Source summary: tmp/experiments_runs/reporter-citywide-home-v2/summary.json
Variant Summary (averages)
| Variant | Avg Score (1–10) | Poignancy Pass | Avg Cost |
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| citywide_homepage | 0.0 | 0/1 (0%) | $0.07 |
| default | 0.0 | 0/1 (0%) | $0.07 |
Detailed Runs
| Geo | Variant | Title | Words | Quotes | Links | Unmatched Domains | Auto Pass | Poignancy | Editor Score (1–10) | Cost |
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| citywide-nyc | default | New York City: 30 AM, and the count keeps climbing | 505 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ❌ | ❌ | 0.0 | $0.07 |
| citywide-nyc | citywide_homepage | New York City: Two bodies on South Conduit. The driver kept going. | 905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ❌ | ❌ | 0.0 | $0.07 |
default New York City: 30 AM, and the count keeps climbingJust after 2:30 AM at 155th Street and South Conduit Avenue, a driver hit a 52-year-old man and kept going. Police said, “The operator of the vehicle fled the scene after hitting the man.” He died at Jamaica Hospital (ABC7). He was one of 1,107 people killed on New York City streets since Jan 1, 2022, per city crash data through Aug 26, 2025 (NYC Open Data). Through Aug 26 this year, crashes have killed 183 people, down from 195 at this point last year (NYC Open Data). Queens corner, three livesAround 19th Avenue and 42nd Street in Queens, an 84-year-old driver died. Two pedestrians—a 70-year-old man and an infant—also died. The crash involved four vehicles, including an SUV and a sedan. The city’s crash file marks “Apparent Death” for all three (CrashID 4834594) (NYC Open Data). At South Conduit and 155th Street, detectives were “looking into the incident.” No arrests were reported in the early accounts (Gothamist; ABC7). What the numbers showSince Jan 1, 2022, SUVs and cars have done most of the killing on foot traffic. City records attribute pedestrian deaths to SUVs (204) and sedans (95) in that span (NYC Open Data). Trucks, buses, bikes, mopeds show smaller shares, but the bodies are the same records. Year to date through Aug 26: 53,332 reported crashes, 33,184 injuries, 500 serious injuries, 183 deaths. Last year to date: 59,461 crashes, 35,341 injuries, 479 serious injuries, 195 deaths (NYC Open Data). Fewer crashes. Fewer deaths. The tape still reads out the names. Wrong way, right throughOn the Clearview Expressway in Queens, a driver went the wrong way and smashed into cars. A jury convicted him. Queens DA Melinda Katz said, “Joseph Lee terrorized other drivers as he purposefully drove the wrong way on a busy Queens highway and crashed into multiple cars.” Two motorists “were badly hurt and still have not fully recovered” (amNY). That case ended in prison. Most do not. The hit-and-run by JFK is still a file and a family. The fixes sit on the deskSpeed kills. The city has tools on the table. Lower the default speed limit citywide. Fit the worst repeat speeders with speed limiters. Both steps are laid out with contacts and scripts here. One change will not bring back the man on South Conduit or the baby on 19th Avenue. But slower streets and reined-in repeat speeders will spare the next family. That is the work. Start it now. FAQ
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Geo: | citywide_homepage New York City: Two bodies on South Conduit. The driver kept going.Just after 2:30 AM on Aug 13, 2025, a driver hit a 52-year-old man crossing 155th Street at South Conduit Avenue near JFK. The driver fled. Police said, “The operator of the vehicle fled the scene after hitting the man.” ABC7. Detectives searched for video. No arrests. Gothamist. He was one of 1,107 people killed in New York City traffic since Jan 1, 2022, drawn from the city’s crash database NYC Open Data. Queens South is hurting. Police counted 17 traffic deaths in that patrol area through Aug 10 this year. Gothamist. Speed. Steel. Flesh. The road keeps its tally. The pattern doesn’t quitThrough Aug 26, this year’s citywide count shows 183 people killed in crashes, compared with 195 at the same point last year. Serious injuries rose to 500 from 479. Source: NYC’s collision data crashes and persons tables. Pedestrians are struck most often by cars and SUVs. Since Jan 1, 2022, the record attributes pedestrian harm to sedans and SUVs more than any other class of vehicle, with hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries in those categories. Totals come from the same city datasets here. At 19th Avenue and 42nd Street in Queens on Aug 12, an 84-year-old driver died. Two pedestrians—a baby boy and a 70-year-old man—were also killed. The crash involved a left-turning SUV and a northbound sedan, plus two parked cars, the city record shows. NYC Open Data. Case ID 4834594. On the Bronx River Parkway just after midnight Aug 11, two young moped riders were ejected and died. The record lists both operators, ages 19 and 21. A Mercedes sedan and a Volkswagen sedan are also recorded in the collision chain. NYC Open Data. Case ID 4834345. This is not a single bad night. It is the drumbeat of the city. When someone drives the wrong wayQueens prosecutors described one case like a warpath. “Joseph Lee terrorized other drivers as he purposefully drove the wrong way on a busy Queens highway and crashed into multiple cars,” said District Attorney Melinda Katz. amNY. A jury convicted Lee in June; a judge gave him eight years on Aug 14, 2025. In his own words: he entered the Clearview Expressway “in the wrong direction because I wanted to hurt people and I felt ‘liberated’ by what I had done.” amNY. Wrong-way, right-way, it ends the same. Bent metal. A hospital hallway. A family waiting on a bench. Streets designed to spare a life—or notThe city says it will redesign 14th Street next year. “The redesign aims to improve the pedestrian experience.” The $3 million design budget comes from the city and two business groups. NY1. Downtown Manhattan gets attention. The death map says Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn carry the daily load. The city’s own crash tables show the bodies and the broken bones. NYC Open Data – Crashes, Persons. What the numbers demand
Numbers don’t grieve. People do. Elections are coming. The road is on the ballot.New York votes Nov 4, 2025. Citywide races will be decided. The names in the air—Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa, Zohran Mamdani—are on ballots this cycle, but their street-safety positions are not distinguished in the record here. That silence is its own line on the ledger. (Election timing and candidate names from our context.) What matters is what they do with power. Slow the cars. Stop the repeat offenders. The tools exist. Our city can set lower speed limits under state law changes and can require speed limiters for the worst violators. See the details and who to call on our action page. /take_action/. The next move is simple
Both are concrete steps. Both save lives. The calls, emails, and pressure are mapped for you here: /take_action/. The man on South Conduit never made it home. The driver kept going. The rest of us are still here. We have work to do. FAQ
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