"Zachariah Padilla, 4, was run down on March 5 by a driver on Rockaway Parkway outside of Brookdale Hospital, just north of Linden Boulevard in East New York."
"Seven other people have died and hundreds have been injured in car crashes on or near the street since 2021, city data shows."
""You have to be very careful on Linden because the traffic is horrible. They're always speeding. They don't think about people.""
""We are calling it the new 'Boulevard of Death,'" he said. Street safety advocates previously gave that moniker to Queens Boulevard."
Two recent hit-and-run deaths on Linden Boulevard have prompted a local councilmember to label it the 'Boulevard of Death.' A four-year-old boy was killed by a driver, and another man died after being struck by two vehicles. This stretch of road has seen seven fatalities and hundreds of injuries since 2021. Residents express concern over speeding and reckless driving, urging city officials to take action. Councilmember Chris Banks has called for a comprehensive study and design changes to improve safety on the corridor.
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