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15 Cyclists Have Died In 2019, ‘Mayor de Blasio, Do Your Job!’

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerWASHINGTON SQUARE PARK – About a thousand cyclists lay down on the ground next to their bikes and loved ones Tuesday evening for a die-in to protest the 15 preventable bicycling deaths in NYC just this year. “Some people say that there are too many people on bikes

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‘Vision Zero Cannot be a Bumper Sticker, it Has to be a Reality’: Officials Hold Vigil for Ernest Askew in Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE — Local politicians, cycling advocates and family members of the victim of a recent fatal cycling crash gathered Monday to mourn and call on the mayor to improve street design across the city. Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerOn Thursday, June 27, 54-year-old Ernest Askew was struck and killed [/cyclist-death-brownsville-ernest-askew/] by a

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Another Cyclist Killed By A Driver In Brownsville

Photo: Todd Maisel/BklynerBROWNSVILLE – Ernest Askew, a cyclist, was killed in Brooklyn last night after being struck by a vehicle. Askew, 57, was riding his bike westbound on Sutter Avenue near Chester Street around 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. He was just a five-minute bike ride from his