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Pedestrian Struck Dead in Industrial Bushwick
A pickup truck driver ran over and killed a Brooklyn man along a poorly designed industrial street in Bushwick — and cops blamed the victim for crossing "mid block."
January 13, 2019
Flushing is Most Dangerous Place to Walk in Queens — So Where is Council Member Peter Koo?
Flushing residents are clamoring for safer streets. If only their city council member cared.
January 10, 2019
The Final Crash Victim of 2018 Died Just After the New Year Began [Updated]
Cops say he was crossing outside the crosswalk — but there is no crosswalk at that dangerous location.
January 9, 2019
![The Final Crash Victim of 2018 Died Just After the New Year Began [Updated]](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/10/nypd-image.jpg?w=1024)
UPDATED: Bronx Pedestrian Killed by Hit-and-Run Sanitation Truck Driver
The Daily News reported that a witness saw the driver briefly stop before fleeing.
January 8, 2019
Fundraising Campaign Set Up to Aid Family of Fatally Doored Cyclist
Hugo Garcia was cycling to work at Bagels by the Park in Carroll Gardens at around 6 a.m. on the dangerous wide stretch of the mini-speedway in Sunset Park when he was killed.
January 8, 2019
Killed Cyclist Was Riding the Wrong Way: Cops
Cops make a claim, but provide no evidence.
January 6, 2019
A Pedestrian is Killed in Bensonhurst
A pedestrian was run down and killed by the driver of a massive 2019 Chevy Tahoe on Cropsey Avenue in Bensonhurst on Wednesday night.
January 3, 2019
Hours into 2019, a Cyclist is Doored to Death [UPDATED]
UPDATED: A cyclist became the first victim of road violence in 2019 when he was doored into traffic on busy Third Avenue in Brooklyn and then run over by another driver just hours after the ball dropped in Times Square.
January 1, 2019
Two More Deaths Bring a Bloody End to a Bad Year for NYC Pedestrians
Two more pedestrians were killed by drivers in the waning hours of 2018 — a year that saw an increase in pedestrian deaths despite declining fatalities for cyclists and motorists overall.
January 1, 2019
In Memoriam: The Lives We Lost to Road Violence in 2018 [UPDATED]
To honor the dead, even if local prosecutors do not bring their killers to justice, we present our annual tribute to the people lost this year to violent drivers.
December 31, 2018
![In Memoriam: The Lives We Lost to Road Violence in 2018 [UPDATED]](https://nyc.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/12/lyden-ghost-bike.jpg?w=1024)