While Greenpoint mourns Neftaly Ramirez, who was fatally struck on Franklin and Noble on July 22, the Action Carting driver who hit him is not being charged with a crime. Ramirez […]
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Friday Night’s Tragic Hit-and-Run Accident
At about 12:30 am Saturday morning, NYPD responded to a call of a cyclist hit by a driver on Franklin Street at Noble Street. The 27-year-old male cyclist was pronounced […]
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Traffic Safety Meeting In Greenpoint Tonight (1/25)!
Local residents are concerned after a recent uptick in traffic accidents and injuries. A 14-year-old boy was struck by an out of control driver on Manhattan Avenue and seriously injured last week. […]
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B48 Bus Wrecked 15 Cars After Driver Had A “Medical Emergency”
Around 7:30pm last night a B48 driver had what NBC is describing as a “medical emergency” that caused the driver to lose control of the bus, which crashed into over […]
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Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Manhattan & Green
Yesterday at 4pm (3/9) Jorge Rios, 47, was riding his motorcycle northbound on Manahattan Ave when he hit a car near Green Street. He passed away at Bellevue shortly after. […]
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Another Traffic Death: Young Woman Killed By Bus in Williamsburg
Unfortunately, we have another tragic traffic death to report in the neighborhood. At 1:30am on Sunday (3/2), 21-year-old Marisol Martinez was struck and killed by an MTA bus at […]
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East River Ferry’s India St Pier Ramp Collapsed in Greenpoint (Photos Added!)
We Greenpointers absolutely love riding on the East River Ferry, but what happened this morning around 9am at the India St pier is very unsettling. The Daily News reported that […]
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32 Year Old Woman Fatally Struck on McGuinness Blvd Sunday Night
It is with extreme sadness that we report that 32 year old Nicole Detweiler was killed last night on McGuinness Blvd and Nassau Ave in Greenpoint after being struck by […]
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UPDATED: RIP Christopher Meyer – Victim of (Possible) Hit & Run On Meeker Ave
Update #3: According to DNAinfo, Christopher Meyer was NOT the victim of a hit and run because, “the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad later found that Meyer fell under the Brooklyn-Queens […]
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Hit & Run Under BQE – Cyclist Killed
It is sad to report that early this morning a 32 year old man was hit on Meeker Ave between Frost and Manhattan Ave and died from injuries to his […]