A 16-year-old boy who was driving a massive Ford F-150 — illegally, given his age — struck and killed a 19-year-old pedestrian on Northern Boulevard on Thursday afternoon, the Department of Transportation said.
February 18, 2022
Cops Say They Have Arrested the Car-Obsessed Hit-and-Run Driver Who Critically Wounded a Park Slope Pedestrian
Cops said 31-year-old David Mocete smashed into the pedestrian at around 9 p.m. last Thursday, then fled
February 18, 2022
Thursday’s Headlines: City Budget Reveal Edition
The mayor mars his sober budget message with a tendentious crime chart. Plus other news.
February 17, 2022
E-Cyclist Dies After Being Doored On Deadly West Side Strip
An e-bike rider who was doored by a taxi passenger last month has died of his injuries — and neither the driver nor his passenger was summonsed for the illegal act. It is the first cyclist death of the year, according to the Department of Transportation.
February 16, 2022
SEE IT: Horrifying Crash at Notorious Queens Intersection Puts City DOT on Notice — Again
A man was run over — twice — by two reckless drivers at a dangerous Queens intersection on Saturday night, a crash that reveals a lot about the city's failure to protect pedestrians.
February 15, 2022
