Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Dana Lerner: Cy Vance Botched the Token Case Against My Son’s Killer

By Brad Aaron | Dec 5, 2014 | 30 Comments

The cab driver who killed Cooper Stock is scheduled to be back in court in two months, thanks to what Stock’s mother Dana Lerner termed “inept” handling of the case by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office. Meanwhile, Koffi Komlani’s apparent defense — that weather was to blame for the crash — is the same […]

For Traffic Violence Victims, Cy Vance’s “Moneyball” Still a Field of Dreams

By Brad Aaron | Dec 4, 2014 | 16 Comments

You won’t find much discussion of traffic violence in Chip Brown’s 5,500-word encomium to Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, published Wednesday by the New York Times Magazine. Other than noting that dismissals of drunk driving cases are down, according to Vance’s office, Brown doesn’t broach the subject at all. To rein in gang violence and other street-level […]

NYC Motorists Have Killed Five Pedestrians and One Cyclist in 10 Days

By Brad Aaron | Nov 26, 2014 | 10 Comments

At least five pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed by motorists since November 15. Of the six drivers involved, four left the scene. Of the four who were either caught by NYPD or remained at the scene, only one has been charged for causing a death. One three-hour span on Monday was especially violent. At […]

Vance Serves Up Excuses for Failure to Prosecute Motorists Who Kill

By Ben Fried | Nov 26, 2014 | 8 Comments

On November 14, the same day that Transportation Alternatives convened a national Vision Zero symposium at Brooklyn Law School, Fordham Law School held a day-long event examining the legacy of “Bloomberg’s New York.” Among the speakers: Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who sat on an afternoon panel on public safety. Streetsblog founding editor Aaron Naparstek […]

Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law

By Stephen Miller | Nov 11, 2014 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims’ families and community board leaders […]

DA Cy Vance: $250 Fine for Motorist Accused of Deliberately Striking Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2014 | 157 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped assault charges against a hit-and-run driver accused of intentionally ramming a cyclist with an SUV, allowing the defendant to plead guilty to leaving the scene and pay a small fine, according to court documents and the victim’s attorney, Steve Vaccaro. Vaccaro says the case was one of several handled […]

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