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As reported by Sheepshead Bites, a major collision on Ocean Parkway and Avenue X left one young college student dead.
The accident happened at about midnight on Saturday night. Jamal Iqbal was driving a minivan and was hit by an out of control BMW. He was rushed to Coney Island Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the BMW and his 30-year-old female passenger are in stable condition.
According to reports from Dnainfo.com, the driver has been arrested. He is a resident of Bath Beach and has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
The Bath Beach driver was allegedly going more than 90 miles per hour at the time of the crash, which is three times the speed limit, according to the Daily News.
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For months, multiple media outlets have run stories regarding illegally parked trucks on Bay Parkway near McDonald Avenue.
NY1, this site, the Home Reporter, Boro Park Scoop, and now CNG have not only brought attention to the trucks themselves, but also to the lack of consistent traffic enforcement in the area.
The CNG story quotes Washington Cemetery employees who say the trucks are disturbing funerals and causing its maintenance staff, who should be more concerned with the inside of the cemetery, to spend the bulk of their time picking up urine-filled bottles and discarded furniture outside of its gates.
This is how it normally goes – NY 1 will air a segment on the trucks, the police will come in to tow and ticket a few, and within a week or two most of the offenders will have returned. Continue Reading »
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On the long stretch of Bay Parkway beginning just a couple of blocks west of Ocean Parkway, where Midwood, Borough Park and Bensonhurst converge at Washington Cemetery, the area takes on an almost bucolic quality. It’s often said that graveyards make the best neighbors for those seeking peace and quiet.
Unfortunately, the street has become a de facto overnight parking spot for tractor trailers, disturbing the quality of life with air pollution, noise, trucker bombs and, of course, the imposing presence of the trucks themselves. Continue Reading »
source: Flatbush Scoop
Five vehicles were vandalized in Midwood last night – including three that were torched – on Ocean Parkway between Avenue I and Avenue J, in an apparent hate crime against Jewish residents. Graffiti found on the damaged cars included swastikas and the letters “KKK”.
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