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An MTA express bus shoots around the corner at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue, the Spuyten Duyvil intersection where political activist Ruth Mullen was killed last September. Lawmakers have since pushed for the city’s transportation department to install a traffic light, and make other safety improvements there.

Cops: MTA bus driver missed stop sign in fatal crash

The driver whose bus struck and killed political activist Ruth Mullen in Spuyten Duyvil last September did not come to a full stop at a stop sign prior to the accident. more

By SACHI McCLENDON | 3/22/22

Years of community and political advocacy have prevailed after the city’s transportation department confirmed a traffic light for what many see as an ill-fated intersection at the Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue intersection where Ruth Mullen was killed this past September.

Traffic light finally comes to dangerous intersection

A hard-fought battle has finally produced results. An intersection that claimed the life of a prominent resident last year will now get a traffic light. At least that’s the word from the city’s transportation department, paving the way for such a signal at Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue. more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 1/16/22

In Memoriam — 2021

Our Riverdale Press community lost some great friends, neighbors and family members over the past year. We wanted to take a moment to pay tribute. more

12/31/21

Irma Rosenblatt lost her mom, Ida, in a car crash in 2019. She now pushes for better safety on New York City streets, where more than 4,000 people are injured — every month. Traffic calming advocates hope to enlist faith leaders in their cause as a new administration takes office.

Forget asking: These neighbors pray for better streets

Every hour, four people are killed in traffic crashes across America. Traffic injuries affect even more, creating a grim topic during a recent gathering of faith leaders. “We are Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist,” according to the opening words of a presentation at that forum. “But we all ache the same way.” more

By SARAH BELLE LIN | 12/26/21

The city’s transportation department recently added left-turn ‘calming measures’ resembling mini-speed bumps and repainted the crosswalks at the intersection of Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue. These changes came after a wave of outcry after an express bus driver struck and killed prominent neighborhood resident Ruth Mullen while she traversed the crosswalk.

DOT moves quickly to fix fatal intersection

It seems rare city agencies quickly respond to community demands. But so far, changes like what’s happening where Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue intersect in Spuyten Duyvil are the rare exception to that rule. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 10/17/21

An express bus shoots around the corner at the intersection of Spuyten Duyvil’s Kappock Street and Johnson Avenue, where local political activist Ruth Mullen was killed Sept. 7. Lawmakers want the city’s transportation department to move quickly to ensure pedestrians like Mullen are safe when using the crosswalk there.

Lawmakers demand swift action to fix intersection

An express bus navigating the tricky turn from Kappock Street to Johnson Avenue claimed the life of Ruth Mullen on the evening of Sept. 7 — a woman who spent years advocating for a traffic signal at that very intersection in front of her home. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/18/21

Ruth Mullen — who was killed last week when crossing Johnson Avenue — was an active with the political social group Riverdale Huddle, says member Elizabeth Cooke-Levy, often prodding her fellow huddlers to move from conversation to action.

Ruth Mullen: Political activist, and so much more

Ruth Mullen's life was tragically cut short Sept. 7 while simply trying to cross the street in front of her Johnson Avenue home. She's remembered by friends as an activist, and by her husband Jim as the love of his life. more

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER | 9/18/21

Laws apply to bus drivers, too

This time six years ago, bus drivers were celebrating. They had bested Bill de Blasio on what was supposed to be the mayor’s hallmark legislation, Vision Zero. more

9/17/21

Ruth Mullen, a Johnson Avenue-based writer and politico, was killed Tuesday after a turning express bus struck her while crossing the street. She was 68.

Express bus kills local politico just outside her Johnson Avenue home

Friends and family are waking up Wednesday morning to discover one of the community's more prolific voices has been lost. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/8/21

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