Photo: Betsy Cadel, @betsz
On Thursday afternoon, police say a 75-year-old female drove her white SUV into the front entrance of the Trader Joe’s at 670 Columbus Avenue at 93rd Street. The incident appears to have been an accident, the NYPD officer we spoke with said.
Two females at the scene suffered minor injuries. One of them refused medical attention while the other was transported to a nearby hospital.
Council Member Gale Brewer shared a tweet stating that “Initial reports from the NYPD indicate that the driver lost control of their vehicle while parking. We need to do more to reduce vehicle dependency to protect pedestrians.”
Patch — which was the first publication to report this incident — states that the crash also caused a “bent sidewalk shed” and that “The sidewalk in front of the store was blocked off as of 2:45 p.m. on Thursday as police directed people onto the street around the crash.”
“ We need to reduce vehicle dependency”
Do you think the 75-year-old woman is going to start riding a Citi bike? So many New Yorkers can’t ride them, those that do drive crazy and run over pedestrians all day. How about getting more buses and less bikes. How about giving people drivers tests once every 10 or 20 years.
Not just driving tests but cognitive and reaction tests. Losing control while parking means a dangerous driver. To mistake the gas pedal for the brake, or to accidently floor it makes for a potential unintentional killer.
While these incidents are “accidents”, people do die just the same. And some are predictable.
I live across the street. That scaffolding looks like it’s about to collapse, and the police have not stopped people from assembling to stare at the accident.
It’s 5:30 pm, and the area people are just standing around in the gutter staring at it cars are passing by
Any minute it looks like it’s going to fall. The dept of Building and/or the Scaffolding company needs to address the hanging collapsing scaffolding.
Another Masshole
Quick. Somebody open up the dictionary and call an ambulance. I think the word hypocrisy is trying to commit suicide.
No mention of charges for reckless driving. Drivers – whether cars, trucks, e-bikes, scooters, or bicycles – should not be able to kill and injure people with impunity. This was not an “accident”, rather a preventable incident. I hope the driver is sued and will pay dearly for driving while incompetent. And the “we need to reduce vehicle dependency” comment is the stupidest thing I’ve heard all day. SMH!
You’re ridiculous. Buy a legal dictionary and look up reckless. This isn’t reckless. Hysterical Ninnies are destroying America.
Wow, that is the FIRST time I’ve not seen the sidewalk piled high with palettes of stock and cones into the parking lane. I hope everyone there is OK—they’ve been wonderful all through this pandemic.
Would someone tell Gale “I drive everywhere” brewer to get off her high horse. Another democrat who loves to tell people what to do while she ignores her own mandates. Vote her out. She needs to be retired.
Could it be the magnets Trader Joe’s recently installed to keep the carts from leaving the store? My husband mentioned how incredibly strong they seemed when trying to roll one to his cab.