Village Sun Interview with friend of man fatally struck by rogue cyclist while crossing w 22nd St-Chelsea.

 Mr. Feldman was a long time friend of Mr. Lee. They attended school together in Toronto. Stayed in close

contact. Mr. Feldman and his family lived in Germany. IOn addition to expressing deep sadness for the loss

of his good friend-who loved New York and never had any incident during his life in the city, Mr. Feldman

describes the differences between the 2 wheel culture in Germany and the "Wild West" environment of lawless

jeopardy in The Apple irresponsibly took the life of Mr. Lee. The question remains-Why isn't there and why wasn't there ever an effort to establish a responsible bike culture? The lawless approach conflated going green

with an every person for themself no holds barred attitude. The NYPD has been undermined. The backbone of

a responsible 2 wheeled culture is-as Mr. Feldman cites in his contrast with Germany-enforcement. Why was

enforcement been kept on a short leash by Mayor's Bloomberg and De Blasio? It remains to be seen if

former NYPD Captain and current Mayor Adams can address the public safety crisis and restore the respect

for law and order on the streets and sidewalks.*******************************************

 

https://thevillagesun.com/friend-mourns-chelsea-man-killed-by-hit-and-run-cyclist-calls-nyc-streets-a-wild-west

 Pedestrian fatally struck by hit and run cyclist on 22nd St. Chelsea New York.

                          Village Sun    Aug 23,2022

            

Chelsea man, 44, dies after being struck by hit-and-run cyclist: Police

August 23, 2022

BY THE VILLAGE SUN | A Chelsea resident succumbed to his injuries last week after lingering a few days after a bicyclist crashed into him at a busy intersection, police said.

Police said Gavin Lee, 44, of 111 W. 16th St., just east of Sixth Avenue, was struck while walking just blocks away from his home on Thurs., Aug. 11, around 6:30 p.m., at Eighth Avenue and W. 22nd Street.

According to the preliminary police investigation, the cyclist was traveling northbound on Eighth Avenue when he slammed into Lee, who was crossing from west to east in the W. 22nd Street crosswalk. The pedestrian and cyclist were both thrown to the ground by the collision.

The cyclist got back on his bicycle and fled the location northbound on Eighth Avenue, police said.

E.M.S. transported the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead five days later on Tues., Aug. 16.

The suspect is described as a male, with a medium complexion, around 25 years old, with brown, wavy hair, a medium build and an unknown tattoo on his right forearm. He was last seen wearing a yellow shirt, tan shorts and wearing a large black bag on his back.

The fatality occurred two blocks south of the Penn South co-op, a naturally occuring retirement community, or NORC, where residents have expressed concern about pedestrian safety and the bike lanes flanking both the complex’s western and eastern sides.

Police ask that anyone with information call the N.Y.P.D.’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers Web site at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on Twitter at @NYPDTips. Tips can result in cash rewards. All tips are strictly confidential.

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    One anonymous artist's rebellion against the metastasized Vision Zero. From Village Sun 8/19/22

https://thevillagesun.com/artist-paints-picture-of-bike-paths-gone-wild-starts-stencil-campaign-vs-illegal-scooters-mopeds

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              The Village Sun-details self preservation action taken by residents of Chelsea to address

              the rampant rogue riding on sidewalks in particular.

 

 NY Post by Steve Cuozzo. Makes the case for banning all e bikes.

https://nypost.com/2022/05/14/beware-the-e-bike-menace-in-nyc-they-must-be-banned/

 Sarah Pitts Sr. Prosecutor in the Brooklyn DA office fatally struck cycling after midnight. Account gives no details about her fatality or other bike incidents.

https://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-prosecutor-fatally-struck-bus-driver-while-biking-through-williamsburg?ref=agreatbigcity.com

Police union Pres. Pat Lynch on NYC rising crime rate.PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY

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Police union declares NYC’s rising crime rate a ‘public safety emergency’

By Tina Moore

February 4, 2020 | 1:04pm | Updated

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The irresponsible bike culture that has plagued the public for 20 years or more fits right into this pattern. In fact the NYPD has been undermined by the directives coming from former candidate for the Democratic nomination for President current Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor and current candidate multi billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg. The directives being to suppress enforcement of the bike laws against rogue cyclists. A responsible bike culture should have been fundamental to any development of cycling infrastructure in NYC. This was avoided-as obeying the law in New York was seen as inhibiting the number of cyclists. The theory being the more cyclists the safer the streets. WRONG. The number of cyclist deaths is increasing. The streets and SIDEWALKS are fraught with jeopardy. Emergency vehicles are squeezed. Congestion is world class. Am I wrong or was this theory based on a "study" of some obscure frontier town north of Crocodile Dundee? NYC has far different logistic than the European cities from where the build out has been poached by the "visionaries". There is no safety-for anyone-without a responsible bike culture. The theory of build it and they will come-and be responsible is fools gold. Without a responsible bike culture its just enabling and doubling down on the arrogance and sense of entitlement that the "visionaries" motto- Disruption not construction-have fomented.

The city’s largest police union declared a “public safety emergency” Tuesday morning in the face of spiraling crime figures.
“It is now clear that there we have a public safety emergency in New York City,” Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said in a statement.
“New Yorkers need to reject Mayor [Bill] de Blasio’s easy excuses,” he continued. “Bail reform is not the only problem here. The double-digit increases in shootings, robberies, burglary and thefts aren’t the product of any single law or policy. They are the result of failed leadership and a political culture that denigrates and devalues the work police officers do.”
Since Jan. 1, the city has experienced a nearly 30 percent spike in shootings compared to the same period last year — as well as a rise in most major crimes, statistics show. Among the seven so-called major crimes, only murder and rape are down.
The city recorded 70 shootings in which at least one person was injured so far this year. That’s up 27.3 percent from the same period last year, when there were 55 counted during the same period.  The number of victims increased by 50.7 percent from 59 last year to 83 so far this year.
The largest spike was in auto thefts, which shot up 70 percent to 617 vehicles stolen, or about 20 a day. Robberies were also on the rise by 35 percent or 1,355 people victimized.
“This is what happens when our city leaders sit silent or issue weak, belated statements when the mob in the street chants for ‘dead cops,’” Lynch said. “For the past six years, Mayor de Blasio and many other elected officials have sent a single, clear message about their lack of support for law enforcement. And these terrible statistics show that the criminals of New York have heard that message, loud and clear.”
Mayor de Blasio fired back at Lynch at an afternoon press conference on crime statistics in Harlem.
“If the head of a police union or anyone else says New York City is going in the wrong direction they are rooting against New York City,” de Blasio said. “This is the great irony: Do you have faith in the NYPD or not? I do. Maybe Mr. Lynch doesn’t.”

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