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Hit-and-Run Drivers Kill Two in Separate Incidents
It was another bloody weekend for people outside of cars — with two people being killed by hit-and-run drivers in separate incidents, police said.
April 25, 2021
E-Cyclist Killed By Driver in Flatbush; Cops Blame Victim
A 21-year-old driver killed an e-bike rider early on Saturday morning along a notorious roadway in central Brooklyn, and cops immediately blamed the victim.
April 24, 2021
Bay Ridge Pol: NYPD Must Crack Down on Rogue Car Dealerships After Pedestrian Was Run Down on the Sidewalk
"Some of these dealerships just don't care and now a woman is dead because a car was driving on the sidewalk," Brannan said.
April 16, 2021
Drivers Kill Two in Separate Crashes: Police
Two people — one a Manhattan senior who was a longtime fixture at the New York Public Library, and the other a Brooklyn man who cops say was homeless — were killed in separate crashes, police said on Friday.
April 9, 2021
Man Kills a Senior in Brighton Beach But is Not Charged (Of Course, Because He Used a Car)
A 97-year-old Brighton Beach man was run down and killed by a reckless Cadillac driver as he was trying to park his massive assault car on a busy street on Wednesday, police said.
April 8, 2021
Pandemic Was a Disaster for Vision Zero, Says Mayor’s Own Report
Death. Rampant reckless driving. Overdue repairs. Failure to keep New Yorkers safe. This is the story of the de Blasio administration's oversight of New York City's dangerous roadways from July through October last year, a report reveals.
April 6, 2021
Upper East Side Candidate Moscaritolo Wants Residential Parking Permits
A controversial plank in an otherwise straight-ahead transportation platform.
April 2, 2021
Recidivist Reckless Driver Hits and Kills 23-Year-Old in Brooklyn
The fatal vehicle — a Jeep — has 10 serious moving violations on its record.
April 1, 2021
PASSED: City Council Establishes DOT Crash Investigation Unit
Long-sought change supplants the NYPD's lead role in probes of road carnage.
March 25, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Council Will Pass Bill to Move Crash Investigation from NYPD to DOT
The City Council is poised to pass a key NYPD reform bill on Thursday — with language that may have been softened just enough to earn the support of Mayor de Blasio, Streetsblog has learned.
March 23, 2021
