Local tabloids have been bemoaning the supposedly dangerous conditions on the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, where construction work has tossed cyclists and pedestrians into congested pathways. And now comes more fuel for the fire, with reports that a man was dragged over the Brooklyn Bridge by some psychopathic cyclist motorist. When will DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan come to her senses and ban cars from the East River bridges? more ›

Guido Salvador Carabajo-Jara had turned 26 years old on Tuesday, but when he was crossing an Queens street on Wednesday morning, he was struck by a SUV and then dragged 20 miles into Brooklyn by a van. His sister, who lived with him and had seen TV news reports of a man being dragged from their neighborhood but didn't realize her brother was the victim, and cousin went to the morgue. Cousin Felix Jara said, "Then I saw the body; he looked like he was sleeping then I start crying." more ›

The police are investigating the horrifying death of a man who was struck by a SUV in Queens and then dragged by another van for 20 miles into Brooklyn. The NYPD, who found a broken iPhone and a Western Union receipt in the man's pockets, have just identified the victim, whose body was extremely damaged: According to CityRoom, the victim was Guido Salvador Carabajo-Jarra, who had just turned 26 on Tuesday. more ›