Week of Mar 30

The Weight of the Street

Before dawn on 9th Avenue, a man sat in the roadway. A box truck, driven by a 75-year-old man, came southbound and struck him. His skull broke under steel. He died there, alone in the dark. The driver remained at the scene and was not injured. The victim’s name did not make the news. Only the street remembers the scene.

Children Broken, Not Headlines

Court Street, Brooklyn. A four-year-old boy crossed with the signal. A car turned left and struck his leg, crushing his knee. He stayed awake. Steel met flesh. The driver did not yield. A child lay broken. No one shouted. No one stopped the next car.

In Queens, a driver ran over two children. Police said only, “Driver arrested after running over 2 children in Queens”. The city moved on without outrage.

The Relentless Toll

E. 149th Street, Bronx. A 52-year-old man, Inza Fofana, was crossing at E. 149th St. and Morris Ave. when a van driver going west on E. 149th St. struck him while turning left onto Morris Ave. He was transported to Lincoln Hospital in critical condition and later died. The driver stayed at the scene. The city did not pause.

In one week: 1,160 crashes. 722 injuries. Three dead. The numbers do not bleed, but the city does. “These aren’t just statistics—every single one is a person with a family, friends, and a community,” said Goudy Fonfrias of Families for Safe Streets reminding us.

No End, No Outrage

The city promises change. “One death on our streets is still one too many,” said the mayor. But the steel keeps moving. The bodies keep falling. The silence grows heavier each week.

What You Can Do

Join those who refuse to look away. Take action. The street will not change itself.

← Three Kids. One Mom. One Street. All Gone.

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