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The corner of E. 17th Street and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush still has police tape where a pedestrian was fatally struck on Tuesday morning. Photo: Dave Colon

UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Busy Brooklyn Street — And Driver is Charged

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 1, 2022 | No Comments

A Brooklyn woman was struck and killed by a driver early Tuesday morning in a crash at an intersection where snow had still not been properly cleared. (Update: the driver was charged.)

Justice for Baby Apolline. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: Saving Children’s Lives Should Not Be Open to Debate

By Renee Collymore | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

Apolline Mong-Guillemin led a short life — just three months. But her life, which ended because it's too easy for reckless drivers to kill pedestrians in this city, must have a greater purpose.

A motorist invades the bike lane at the precise spot where a Baldor truck driver mowed down two people last month. The city has fixed the hydrant the driver squashed, but not the defective lane. Photo: Liam Jeffries

EYES ON THE STREET: East Side Bike Lane Where Driver Killed Two Remains Unfixed

By Liam Jeffries | Jan 27, 2022 | No Comments

Where's Ydanis? A month after a preventable tragedy, long-noted flaws persist.

Crashes kill. File photo: Walking LIC Via Twitter

NUMBER CRUNCH: Inside the Deadliest Year in Vision Zero History

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 26, 2022 | No Comments

It was worse than you thought.

Despite a city commitment last year, McGuinness Boulevard remains a speedway. Photo: Google

Pedestrian Gravely Wounded by Driver on Still-Dangerous McGuinness Boulevard

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 25, 2022 | No Comments

A senior citizen was struck and seriously injured on Monday night on deadly McGuinness Boulevard, a roadway that the outgoing de Blasio administration vowed to redesign for safety, but didn't begin before its clock ran out.

Median, what median? Traffic bound for the Ed Koch/Queensboro Bridge creates nightmarish conflicts at Park Avenue and 59th Street. Photo: Liam Jeffries

Park Avenue Plan Will Reclaim Car Space — But How Much … and for What?

By Eve Kessler | Jan 25, 2022 | No Comments

It's time to put the park back in Park Avenue. But how — that's the question.

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