Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Cabbie Rams Cyclist, Severs Woman’s Leg, Investigation Ongoing [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2013 | 117 Comments

[Update: According to Cy Vance’s office, prosecutors are investigating this crash. We’ll have another post shortly.] Reports say the cab driver who maimed a pedestrian in Midtown this morning was arguing with a bike messenger, whom he rammed with his cab before driving 15 to 20 feet on the sidewalk and severing a woman’s leg, […]

Vance Charges Vehicular Assault for Terrifying East Village Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Jul 18, 2013 | 5 Comments

A motorist who allegedly left a path of carnage and destruction in the East Village a month ago has been charged by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance with vehicular assault, a felony. Shaun Martin, 32, of Bayside, was racing down Second Avenue in a Nissan sedan just before 7 a.m. on June 19 when he […]

Amidst Tabloid Attack on Bicycling, Another Child Killed By Reckless Motorist

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2013 | 50 Comments

Update: The Post and DNAinfo have identified the victims as Ariel Russo, 4, and her grandmother, Katia Gutierrez. The driver has been named as Franklin Reyes, 17. Correcting information released earlier today, NYPD now says Reyes has a record of one arrest, and it was not for robbery, according to the Post. A young child and […]

Cleared in Traffic Court, Hit-and-Run Killer Still Employed at NYC DOT

By Brad Aaron | May 17, 2013 | 9 Comments

A DOT employee who crushed a Manhattan pedestrian with a dump truck and left the scene was not charged with a crime, was cleared of all traffic violations, and remains on the payroll. It is unknown whether Harry Robinson is still driving vehicles for DOT, as the agency would not discuss details of his employment […]

Immune From Prosecution, Curb-Jumping NYC Motorists Claim More Victims

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2013 | 18 Comments

Denim McLean, the toddler who was one of 10 people struck by a curb-jumping motorist in East Flatbush last month, died from his injuries. Other than driver speed, it’s still not clear what caused the March 30 crash, which put at least three others in the hospital. The victims included Denim’s mother, Wendy McLean, who remains […]

Vance to Albany Obstructionists: Stop Blocking Speed Cams

By Brad Aaron | Apr 3, 2013 | 3 Comments

Pretty much every line of Cy Vance’s op-ed on the value of speed cameras is worthy of an excerpt. But the takeaway should be this: Every relevant sector of city government has endorsed the proposed NYC speed camera demonstration program. As Manhattan’s top law enforcer, whose office is separate from the Bloomberg administration, Vance’s support carries […]

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