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Badly Injured Cyclists Seek Driver in Greenpoint Hit-And-Run
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John Del Signore
Published Nov 12, 2010
Modified Nov 12, 2010
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Friends of two unidentified bicyclists are begging for help finding the worthless P.O.S. driver who almost killed them in an accident in Greenpoint on October 23rd. The two "sustained massive injuries" while headed south on Franklin Street near Calyer in Greenpoint. We know this intersection, and we're not at all surprised it happened here.
We've repeatedly witnessed maniacs run the traffic light at this awkward three-way intersection of Calyer, Franklin and Banker. Locals know it's a really long light, and drivers often floor it even when it's green, whipping around the corner onto Calyer like they're on the run from a hit man who just spotted them at Europa. There is also a lot of truck traffic in this part of Greenpoint, which has seen a huge influx of cyclists in recent years, especially since the Kent Avenue bike lane went in.
We're told that one of the cyclists was critically injured (but survived), while the other was "pretty banged up." Anyone who might have witnessed the accident is urged to e-mail [email protected]. Let's find this bastard, people.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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