A Pedestrian Was Killed Today In Harlem
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A 55-year-old man was run down and killed by the driver of a BMW on Harlem's Malcolm X Boulevard early Saturday morning, police said.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Family of Dead Queens Pedestrian To Sue City Over Fatal Taxi Driver Crash
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It's a bid to hold someone accountable for the death of Sherena Hundalani, 26, who was run over by a cab driver on a sidewalk.
Another Truck Driver Fatally Backs Over Another Pedestrian — And is Not Charged
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A senior citizen was killed by a truck driver who backed over him on First Avenue on Tuesday morning — the second such incident in the same day and the second time the driver was not initially charged.
No Controversy as Park Slope Panel Backs Flatbush Ave. Bike Lane
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“It’s a really strong proposal. It replicates what was done on Prospect Park West almost a decade ago that has worked very well,” said one board member.
Whew! Sen. John Liu’s Bill to Criminalize Walking Is Likely DOA
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An upstate lawmaker appears ready to stop a bill that no real New Yorker would ever have introduced — Queens Senator John Liu's absurd bill to empower the NYPD to write tickets to "distracted" pedestrians.
Drivers Would Learn About Sharing the Road, Thanks to Senate Bill
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The state Department of Motor Vehicles will have to do a better job of instructing would-be drivers that they're not the only vehicles on the road, and that their fellow motorists aren't the only thing to watch out for, thanks to a long-stalled Senate bill that finally passed on Tuesday.