A press conference was held today, Wednesday, June 16 at 2:15pm to mourn the loss of beloved actress Lisa Banes, and to promote new legislation which would treat hit-and-runs by motorized scooters more seriously than the misdemeanors they currently are.
West 64th and Amsterdam Avenue was the site of the affair, just steps away from where Banes was struck in the street by a motorized scooter running a red light while going the wrong way down the road. Right across the street stands Lincoln Center and The Juilliard School, where Banes earned her BFA.