{"id":240094,"date":"2021-05-01T17:53:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/58-more-nyc-pedestrians-killed-in-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-05-01T17:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T14:53:26","slug":"58-more-nyc-pedestrians-killed-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/58-more-nyc-pedestrians-killed-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"#58% more NYC pedestrians killed in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#58% more NYC pedestrians killed in 2021<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The city may need to get its \u201cVision\u201d checked.<\/p>\n

Pedestrian deaths in the city have surged 58 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2020 \u2014 to 41 deaths from 26 \u2014 despite Mayor de Blasio\u2019s \u201cVision Zero\u201d program to make city streets less dangerous for walkers.<\/p>\n

In 2018 and 2019 there were 31 and 34 pedestrians killed, respectively, in the same Jan. 1 to April 28 period, according to city Department of Transportation data.<\/p>\n

On April 24 in Brooklyn, a callous motorist behind the wheel of a luxe white BMW X6 mowed down 77-year-old Marguerite Iskenderian as she crossed Nostrand Avenue at Avenue H in Midwood just after 9 p.m. \u2014 and left the scene, law enforcement sources told The Post. The hit-and-run driver remains at large.<\/p>\n

In another Brooklyn tragedy last month, a Crown Heights pedestrian died two days after an MTA bus driver struck a pole \u2014 which then fell on top of him, cops said.<\/p>\n

The 36-year-old bus driver was heading east on Eastern Parkway near Utica Avenue just after 7 p.m. April 8 when he swerved to avoid a disabled vehicle and the bus\u2019 mirror swiped the pole, authorities said.\u00a0Lance Margolin, 59, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, was taken to the Kings County Hospital Center with head injuries and died April 10, cops said.<\/p>\n

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Mayor Bill de Blasio launched Vision Zero in 2014 to make city streets less dangerous for pedestrians.<\/figcaption>
Gabriella Bass<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On April 17, Hing Chung, a 71-year-old Bensonhurst resident, was hit by an e-biker near the intersection of Amsterdam Avenue and West 78th Street on the Upper West Side at about 1:30 p.m. He succumbed to his injuries eight days later.<\/p>\n

Police said Chung had \u201cstepped out in between two vehicles parked at the location.\u201d The biker, who remained at the scene, was not charged, cops said.<\/p>\n

Mayor de Blasio launched Vision Zero in 2014 to target \u201cproblem streets\u201d for safety improvements, such as re-timed traffic signals, bike lanes and new signage. The city also reduced the speed limit to 25 mph on most streets.<\/p>\n

The administration credited Vision Zero with five straight years of declining traffic-related fatalities.<\/p>\n

Upper West Side activist Gary Goldenstein, a 55-year-old glass artist, gave the Vision Zero initiative a \u201cthumbs-down,\u201d saying the pedestrian fatality numbers \u201cspeak for themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cVision Zero inconvenienced pedestrians and motorists. The protected bike lanes narrowed the road, made traffic much worse and made crossing the street like crossing a motor speedway,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s super dangerous and older people don\u2019t have a chance against all the different modes of transportation. It\u2019s confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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NYC pedestrian deaths increased to 41 deaths so far this year compared to 26 deaths during the same period in 2020.<\/figcaption>
Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A DOT spokeswoman told The Post, \u201cThis year, we have noticed a rise in pedestrian fatalities and are aware that more work is required.\u201d She noted that the number of pedestrian fatalities in 2020 \u2014 99 \u2014 was the lowest number since record-keeping began in 1910. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs New York City emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we look forward to continuing street improvement work that was curtailed by last year\u2019s limitations,\u201d she added. \u201cWe will continue expanding our proven street safety programs and work with speed cameras and automated enforcement, where authorized by law. We will also work with NYPD on targeting enforcement to crash-prone areas.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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