The notoriety of McGuinness Boulevard grows, with yet another serious traffic incident.
On Friday, September 13, around 7:55 pm, “a 32-year-old male was struck by a gray 2012 Nissan sedan operated by a 69-year-old male at the intersection of McGuinness Boulevard and Nassau Avenue,” an NYPD spokesperson told Greenpointers. “The pedestrian complained of pain to his right hip and was transported by EMS to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in stable condition.”
The local street safety group Make McGuinness Safe shared on Instagram that the force from the car was such that it threw the victim 15 feet away.
The timing unnerved the group, who just days before, pushed back against DOT’s watered down redesign during a recent community board meeting. Make McGuinness Safe specifically laid the blame on Mayor Eric Adams and his decision to gut the redesign, stating that “he values his donors more than our lives.”
The new plan for the redesign now consists of a bike lane network, instead of a full traffic diet as the DOT initially proposed, a compromise that disappointed folks on both sides of the issue.
I have lived in Greenpoint my whole life.why put bike lanes when they don’t use them! Start registering and insure the bike
Is it possible to share any additional details regarding the incident? Who had the light? If the vehicles had the right of way, was the pedestrian waiting up on the sidewalk or creeping into the crosswalk? Was the car turning or going straight? If it was turning, I assume the pedestrian had the right of way, but is that the case? I understand and appreciate the concern regarding the safety of McGuinness Blvd., but I have seen many pedestrians and cyclists disobeying the rules (including the rules of common sense) as they’ve dealt with McGuinness, doing things like crossing against the light or crossing away from crosswalks or cyclists switching lanes and riding between cars, and also not respecting the traffic lights. If a driver is at fault, then he or she should “pay the price” for unsafe driving, but you can’t always just blame the roadway for everything. With an article such as, “Another incident on a notorious street”, instead of spending so much time commenting on the DOT and Mayor’s pushing back on the plan, let your readers know the details of the incident. Who was to blame? Why did the accident occur?
In this particular incident, the light had turn red, prior to the vehicles tires speeding pass and through the light line. So, no right of way at all.
Vehicle failed to yield to Traffic light, as well as a pedestrian in the crosswalk. Driver was definitely to blame.
None the less, this was an unexpected, unfortunate accident that happen. Especially to witness.
How is Make McGuinness Safe on the scene of every single accident that happens in Greenpoint or Williamsburg?
I kind of agree with Debbie…
While I get that we don’t want trucks barreling down McGuiness at 80 mph. The number of bikers I’ve almost been hit by, who just fly through red lights… seriously! Or motor bikes going in whatever lane they feel like .. pedestrian walkway in the bridge, bike lane, between cars, etc …it makes me livid! I had a motorcyclist get mad at me while I was walking over the bridge in the pedestrian walkway for being in HIS way!
This article is obviously biased and trying to get people to support Make McGuiness Safe. But making McGuiness one lane…. isn’t the answer. There’s a reason most of the businesses in the neighborhood don’t support Make McGuiness Safe. Do people like having shops and restaurants in the neighborhood?? Plus as a disabled individual, who unfortunately has to rely on cars to get around, because I can’t ride a bike or walk, causing even more congestion on McGuiness by making it one lane would be a nightmare.
So yeah .. maybe report facts??