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Girl Gone: Anatomy Of a New York City Pedestrian Death
On a recent chilly Sunday, Hsi-Pei Liao stood with his back to the intersection of Cherry Avenue and Main Street in Flushing. Over his shoulder was the spot in the crosswalk where an SUV hit his...
View ArticleMean Streets: Who Is Dying in Traffic Crashes and Why
More than half of the 27 pedestrians killed by cars in New York City this year died on major roadways. That’s just one of the findings of a new WNYC analysis of traffic deaths, Mean Streets. We wanted...
View ArticleAn 'Insult to Broken Hearts': Families Denied Traffic Crash Reports
It may seem odd but Hsi-Pei Liao keeps a video on his phone that shows the moment an SUV struck and killed his 3-year-old daughter Allison. The video was taken by a dashboard camera in a car that...
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Ghostly Rides Mark Cyclists' Deaths
Martha Rothfuss stood in the gloom beneath the elevated tracks at the corner of 125th Street and Park Avenue in East Harlem and remembered her daughter, Laura. "She always said that her boyfriend was...
View ArticleSpeed Cameras Switch Off When Crashes Are at Their Highest
New York City averages almost 500 vehicle crashes every day — more than 180,000 a year — and four p.m. is the peak time for collisions citywide.That's according to a new WNYC analysis of 22 months of...
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How Many Deaths Does It Take to Redesign an Intersection?
Judy Kottick and her husband, Ken Bandes, recently stood on a corner at a hectic intersection on the border of Brooklyn and Queens. The couple have a keen interest in the spot: It's where their...
View ArticleThese Are 10 of the People Killed by Cars in NYC This Year
Here are the stories of 10 people who have died in car crashes in 2014 – 10 of the 138 killed on New York City streets. They are children and seniors, New Yorkers and visitors, drivers, passengers,...
View ArticleWhat Happens If a Livery Service Hires Unlicensed Drivers?
Nojeem Odunfa, the driver who struck and killed 25-year-old cyclist Jerrison Garcia on Park Avenue early Monday, had neither a driver’s license nor a license from the Taxi and Limousine Commission....
View ArticleFROM THE ARCHIVES: 400 Expected to Die in Car Crashes This Weekend, Same as...
Nearly 400 people are expected to die in car crashes across the U.S, the NTSB says. That's the same number that were expected to die in 1959, according to this illuminating clip from the WNYC...
View Article200 People Have Been Killed in Traffic Crashes in NYC This Year
An elderly woman was struck by a car at Canal Street near the Manhattan Bridge Tuesday morning, making her the 200th person to die this year in a traffic crash, according to a WNYC analysis. Most of...
View ArticleAt a Corner With New Safety Measures, Another Death-By-Bus
A man in his forties was struck and killed by an MTA bus early Thursday morning at an intersection in Ridgewood, Queens. The death underscores the difficulty of achieving Mayor Bill de Blasio's Vision...
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If NYC Fixed This Intersection, Why Do People Keep Dying There?
A small crowd gathered last week at the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection in Ridgewood, Queens, trying to puzzle out how yet another pedestrian could have died there. As many neighborhood people could tell...
View ArticleAfter 47-Second Hearing, Driver Who Ran Over 3-Year-Old Is Found ‘Not Guilty’
As traffic deaths go, the case of 3-year-old Allison Liao may be one of the saddest. On October 6 of last year, the little girl was crossing Main Street in Flushing, with the light, in a crosswalk,...
View ArticleHere Are 10 More People Who Have Died in Traffic Crashes This Year (Because...
Elliot Mintzer, 67, was winning a battle with cancer. Jerrison Garcia, 25, was “a free spirit,” a contrast with his job as a security guard. Crystal Gravely, 20, was an avid poker player who walked her...
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The NYPD Doesn't Publicize Traffic Deaths a Quarter of the Time
Douglas Matrullo had a childhood like a lot of Italian-American kids in New York City.Born in 1947, he grew up across from John’s Pizzeria on Bleecker Street. In the 1950s he played street games like...
View ArticleQueens Family Still Waits for Justice in Traffic Death
On a snowy morning in a desolate part of Queens, the family and friends of Allison Liao gathered in a small hearing room on the second floor of the department of Motor Vehicles. This hearing was about...
View ArticleMean Streets 2014: Who We Lost, How They Lived
Throughout 2014, WNYC tracked the 265 men, women and children killed in traffic crashes in New York City. Click here to see their stories. And here are reflections from the those of us who covered...
View ArticleAre You a 'More-Aware' Pedestrian?
Has awareness of traffic fatalities changed the way you walk, drive, or bike around NYC? Call in and tell us: 212-433-9692.We'll take your calls on whether you've changed your behavior or awareness in...
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Do Speed Cameras Make Streets Safer or Just Rake in Millions? Yes.
City officials won’t say where they’ve placed the city's controversial speed cameras. But using ticket data, WNYC found them.About half of the 51 cameras appear to be active in fixed locations, based...
View ArticleIs Vision Zero Working? Early Signs Look Good
According to data gathered by the New York World, there have been 224 traffic fatalities so far this year. In the same time period last year, there were 252.If that downward trend continues, it would...
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