The only motorist on Earth who knows how to drive has sustained a shattering blow to his reputation. Yesterday morning first responders arrived at the scene of a single-car accident on the FDR near East 71st Street to find a Nissan Altima flipped upside down in the middle of the highway. The Post reports the driver was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The tabloid does not publish his name, but a bumper sticker on the back of his car clearly identifies him, with the rhetorical question "Why am I the only one on the planet who knows how to drive?"
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Earth's Only Knowledgeable Driver Collides With Irony On FDR
Photos: Visiting The Secret Train Platform Beneath The Waldorf-Astoria
Over the weekend we had a chance to visit the long-abandoned Waldorf-Astoria train platform, which allowed VIPs to enter the hotel in a more private manner—most famously it was used by Franklin D. Roosevelt, possibly to hide the fact that he was in a wheelchair suffering from polio. The mysterious track, known as Track 61, still houses the train car and private elevator, which were both large enough for FDR's armor-plated Pierce Arrow car. Legend has it that the car would drive off the train, onto the platform and straight into the elevator, which would lead to the hotel's garage. Trainjotting has some more history regarding the platform, known as Track 61, and notes that the quest for it "has become a holy grail for many urban explorers."
[UPDATE] Helicopter Down In East River: Four Rescued, One Dead
According to the FDNY and @NYScanner, a helicopter is down near the FDR Drive at 34th Street and the East River and there are three people currently trapped inside. A FDNY rep noted that it was most likely a commercial helicopter because of the nearby 34th Street Heliport. We'll update as we know more, but here's streaming video.
Video: NYPD Truck Saves Sad Cadillac On The FDR
Perhaps some New Yorkers were a little too confident about their hurricane-skirting abilities. Reader Jackie Sheeler caught this Cadillac stuck on the FDR Expressway at 116th Street carrying two men who were clearly on their way to some VERY IMPORTANT business at 10 a.m. this morning, probably to close the deal on some flood insurance.
Passenger Of FDR SUV Has Leg Amputated, Still No Charges Filed
A passenger of the SUV that was reportedly going 112 mph before careening off the FDR at E. 23rd street in Kips Bay early Saturday morning has had a leg amputated, and the driver, 38-year-old Eric Bryant lost an ear. Miraculously, all 8 people involved survived, including the 23-year-old cabbie, Atif Raza, whose car broke the Land Rover's fall. "It felt like an earthquake," Raza tells the Post, "I'm happy to be alive. I'm getting a second chance…I'm really going to be going to the mosque now."
SUV That Flew Off FDR Reportedly "Doing About 112 MPH"
The Land Rover SUV carrying 7 people that flew off the FDR and onto a taxi cab at E. 23rd street in Kips Bay may have been "doing about 112 mph." According to the Daily News' police sources, the driver was speeding and lost control, sending the vehicle over the elevated roadway and onto cabbie Atif Raza, who has only been driving a taxi for three months. "I couldn't believe it," a witness tells the paper, "I was actually seeing a car come off the divider and flip. It was flying." All eight people involved in the accident were injured, but only two critically, and one woman even "walked away" from the wreckage.
Police Commissioner Kelly—In Action—On The FDR!
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly has a history of rescuing people who are injured in accidents (oddly enough, then those somehow incidents get reported to the press!). Today, a reader spotted the Commish in lower Manhattan at the scene of a multiple-car pileup:
Sutton Place Is Almost Ready To Give Up That Terrace
After years and years of bickering the Sutton Place co-op at 57th Street is getting close to seeing its private garden atop the FDR turned into a public park. $1 million has already been secured for the transformation and all that needs to happen, according to those involved in negotiations, is for the two parties to settle on a few final issues. Once that's done, the half-acre will quickly go public. And not a moment too soon, the area can certainly use a few more inches of green.
Jayson Williams Seen in Party Photos Before Allegedly Drunken Crash
[UPDATES BELOW] Former NBA player Jayson Williams was hospitalized with minor injuries earlier this morning after crashing his Mercedes-Benz SUV into a tree at the FDR exit at East 20th Street around 3:15 a.m. Though he hasn't been charged with DUI, police sources tell the AP they believe he had been drinking.
Puppy Tied to FDR
Pet abandoners: please do not leave animals tied to the FDR! Jennie Min of NJ says: "I went to Manhattan today and found somebody tied a small pitbull right on the FDR Drive! She looked so afraid and was crying when I found her." Min waited an hour to see if the owner would show, then tried three non-kill shelters, all of which had no space. Since she can't take on another dog, she left her with Animal Care & Control... which means it doesn't have much time to live. She asked the ACC to contact her if they are forced to put her to sleep, and is hoping someone will save her before that happens. [via GirlieGirlArmy]
Teens Throw Rock at Israeli Soldier... On The Upper East Side!
An Israeli Army major, on vacation in New York with her family, was injured in the head when a giant rock smashed the windshield of the cab she was riding in on the FDR Tuesday night. The rock, allegedly dropped by two teens from an overpass near 71st Street, sent shards of glass into Gilat Raz's face above her left eye. Her 11-year-old daughter, Raz's sister and nephew were in the back and were unharmed. Raz, 41, tells the Daily News, "I've been driving in the West Bank, I've been in Gaza. I never imagined that New York would be where I'd get hit by a rock. It was scary how much I bled. The children were hysterical."
Obama Gives First YouTube Address as President-Elect
President-elect Obama released his first address to the nation via YouTube, a groundbreaking move that is seen as the next step in presidents interacting with the public since FDR began giving fireside chats through the radio waves 75 years ago.
No Charges for Cop in Fatal Road Rage Incident
A grand jury declined to indict an off-duty police officer who fatally killed another driver in a road rage shooting last year.
Matt Lauer Goes Underground for "Secret" Train Car
First NBC announces it's starting a 24-hour local NYC news channel yesterday--a possible competitor to NY1-- and now Matt Lauer is invading the turf of NYC TV's Kelly Choi by heading to the "secret subway station" under the Waldorf-Astoria!
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