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Cyclist Critically Wounded by Driver in 2016 Has Died of His Injuries
A Borough Park boy who was struck by a driver on his way to synagogue nearly three years ago has died of his injuries, Streetsblog has learned.
July 2, 2019
LAUGHABLE: The NYPD is the Front Line of Mayor de Blasio’s ‘Crackdown’ on Bike Lane Parkers?
Mayor de Blasio's announcement that he had ordered the NYPD to crackdown on reckless drivers and cars parked in bike lanes is being ridiculed for one key reason: NYPD officers routinely drive recklessly in their personal cars and often park in bike lanes.
July 2, 2019
BREAKING: Mayor Calls for Immediate Crackdown on Reckless Drivers
Mayor de Blasio finally acts to stop the carnage.
July 1, 2019
UPDATED: IT’S FIFTEEN NOW: Woman Cyclist Killed in Bushwick
A cyclist was killed by a cement truck in Bushwick on Monday at around 12:20 p.m., police said.
July 1, 2019
Memorial Vigil Will Seek Justice for Slain Cyclist Ernest Askew
Activists are planning a 6 p.m. memorial vigil for the dead cyclist at the scene of his death: Sutter Avenue at Chester Street in Brooklyn.
June 30, 2019
Exclusive: Actually, It’s FOURTEEN Dead Cyclists So Far This Year
A Citi Bike rider who was hit and severely injured back in April has died, Streetsblog has learned, bringing the total of cyclists killed in the city this year to 14 — already four more than all of last year.
June 28, 2019
‘End Legal Murder In NYC’! Hundreds Mourn Cyclist Robyn Hightman in Memorial Ride
Hundreds of cyclists rode from Williamsburg to Chelsea last night, taking over the roadway from lower Manhattan to 23rd Street, in a memorial ride for 20-year-old Robyn Hightman, a bike courier who this week became the 12th cyclist killed on New York City streets in 2019.
June 28, 2019
UPDATE: Brooklyn Cyclist Killed by Driver — 13th Death in a Bloody Year
A 57-year-old cyclist was killed in deadly Brownsville on Thursday night after being struck by the teenage driver.
June 27, 2019
Delivery Cyclists Have One of the Most Dangerous Jobs, But No One Is Protecting Them
Working cyclists have one of the most dangerous jobs in the country, and they are dying at rapid rates on New York City streets — but instead of stepping in to protect them, Mayor de Blasio is off running for president and New York's Finest are focused on victim-blaming and ticketing bikers.
June 25, 2019
UPDATED: Cyclist Killed on Sixth Avenue by Hit-And-Run Trucker
The driver eventually returned to the scene, but was let go with a consoling pat on the shoulder from the NYPD.
June 24, 2019
