Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Reckless SUV Driver Kills Another Child on a Sidewalk in Far Rockaway

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments

An SUV driver slammed into a 10-year-girl on the sidewalk in Queens after losing control of the truck as she pulled out of a grocery store parking lot, killing the girl and injuring another woman on Wednesday, police said.

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

Brooklyn Pol Offers Poor Fix After Death of 10-Year-Old Boy: Advocates

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 20, 2019 | 18 Comments

“All bus stops should have bollards,” Council Member Chaim Deutsch said.

The bus stop where 10-year-old Enzo Farachio was killed by an out-of-control driver.

Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2019 | 23 Comments

Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.

Kevin Dann, happy warrior against cars, on a favorite conveyance.

Op-Ed: What To Do With the ‘Devil Wagon’

By Kevin Dann | Jun 11, 2019 | 86 Comments

It's simple: Kill cars now, says one of our favorite bike tour guides.

Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 6, 2019 | 5 Comments

Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place. On Feb. 19, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance quietly charged 37-year-old Bronx resident Tomas Dunn for taking […]

Here's the spot on Bay Street in Tompkinsville, where hit-and-run driver Marques Rios killed Heriberta Ramirez in June 2018. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Jul 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

Jose Cardoso was struck on the sidewalk outside his Greenwood Heights workplace. Heriberta Ramirez was killed crossing a Tompkinsville street by a motorist who has yet to be caught or identified.

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