pedestrian safety

A woman in her 70's was struck and killed early this morning by the driver of a truck on Canal Street in Chinatown.  It happened at about 4 a.m. The victim, who has not been named, was crossing the...

A week from Sunday, loved ones and local residents will gather at the intersection of Delancey and Clinton streets to remember Dashane Santana, a 12-year old girl who was killed in a traffic accident in January of 2012. After...

Last night, representatives from the city's Transportation Department outlined safety improvements they plan to implement at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets. Last year, local resident William Mojica launched a campaign to add traffic signals and a center island...

Back in December, we noted a campaign launched by Lower East Side resident William Mojica to improve safety at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets.  In response to a request by a group he helped to mobilize, Community...

The city's Department of Transportation is taking another crack at improving pedestrian and cyclist safety at Delancey and Bowery streets, one of the most dangerous intersections in the neighborhood. Last night, Sean Quinn, DOT planning coordinator, outlined the changes...

Local residents say it's time to do something about the dangerous conditions for pedestrians at the intersection of Delancey and Pitt streets. At the monthly meeting of Community Board 3's transportation committee, they outlined some of the safety issues. ...

A new traffic light is coming to the intersection of Madison and Jefferson streets.  Back in July, Community Board 3 approved a resolution asking the Department of Transportation to look at beefing up safety at this location, since a...

The sirens and flashing lights that marked the death of 12-year-old Dashane Santana Friday afternoon have disappeared from the intersection of Delancey and Clinton streets. In their place, her loved ones have launched a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and photos...

On Friday, 12-year old Dashane Santana was killed by the driver of a minivan on Delancey Street. Today State Assembly Sheldon Silver is out with a letter he wrote to Transportation Department Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan: I am writing to you...

In May, we reported that a 51 year-old woman was killed after being struck by a garbage truck on Delancey Street.  Witnesses indicated that Patricia Cuevas (Crockett) was walking in the street, alongside the barrier you see pictured above,...