Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Trucker Kills 7-Year-Old in East Harlem; NYPD and Media Eye Crossing Guard

By Brad Aaron | Feb 28, 2013 | 43 Comments

A 7-year-old boy was killed by a truck driver this morning while walking to school in East Harlem. While no charges were filed against the driver, police and media are focused on the actions of a crossing guard, who was reportedly on a break when the crash occurred. Amar Diarrassouba and his 10-year-old brother were crossing […]

Private Dump Truck Driver Kills Woman at 23rd and Madison

By Ben Fried | Jan 4, 2013 | 43 Comments

Gothamist reports that a private dump truck driver ran over and killed a woman this afternoon in Manhattan: A woman was fatally struck by a private sanitation truck in the Flatiron district in Manhattan today. According to police, the incident happened around 12:26 p.m. at East 23rd Street and Madison Avenue. An NYPD spokesperson confirmed […]

Mirror Law Loopholes Keep City Pedestrians at Risk From Large Trucks

By Brad Aaron | Dec 17, 2012 | 3 Comments

Following queries by Streetsblog, two state senators have pledged to address loopholes in a new state law that permit large trucks to be operated without safety mirrors, thereby endangering pedestrians and cyclists, especially children and the elderly, in New York City neighborhoods. The law requires trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds to be equipped with convex, or […]

Even With a Toll Hike, Truck Companies Are Getting a Steal on the Thruway

By Stephen Miller | Sep 12, 2012 | 12 Comments

The New York State Thruway Authority’s proposal to increase truck tolls by 45 percent is getting a lot of pushback from lobbyists and politicians in Albany, including Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. But not only do the Thruway’s truck tolls fall in the middle of the road when compared to tolls in […]

Cyclist Emma Blumstein Killed by Truck Driver in Brooklyn, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2012 | 97 Comments

The cyclist killed Tuesday by a truck driver on Bedford Avenue has been identified by NYPD as Emma Blumstein, 24. Based on NYPD’s description of the crash, Blumstein was the victim of a left cross. According to police, Blumstein was traveling south on Bedford, while the driver was northbound on Bedford and turning left onto […]

Marty Golden: Time for Strict Enforcement on Life-Saving Truck Mirrors

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2012 | 4 Comments

An informal survey conducted by the Daily News suggests that many trucking companies and truck drivers are ignoring the state’s four-month-old crossover mirror law, and that police are not enforcing the safety measure. The law requires that trucks weighing over 26,000 pounds that are driven on city streets be equipped with convex, or “crossover,” mirrors, which […]

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