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Neighbor Asks For Help Clearing Snow Mountain In Manhattan Beach

The Department of Sanitation has created a snow mountain at Shore Boulevard and Irwin Street. (Photo: Audrey Brown)It appears the Department of Sanitation, in their effort to quickly clear the roads after this weekend’s record-breaking blizzard [/volunteers-distribute-hot-food-to-neighbors-stranded-by-the-winter-storm/], has created a treacherous crossing on Shore Boulevard by piling almost

Pedestrian Hit By Van At Corner Of Beverley Road And Ocean Avenue

A 71-year-old-man was hit by the driver of white Ford E-250 van around 7:20pm Thursday evening as he crossed Ocean Avenue at the corner of Beverley Road, according to the police. The van, which was heading southbound on Ocean Avenue and had a green light, hit the man as

61st Precinct: Number Of Pedestrians Struck By Cars Fell 30 Percent In 2015

Source: WikipediaThe number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods fell by 30 percent in 2015, according to police. Speaking at the 61st Precinct Community Council meeting Wednesday, Captain Jason Hagestad, the station house’s executive officer, reported that 185 people were struck by cars

Cops Charge 23-Year-Old Driver Involved In Fatal Crash On Gravesend Neck Road

(Photo: Qfamily [https://www.flickr.com/photos/dasqfamily/348368964/] / Flickr) Cops arrested the driver of white van who struck and killed a 77-year-old woman last week while she crossed Gravesend Neck Road near East 21st Street. The NYPD says 23-year-old Zafrom Ghafoor has been charged with failure to yield and

Bus Driver Charged For Fatal Crash On Avenue Z

Source: changeschanging / FlickrPolice arrested the MTA bus driver who struck and killed a 62-year-old woman last week while she was crossing the street at Avenue Z and East 17th Street. The NYPD announced Monday that the driver, 52-year-old Wayne Alman, has been charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian.

62-Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed By Bus On Avenue Z

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A 62-year-old woman was killed Monday night after she was hit by an MTA bus while crossing East 17th Street at Avenue Z, authorities say. The NYPD identified the woman as Eleonora Shulkina. They say she

85-Year-Old Woman Struck And Killed Crossing Kings Highway, Cops Say

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)An 85-year-old woman died at Methodist Hospital Wednesday from injuries caused two days earlier when she was struck by a car at the intersection of Kings Highway and East 16th Street, police say, Police identified the

82-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck By Car On Gerritsen Avenue

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A car fatally struck an 82-year-old man Friday while he tried to to cross Gerritsen Avenue at the Knapp Street intersection, according to the NYPD. Police say the octogenarian, Joseph Ciresi, was walking towards his home,

Pedestrian Struck By Car On Shore Parkway And Knapp Street

An FDNY ambulance. (Photo: Tomás Fano [https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomasfano/4245678925/] / Flickr)A person was sent to the hospital Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while walking near Shore Parkway and Knapp Street, News 12 Brooklyn reports [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/pedestrian-struck-on-shore-parkway-1.10646407]. Police could

Borough President Pledges $1 Million To Construct Sidewalk “Bulb-Outs” And Make Crossing Streets Safer

An example of a bulb-out curb extension. (Source: DOT)Borough President Eric Adams unveiled a new $1 million initiative yesterday to improve street safety for pedestrians, especially seniors, through the creation of sidewalk extensions known as bulb-outs. Dubbed the Connecting Residents on Safer Streets (CROSS), the program pledges $1 million