Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bed-Stuy

Atlantic Avenue at Rochester Avenue. Photo: Google Maps

Driver Kills Brooklyn Cyclist and NYPD Again Reflexively Blames the Victim in the Press

By Brad Aaron | Jul 12, 2017 | 9 Comments

NYPD cited no evidence that the deceased victim caused the crash, but that didn't stop the department from telling the media he ran a red light.

Lauren Davis was killed by a turning driver on Classon Avenue last April. Photo: Family of Lauren Davis

Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes

By David Meyer | Jun 20, 2017 | 19 Comments

On Thursday, DOT announced plans to paint a bike lane on Classon Avenue, the northbound one-way street where a left-turning driver killed Lauren Davis as she rode her bike to work last April. As bicycle infrastructure goes, it's the bare minimum -- some stripes and stencils to designate space for biking, with no changes to moving lanes or parking. But that hasn't stopped a group of local officials from coming out against it.

The intersection of Classon and Lexington, where Lauren Davis was struck and killed by a turning driver last April.

Family of Lauren Davis Asks CB 3 to Support Classon Ave Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Jan 11, 2017 | 1 Comment

Davis was biking on Classon in the direction of traffic on the morning of April 15 when a left-turning driver in a Fiat struck and killed her. Her sister Danielle launched an online petition urging community boards 2 and 3 and local council members Laurie Cumbo and Robert Cornegy, Jr. to support a bike lane on Classon, and almost 6,000 people have signed on.

Nostrand Avenue at Myrtle Avenue, where a driver killed a 54-year-old pedestrian last night. Image: Google Maps

No Charges Filed After Drivers Kill 2 People in Brooklyn and the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Dec 7, 2016 | No Comments

NYPD filed no charges after drivers killed two people walking in separate crashes in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

NYPD: “No Criminality” as Truck Driver Kills Woman in Brooklyn Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2015 | 13 Comments

Update: NYPD told the Daily News the truck driver “had the right of way” when he drove over Latiesha Ramsey. The driver of a box truck fatally struck a woman in a crosswalk in Bedford-Stuyvesant this morning. NYPD filed no charges. Latiesha Ramsey, 37, was crossing Lafayette Avenue at around 10:20 when the driver ran her over while making […]

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