This blog has reported seventy-three accidents since August 20, 2007, all at the same location. (Obviously, since I cannot watch the spot 24/7, the number of actual accidents since then is higher than that.) I have also made a number of suggestions to alleviate the situation. Most radically, if money cannot be found to rebuild this dangerous access point to the BQE, I have suggested, and now suggest again, that the entrance here should be closed.
My FOIL request to the Police Department, seeking specific comparative information about the number of accidents here and the number of possible fatalities, has been ignored. It does not appear that I will be able to obtain such information without litigation. (My FOIL request can be accessed through the link given on this blog.)
But I have been encouraged in this work by a number of people -- in the media, in public office, and in the neighborhood. I would like to single out for particular appreciation The Brooklyn Paper and its editor Gersh Kuntzman, and Community Board 6 (Brooklyn) and its District Manager Craig Hammerman. I hope that the media will maintain a watchful eye, and that public officials on all levels will maintain their interest.
I will no longer try to report on each and every accident I see. Instead, I will do what I can from time to time, hoping that others will pick up the slack.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Could have been prevented: Accident #67
Monday, October 20, 2008
Accident #66
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Accident 64: ambulances, patrol car, damages
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Accident #63
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Accident #62
Friday, September 26, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Accident #60
Monday, September 15, 2008
Accident #59
As witnessed by Rita Cohn:
Accident at same spot, today, Monday Sept. 15, 2008, 8:40 a.m. Tow truck pulls in to red sedan and grey sedan behind it.
Accident at same spot, today, Monday Sept. 15, 2008, 8:40 a.m. Tow truck pulls in to red sedan and grey sedan behind it.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Accident #58
Here we are, Sunday, September 7, 2008. High noon. Guess what, another accident at the same familiar place.
What are the authorities doing about this relentless series of accidents ? Well, I am too polite to say this in English, but the Spanish term is nada.
It is now more than a year ago since I filed a Freedom of Information Law request to the NYC Police Department for accident figures at this spot. So far I've heard nada. I phone them every so often, and, in effect, I always get this answer: Do you think you're the only one who wants attention from us ?
What are the authorities doing about this relentless series of accidents ? Well, I am too polite to say this in English, but the Spanish term is nada.
It is now more than a year ago since I filed a Freedom of Information Law request to the NYC Police Department for accident figures at this spot. So far I've heard nada. I phone them every so often, and, in effect, I always get this answer: Do you think you're the only one who wants attention from us ?
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Baby Caught in Accident # 56
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Accident # 52, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Accident #48
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Accident #46, Thurs.,4/15/08, 3:55 p.m.
This one took place in my absence. It was witnessed by Rita as follows:
3:55 p.m., Thurs., 4/17: Two grey sedans, two drivers standing outside of them apparently arguing, at the usual accident spot.
4:25 p.m.: cars and drivers still there, drivers standing outside of their cars, using cell phones.
3:55 p.m., Thurs., 4/17: Two grey sedans, two drivers standing outside of them apparently arguing, at the usual accident spot.
4:25 p.m.: cars and drivers still there, drivers standing outside of their cars, using cell phones.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Second accident this evening !
Accident #41
Monday, April 7, 2008
Third accident of day
Accident #39
Accident #38
Friday, April 4, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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