Woman killed in wrong-way crash on Staten Island Expressway
A woman was killed and three others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Staten Island early Saturday, police said.
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A woman was killed and three others were injured in a wrong-way crash on Staten Island early Saturday, police said.
With a little less than five weeks remaining in the race for New York governor, Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman is calling for a new bridge to Staten Island.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate stood on a walkway over the Staten Island Expressway on Thursday and said he wants to do something about congestion in the borough. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Traffic is backed up on the Staten Island Expressway after an earlier crash in the eastbound lanes.
Police said eight people were taken to the hospital.
Police did not say how seriously any of the injuries were.
Police said a 22-year-old woman driving a Chevy Corvette struck a barrier and crashed near Hylan Boulevard.
Police said two people in the car were killed after the driver struck a guardrail.
Seven were hurt in a crash involving a tractor-trailer on the Staten Island Expressway.
A CBS2 viewer sent cellphone video showing the mangled car at the scene on Staten Island.
Ryan Naso told CBS2 in an exclusive interview that he pulled over after his pickup truck was side-swiped. The other driver stopped, too, but Naso says he blamed him for the accident.
CBS2 sent cameras out to investigate and found two other signs with the same error.
The ugly confrontation came in three waves: First, high speed swerving, then middle of the expressway wrestling, and finally bashing the truck with a baseball bat.
Speeding on a Staten Island Expressway service road has a neighborhood asking the city for action.
A rapid, heavy rain left several sections of Staten Island flooded Wednesday.
When the exit opened in mid-August there were no street markings, leaving drivers confused. The Expressway, Ocean Terrace, and Witteman Place all funnel onto Milford Drive.
Cars have been getting drenched with chalky, white liquid concrete as they have passed under the Staten Island Expressway, and motorists are fit to be tied.
At least one person was injured in a six-car pileup Sunday morning on the Staten Island Expressway, officials said.
What is the worst day of the week for traffic in the Tri-State area? The answer might surprise you.
Heavy rain and flooding Sunday has caused power outages, train service disruptions and has stranded motorists throughout the area. So much rain has fallen that New York City set a record for rainfall on Sunday.
On the Staten Island Expressway from Clove Road to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, drivers dodge, weave, slam on the brakes, and struggle to hold their lane.
The Staten Island Expressway is getting a much-needed $75 million facelift.
