How to Kill a Three-Year-Old in NYC Without Getting Arrested

Andy Cush · 05/17/16 03:20PM

Mariam Dansoko, a three-year-old girl, was crossing the street near Yankee Stadium with her mother yesterday when she noticed an approaching car. “Mommy, the car is coming,” she said. By the time her mother turned around, the driver of the oncoming Nissan Altima struck Mariam, giving her injuries that later killed her. The driver was not arrested at the scene and will likely not be charged with a crime.

Vaccinate Your Hasidic Baby Please 

Marina Galperina · 05/17/16 01:35PM

Since March, 75 people were infected with chicken pox in a South Williamsburg Orthodox Jewish community. The NYC health department is investigating the outbreak which almost exclusively affected infants and children up to 10 years old who were not vaccinated against the varicella virus or hadn’t finished the vaccination course.

Andy Cush · 05/17/16 11:33AM

Read this illuminating and infuriating interview with an anonymous “former bike thief” for some tips on how to best protect your own ride. Rule number one: “Don’t be fooled by Kryptonite locks, they’re not as tough as made out to be.”