Monday Headlines: ID-Less Jerk Edition
How about one crime at a time?
Edison Jovanny Morocho Gonzalez was arrested by Suffolk Police yesterday after allegedly striking Savier Alverca Jiminez, a 43-year-old pedestrian, with his car.
According to police, Gonzalez was also driving without a license and had other warrants out for his arrest. Jiminez was transported to NYU Langone Hospital in Patchogue to receive treatment for serious injuries, police said.
Elsewhere in the Empire State:
- New York City’s Health Department found that congestion pricing slightly improved Manhattan’s air quality without worsening pollution levels in other boroughs. (The New York Times)
- Unclear progress on MTA bus repairs is prompting concern. (The Daily News)
- Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says he has a plan to combat socialist policies in New York. (The New York Post)
- Police impounded seven vehicles after the latest Long Island “street takeover” was disrupted. (Gothamist)
- A survey worker was critically injured in a work zone crash in the Hudson Valley. (The Journal News)
- Parking debates are still dominating Cold Spring meetings. (Highlands Current)
- Cyclists returned to Tannersville to tour the Catskills as part of an annual event. (The Overlook News)
- Where the hell does Upstate New York begin? (The Times Union)
- Safety and infrastructure improvements for the 363 Gateway project mean that State Street North will be closed for three months. (Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin)
- A Niagara Falls council member sees her mayor’s emergency declaration as a distraction from larger issues of poor infrastructure and unaffordable housing. (BTPM)
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