accidents
Gravesend Neck Road and East 16th Street (Source: Google Maps)Update (1:00 p.m.): The 82-year-old pedestrian did not survive. The victim was transported to Coney Island Hospital, where the person was pronounced dead on arrival, according to the Vision Zero [https://twitter.com/VisionZeroNYC/status/447053517157830657] Twitter feed.
belt pkwy
Belt Parkway at Coney Island Avenue (Source: Google Maps)A man was struck by a car and killed when he attempted to cross the Belt Parkway on foot early Saturday morning. The man, believed to be in his 30s, made the daring attempt at approximately 4:45 a.m. Saturday,
bridge and tunnel police
Thomas Choi (Source: Handout)A Bridge and Tunnel officer was left in critical condition after being struck by a Nissan Maxima on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on Sunday. Thomas Choi, 61, was removing the orange barrels that had stopped traffic during weekend work on the Brooklyn-bound lower level, when a female
accidents
Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)A New York City police officer was struck by a vehicle on Kings Highway and Nostrand Avenue, according to a report off the police scanner. The officer was hit at around 1:30 p.m. EMS arrived on scene shortly after and
pedestrian struck
Source: mikey k/FlickrA pedestrian walking on the Belt Parkway died after being struck by a car early Sunday morning, according to authorities. Police say the man was walking on the westbound side of the highway near the Bay Parkway exit just after midnight. A black Nissan Altima struck the
Police & Fire
Photo: TheRealSappy/TwitterPolice are investigating the cause of a Saturday evening accident [http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9039066], in which a car veered onto an Ocean Avenue sidewalk and struck three people. The accident happened at approximately 4:30 between 5:00
child struck by car
A child was struck by a car at approximately 3:00 p.m. today while crossing Avenue Y at East 19th Street, reports tipster Allan Shweky. A witness told Shweky that the boy was crossing from the south side and was hit by a vehicle going eastbound. It’s unclear
kings hwy
A reader just called in to tell us about an accident on Kings Highway and Coney Island Avenue, in which a man was struck by a truck and pinned underneath it. Gothamist’s news map confirms that there is an incident there, stating: > BROOKLYN: *PEDESTRIAN STRUCK* CONEY ISLAND AVE
hit and run
The following is a press release from the offices of City Councilman David Greenfield: “Nearly a month has passed since this horrendous incident and the family of Noah Foxman is still seeking closure, which will only come once the cowardly driver is held accountable for the abhorrent actions of that
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Milton Levine (Source: NYDailyNews.com)The victim of the hit and run on Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y that we reported on yesterday [/hit-and-run-on-nostrand-avenue-avenue-y/] died shortly after the accident. Ninety-one-year-old Milton Levine was crossing the street at 3:36 p.m. when a gray Nissan Pathfinder struck him. The driver