Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

6th Avenue and West 23rd Street, where Collopy was struck by the cyclist. (Google Maps)

Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2019 | 153 Comments

Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.

The deadly intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue.

UPDATED: Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 25, 2019 | 2 Comments

Cops are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man Thursday morning in Queens — just hours after one of the deadliest days — in a very deadly year — on the streets of New York City.

Writing condolences at the vigil for dead cyclist Robyn Hightman. Photo: Yosef Kessler

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NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 27, 2019 | 16 Comments

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist

UPDATED: Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed

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