Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Borough Park

The intersection of 17th Avenue and 53rd Street is classic de Blasian chaos. This is pretty much every day in Borough Park. Photo: Google

Cyclist Killed In Borough Park After Being Doored into Traffic

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 15, 2019 | 39 Comments

He's the ninth cyclist killed so far this year, police statistics show. According to the NYPD, just 10 cyclists were killed in all of 2018. Total road fatalities are up 21 percent so far this year, again according to the NYPD.

Two People are Killed by Drivers in Separate Incidents in Brooklyn and Queens

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 4 Comments

That's two more road deaths added to a year that is experiencing a 40-percent increase in fatalities.

The intersection of Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road immediately after an eastbound driver fatally struck Chaim Miller.

Bearing Witness to the Crash That Claimed the Life of Chaim Miller

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 6, 2017 | 30 Comments

This account of the crash that took the life of cyclist Chaim Miller in Brooklyn last Friday was written by an eyewitness who wishes to remain anonymous.

Driver Not Charged for Killing Girl, 10, and Injuring Mother in Borough Park

By Brad Aaron | Dec 3, 2014 | 11 Comments

A motorist killed a 10-year-old girl and injured her pregnant mother as the pair crossed a street in Borough Park Tuesday night. Blima Friedman was at least the eighth child age 14 and under killed by a New York City driver in 2014, and the third in the last six weeks. The crash occurred at […]

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 […]

Bill Thompson Rents Ads-by-Bicycle to Woo Borough Park Voters

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

Here’s an ironic twist for the mayoral candidate who all but ignored bicycling and walking in his transportation platform: Bill Thompson has rented mobile advertisements-by-bike, with yellow-vested, red-helmeted riders pedaling around Borough Park with Yiddish-language advertisements for his campaign. Despite Thompson’s anemic transportation policy, it’s a step up from the last time around. In 2009, he made […]

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