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Michael Schenkman, 78, of Flushing, was fatally struck by a car in Bayside, Queens early Wednesday, officials said.   Schenkman was riding his bike along Northern Boulevard near 223rd Street when a black Chevrolet Impala struck him near 223rd Street, officials said.   Schenkman suffered severe head and body trauma and was taken to North […]

A pedestrian was killed after a livery cab struck him on the Staten Island Expressway, officials said.   The victim was attempting to cross the Narrows Road North and Clove Road when he was struck by a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria   Emergency responders found the man, only identified as in his 30s, lying down

At least three people were injured after being involved in a chain-reaction car crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Two tractor trailers and two cars were involved in the accident which occurred in the northbound lanes near the Webster Avenue exit.   An SUV failed to slow down around a merger at a construction site,

A bicyclist was critically injured after a garbage truck struck him in Brooklyn, police said. The cyclist, a man in his 40s, was traveling south on Albany Avenue near Lefferts Avenue in Crown Heights when the commercial green garbage truck struck him.   The victim was rushed to Kings County Hospital where he is listed

Three people were injured after a taxi cab jumped a curb and almost struck a building in Harlem, officials said.   The cab had been involved in a three-car crash near Madison Avenue and East 119th Street.   Two victims were taken to Harlem Hospital in serious, but stable condition. Another person was treated for

Six people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway, police said. One of the victims was a former aide of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Scott Martella, 29.   An out-of-control Subaru Outback crossed a median and struck Martella’s Honda and a BMW, officials said. The Outback event went airborne, police

A 50-year-old male pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV in Queens, officials said. The pedestrian was crossing the street at Springfield Boulevard when a 2014 Kia Sorento struck him while making a left-turn onto Springfield from Murdock Avenue.   The man was rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead from

A 44-year-old woman was injured after a motorcyclist struck her while she was crossing the street at Flatbush Avenue and Sterling Place, police said.   The motorcyclist then lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree, officials said.   The victim was taken to New York Methodist Hospital where she was in critical