State Senator Sees 'Built-in Racism And Classism' Behind A Cyclist's Death In Brownsville
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Gothamist
On Monday night dozens of cyclists, activists, and elected officials gathered on the corner of Chester Street and Sutter Avenue in Brownsville, where 57-year-old cyclist Ernest Askew was killed by a driver last week.
Askew is at least the 14th cyclist killed by drivers on New York City's streets this year. (Victor Ang, who was struck while riding a Citi Bike in April, died in June, though it is unclear if Ang died from injuries related to the crash.)
State Senator Zellnor Myrie, who represents Brownsville, called Askew's death "a grave tragedy that compounds the built-in racism and classism that is our transportation system as it exists right now."
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