Brad Aaron
Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.
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Cui Ju Yu, 79, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Corona
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The elderly pedestrian who was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Corona Sunday afternoon died from her injuries. Cui Ju Yu, 79, was at least the fourth senior killed by a New York City motorist in the last month, and at least the 24th pedestrian or cyclist age 65 or older to die in traffic […]
Drivers Kill Three in Queens and the Bronx in Weekend of Vehicular Violence
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Three pedestrians were killed by drivers, including two who fled the scene, in Queens and the Bronx over the weekend. A senior was seriously hurt in another hit-and-run crash, also in Queens. Raj Chohan, 59, had just exited her parked car when she was hit by an alleged drunk driver on 117th Street near 97th Avenue, […]
The Heart of London Adopts 20 MPH Speed Limit
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The City of London, the square mile in the heart of Greater London that is home to the city’s finance sector, is resetting the speed limit to 20 miles per hour on all streets. In New York, this would be the equivalent of, say, lowering the speed limit in Manhattan south of the Brooklyn Bridge […]
CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not
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NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown’s office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is “no criminality.” At least three of the victims remain in the hospital […]
Running Down Five Children on a Sidewalk Is Legal in New York City
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Warning: Graphic video DNAinfo is reporting that the driver who jumped a curb and hit five kids in Maspeth this morning, an incident captured on video, probably will not be charged. A surveillance tape shows a group of kids on a Grand Avenue sidewalk when the driver of a Honda SUV runs one of them […]
Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School
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A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports. The driver of a Honda SUV drove onto the sidewalk at Grand Avenue and 71st Street in Maspeth at around 7:49 a.m., striking five people. The victims were all age 12 or […]
Eyes on the Street: The Everyday Perils of Being an NYC Pedestrian
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Yesterday I observed the driver of this tanker truck do a U-turn at Broadway and 204th Street in order to pull up to a gas station. I walk this intersection regularly, and you always have to be especially mindful of what drivers are doing on this corner, since it’s basically one big curb cut. Once the […]
Motorists Still Pose the Biggest Danger to NYC School Kids
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With the new school year in session, an analysis of traffic injury numbers by WNYC shows that NYPD and DOT need to step up on enforcement and engineering improvements to prevent motorists from hurting kids. Year after year, traffic crashes rank as the leading cause of injury-related death for children in NYC. Drawing on state DMV data […]
Abigail Lino, 24, Killed in the Bronx; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene
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Friends gathered at a Bronx courthouse last week calling for justice for Abigail Lino, who was one of at least four New York City pedestrians killed by hit-and-run drivers in August. According to reports, Lino was outside a club in Longwood at around 3 a.m. on August 31 when she and others ran away after […]
Streetsblog’s Guide to the Democratic Mayoral Candidates
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The September 10 primary is just a few days away, and over the course of this grueling campaign the candidates have had plenty of time to lay out their vision for New York City’s streets. Transportation Alternatives and StreetsPAC both put together detailed candidate surveys and compiled responses from the leading Democratic candidates. For Streetsblog’s guide to the Democratic mayoral […]
Charles Hynes Has Not Filed Homicide Charge Against Alleged DWI Killer
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A motorist who allegedly killed a woman while driving drunk in Brooklyn two months ago has not been charged by District Attorney Charles Hynes for her death, according to court records. On July 5 at around 12:25 a.m., 27-year-old Roxana Gomez was walking at Flatbush Avenue and St. Marks Avenue when she was hit by a […]
Stand Clear of the Doors — It’s Time for a Big Mac!
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How much exposure to advertising should fare-paying transit users be expected to tolerate? Is a relatively minor fiscal benefit worth slapping ads on every bus, bus stop, subway platform and train car? Where does it end? These questions are on the mind of Ben Kabak at Second Avenue Sagas, in light of an Atlantic Cities […]