An elderly Queens woman is fighting for her life after a minivan, which was trying to back into a parking space, struck her on 75th Avenue in Queens yesterday morning. Neighbors say that 92-year-old Ilonko Krauss survived Auschwitz during World War II. more ›

A man who "had a grudge" against two police officers used his minivan last night as a weapon in an apparent attempt to settle a score. City Room reports that 59-year-old Joseph Dellutri began videotaping two plainclothes officers on a drug bust in Greenwich Village, until he "got increasingly close to the officers, to the point of interfering with their ability to carry out their duties." more ›

The tragic drowning murder-suicide of a woman and her three children in the Hudson River grows as it turns out her 10-year-old son managed to open a window and climb out of the sinking minivan. But Lashanda Armstrong, 25, allegedly told little Lashaun and his young siblings, ages 11 months to 5 years old, "If I'm going to die, you're going to die with me." Lashaun Armstrong also told the authorities that she grabbed his pants leg, told him, "I made a mistake," and let him go. more ›

A Staten Island woman was ejected from a minivan and killed after a car crash on Saturday. Police say 21-year-old Nadwa Fayad was thrown from her seat when the minivan was T-boned by a BMW at Hylan Boulevard, and then crushed to death when the minivan tipped on its side. The four other minivan passengers suffered minor injuries, but the BMW driver emerged unscathed. The driver remained on the scene, and was not charged. They almost never are. more ›

Fake cops in Ft. Greene pulled their victim over, cuffed him, then mugged him on Feb. 21. The victim was driving Sunday morning around 4 a.m. when he noticed a gray minivan hot on his tail, reports the Brooklyn Paper. While he was stopped at the corner of Fulton Street and Carlton Avenue, two men hopped from the car bearing fake badges, then began berating him for not stopping earlier. They cuffed the duped man and took him back to their vehicle, then spun him around neighborhood. It wasn't until they released him that the victim realized he'd been taken for a ride: the unofficial officers had stolen all of his money. more ›

The life of a 104-year-old Coney Island man whom acquaintances called "the model of health" came to a fast an unfortunate end, after he was hit by a van yesterday. Joe Rollino was a former-boxer and a lifelong vegetarian who was as sound of mind as of body. “If he told me he was 75, I would have said he looked great for his age,” said a retired NYPD detective who knew Rollino. “When he started shadow boxing, I couldn’t believe my eyes.” There's no telling how much longer he could have lasted— his phenomenal physical condition was even the subject of a study. more ›

A tragedy is unfolding in Chinatown: One child is dead and others are injured after a minivan jumped a curb and struck them. The incident occurred around 38 East Broadway, near Catherine Street. WCBS 2 reports, "Police say the van apparently backed up onto the sidewalk, striking the children. At least two of the victims were pinned below the vehicle." more ›