Taxi Cab Ends Up On 10th Avenue Sidewalk — Ironically on Site of Safe Streets Protest

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A taxi cab ended up on the sidewalk on 10th Avenue this afternoon after being rear-ended by another car.

Police said that a car had collided with the cab. There were minor injuries to one passenger and no arrest was made. It appears the cab took out a parking meeting on its way across the pavement and narrowly missed careering through the window of the dental office.

The yellow taxi remained on the sidewalk for a couple of hours as Hell’s Kitchen pedestrians casually maneuvered around the vehicle as they went about their day.

Ironically, the resting place of the taxi just next to Target between W44/45th Street was the site of a recent press conference called by council member Erik Bottcher to highlight the danger of Hell’s Kitchen’s traffic.

Unbelievable. This is where we held our press conference in January calling for a safe street redesign of Tenth Avenue. @NYC_DOT, we need a protected bike lane, pedestrian islands and other safety features now! https://t.co/h5ftrRgDPg — Erik Bottcher (@ebottcher) May 13, 2022