A Citi Bike rider was killed in a fatal bicycle accident in New York City earlier last month when an overland freight hauler ran over him on a busy stretch of street in Hudson Yards. The 74-year-old man was rushed to nearby Bellevue Hospital with what appeared to be...
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Bicycle Accident in New York City Results In Arrest
A potentially-fatal bicycle accident in New York City earlier this month has resulted in the arrest of an off duty firefighter. The individual (who was later identified as an FDNY firefighter) was caught on video apparently intentionally trying to drive his vehicle...
Fatal Bicycle Accident In New York City Makes Fourth Such in South Brooklyn This Year
A deadly bicycle accident in Brooklyn claimed the life of a 29-year old man early last month. Reports from the scene of the crash indicate that the bicyclist was crossing Avenue U near East 33rd Street in Marine Park at around 8 PM on May 13th when he was struck by a...
Crash Marks the Sixth Fatal Bicycle Accident in New York City this Year
A man was struck and killed while riding his bicycle just blocks from his home on March 14th. This tragic bicycle accident in New York City was the sixth such fatal crash in just the first three months of the year. While six fatalities is nowhere near a record for New...
Well-Known NYC Cyclist Killed in Fatal Bicycle Accident in Long Island
A fatal bicycle accident in Long Island claimed the life of an avid 66-year-old bicyclist. David Schlichting was struck by a dark-colored minivan while taking a morning riding along the South Service Road near the Long Island Expressway-just feet from the Great neck...
Bicycle Accident in Manhattan Leaves Elderly Man Dead
A fatal bicycle accident in New York City month left an elderly cyclist dead. The victim, a 72-year-old, was struck by an uncaring and reckless driver on Eighth Avenue around 6 in the morning on February 4th. The crash happened near the intersection with 45th...
January – One of the Worst Months for Bicycle Accidents in New York City
So far this year has been a bad one for bicyclists in New York. The number of bicycle accidents in New York City in the first 30 days of 2019 has already topped 191. That figure is 20% higher than the number of bicycle accidents in New York over the same time frame...
A Truck Accident in Brooklyn Leaves Cyclist Dead
A fatal truck accident in Brooklyn earlier this month has left a bicyclist dead. The hit and run accident happened late on the night of December 14th. The cyclist was traveling eastbound down Pitkin Avenue in a bike lane when a delivery truck failed to yield while...
New Protected Lanes Designed to Prevent Bicycle Accidents in New York
A new set of protected lanes opened earlier this month aimed at reducing the number of bicycle accidents in Brooklyn. The stretch of revamped roadway in Riverdale is part of NYC's overall plan to reduce traffic injuries and deaths through smart engineering, social...
Number of Fatal Bicycle Accidents in New York City this Year Tops 2015 Already
The number of bicycle accidents in New York City isn't dropping like City planners hoped it would. Engineers have spent thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars making supposed improvements to traffic flow all over the City in order to decrease the risk...