Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seniors

Senior Critically Injured by Driver on Hylan Boulevard Last Night

By Brad Aaron | Nov 12, 2013 | No Comments

A 79-year-old man was critically injured by a motorist in Staten Island last night, on a day when three pedestrians were killed by New York City drivers. The victim was crossing Hylan Boulevard at Bay Street when he was struck by the driver of a 2012 Acura, who was northbound on Hylan, according to NYPD […]

No Charges: Witnesses Say Driver Who Killed Bronx Senior Ran Stop Sign

By Brad Aaron | Nov 8, 2013 | 10 Comments

A senior was killed in Mott Haven Tuesday by a motorist who witnesses said sped past a stop sign before striking the victim, jumping a curb and slamming into an apartment building. The driver was not charged or summonsed by NYPD. According to reports, Candida Acosta, 74, was crossing E. 141st Street at Beekman Avenue at […]

Prompted By Jimmy Van Bramer, CBS 2 Files a Decent Street Safety Story

By Brad Aaron | Oct 28, 2013 | 8 Comments

We wrote last week how Lou Young of CBS 2 blew an opportunity to educate viewers on the merits of potential safe street improvements on the Upper West Side. In covering a press conference in Queens convened by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Young’s colleague Andrea Grymes filed a story that does a much better […]

Three New Yorkers, Including Two Seniors, Killed by Drivers in the Past Week

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three people were killed by motorists in NYC since last Friday, including two hit-and-run victims. Two of the victims were also senior citizens. At around 4:40 a.m. Friday, a motorist in a dark-colored car fatally struck Antonio Ramirez, 40, at Audubon Avenue and 176th Street in Washington Heights, then fled the scene, according to reports. Along […]

Cui Ju Yu, 79, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Corona

By Brad Aaron | Sep 17, 2013 | 3 Comments

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 […]

Julissa Ferreras Spotlights Ped Medians, Plazas in NY1 Tour of Her District

By Stephen Miller | Aug 26, 2013 | 3 Comments

On a tour of her council district in East Elmhurst and Corona with Errol Louis of NY1 on Friday, Council Member Julissa Ferreras highlighted two livable streets projects: Corona Plaza, a popular gathering spot near the 7 train, and wider medians on Astoria Boulevard to help seniors cross the street. “I’d like for more cars to […]

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