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Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'dangerousintersection'

May 12, 2008

There are many intersections that are frightening to cross--Allen & Delancey, Adams & Fulton, many intersections along Queens Boulevard--but blog Hawthorne Street put its life on the line to film the dangers of crossing Ocean Avenue at Parkside to get to Prospect Park. Hawthorne Street is trying to get improvements made to the intersection, and there will be a meeting to discuss redesign ideas for Prospect Park next Monday. Streetsblog has a rendering of......

Continue Reading "When Crossing the Street is Tempting Fate"

February 1, 2008

Late Wednesday night, an 82-year-old woman crossing Delancey Street at Allen was fatally hit by an SUV driver. The driver, who was traveling west on Delancey, stayed on the scene was not charged with a crime. The Daily News says the woman, Josephine LaPlaca, was known as the "Queen of Delancey Street," because, as one person put it, "She knew everybody and everything about the neighborhood. It's going to be weird without her." Relatives said......

Continue Reading "While Crossing Delancey, Woman Fatally Struck by SUV"

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