Tag: traffic

Driver indicted for manslaughter in Ocean Parkway crash that killed mother and two daughters

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Apr. 17, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The Brooklyn driver accused of killing a mother and her two children in Gravesend last month when she hit them with her car has been indicted for manslaughter, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court on April 16 on charges stemming from the…

Coney Island casino’s future a crapshoot after community board committee votes ‘no’

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Jan. 16, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Community Board 13’s Land Use Committee dealt a blow to the proposed Coney Island casino on Wednesday night, as it voted to deny developers’ application to alter land use restrictions to make way for the facility.  After a heated two-hour meeting, the committee voted 7-2 against the application,…

Stranded for hours: Downtown Brooklyn subway power outage exposes MTA challenges

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Dec. 12, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Fear, frustration and stress remained in high gear Thursday after thousands of NYC subway riders were left stuck in the subways of Downtown Brooklyn following a power failure during the Wednesday evening rush hour. The chaos started during the evening rush hour when the power went out at 5:30 p.m.…

One dead, several injured in Kosciuszko Bridge pileup crash

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Nov. 21, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld A 75-year-old man was killed, and several people — including a 9-year-old girl — were injured in a massive pile-up crash on the Kosciuszko Bridge on Thursday morning, per police.  Traffic was flowing on the rain-slicked Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge at 10:50 a.m. on Nov. 21, authorities…

Driver arrested for death of 59-year-old man in Bushwick hit-and-run

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Oct. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen An alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested Friday after fatally striking a pedestrian in Bushwick. Police said the victim, 59-year-old Bushwick resident Marco Tirado Gallardo, was crossing DeKalb Avenue at Wyckoff Street in the crosswalk just after 9:30 a.m. when Lennis Escalona Luna, driving an 18-foot-long delivery truck, ran…

Family seeks justice for Brooklyn man killed by allegedly unlicensed moped rider

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Jun. 18, 2024 By Adam Daly

The daughter of a Sunset Park man who was fatally struck by an allegedly unlicensed moped rider earlier this month maintains that the misdemeanor charges against the suspect are too lenient and called on the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office to include manslaughter.