tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5860455212216525995..comments2024-03-18T19:27:54.524-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: [Updated] Report: Skateboarder dies after collision with truck at Union SquareUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47646850715190546312012-11-21T19:05:22.202-05:002012-11-21T19:05:22.202-05:00It was a terrible death
It was a terrible death<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79073548652887588432012-11-21T14:27:09.409-05:002012-11-21T14:27:09.409-05:00My condolences to the family. What a tragic loss....My condolences to the family. What a tragic loss. RIP<br /><br />SKATER LOVE 4Eglammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-46573166440829403312012-11-21T09:57:14.471-05:002012-11-21T09:57:14.471-05:00Was not a skateboard - was a longboard.Was not a skateboard - was a longboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42539053601172243562012-11-21T09:47:10.529-05:002012-11-21T09:47:10.529-05:00Very sad. RIP.
MelanieVery sad. RIP.<br />MelanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13577125065717065342012-11-21T09:46:51.631-05:002012-11-21T09:46:51.631-05:00Poor guy! Just a young man having a good time and ...Poor guy! Just a young man having a good time and made a mistake. RIP in heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27305208026497899252012-11-21T08:00:47.175-05:002012-11-21T08:00:47.175-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55280152038912652362012-11-20T22:52:04.350-05:002012-11-20T22:52:04.350-05:00I gave up on gothamist, the servers that they are ...I gave up on gothamist, the servers that they are using are so slow.,. Or maybe they don't know how to make a web page .. But either way the wait to load images and pages from their site is so pathetic....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58358507676350508162012-11-20T20:24:14.065-05:002012-11-20T20:24:14.065-05:00Does anyone else besides me find Gothamist to be r...Does anyone else besides me find Gothamist to be really horribly horrible compared to how usually horrible they are?<br /><br />The way they "cover" this stuff is insulting trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21104809505281053522012-11-20T19:40:21.927-05:002012-11-20T19:40:21.927-05:00Uhhh because it's how I get to work, both boar...Uhhh because it's how I get to work, both board and bike. If there's some long, connected park I haven't heard of that will get me uptown and through midtown traffic every day, let me know. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5895995903923742742012-11-20T19:24:40.858-05:002012-11-20T19:24:40.858-05:00why people feel the need to bike and/or skateboard...<i>why people feel the need to bike and/or skateboard in NYC traffic when there are ample parks in which to do this sort of thing escapes me.</i><br /><br />You don't understand the concept of transportation?Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-42529204520628749232012-11-20T19:09:54.495-05:002012-11-20T19:09:54.495-05:00@crazy Eddie. Everyone knows what the rules are. I...@crazy Eddie. Everyone knows what the rules are. It's just that nobody wants to follow them. Then everybody gets mad at the other guy for not following the rules. BagelGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155261136809679167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9071693715200192272012-11-20T17:17:36.054-05:002012-11-20T17:17:36.054-05:00why people feel the need to bike and/or skateboard...why people feel the need to bike and/or skateboard in NYC traffic when there are ample parks in which to do this sort of thing escapes me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43142543099344573262012-11-20T16:32:35.849-05:002012-11-20T16:32:35.849-05:00So sad. Traffic isn't so fast there. I am wond...So sad. Traffic isn't so fast there. I am wondering if he might have suddenly swerved in front of a truck with a tall cab. It's entirely possible you might not see someone who came out of nowhere and was close to the truck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7206012853673712752012-11-20T16:03:16.765-05:002012-11-20T16:03:16.765-05:00Skateboarding is fun, for all ages, and like any o...Skateboarding is fun, for all ages, and like any other sport, you have to just be smart. Sometimes, though, things are just out of your control. My thoughts are with the family of this young man. Peace out, bro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49505926267183111512012-11-20T15:47:58.092-05:002012-11-20T15:47:58.092-05:00As an avid cyclist, this whole US north of 14th st...As an avid cyclist, this whole US north of 14th street area with its pedestrian mall, food trucks, etc., it is very dangerous place since nobody knows what the rules are and it should be avoided by vehicles, pedestrians, bike riders, boarders, whatever. 17th street between Park Ave and Broadway is particularly dangerous.Crazy Eddienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1888610890663900762012-11-20T15:36:37.775-05:002012-11-20T15:36:37.775-05:00eekk, that last photo is bad :(
eekk, that last photo is bad :(<br /> Bobby Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62027163497679184042012-11-20T14:56:32.924-05:002012-11-20T14:56:32.924-05:00traffic in that lane usually moves slow. stomach d...traffic in that lane usually moves slow. stomach dropping thought, that perhaps he was run over not just hit.<br />awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52801329784300219902012-11-20T14:51:09.040-05:002012-11-20T14:51:09.040-05:00R.I.P. baby
The most dangerous vehicle in this da...R.I.P. baby<br /><br />The most dangerous vehicle in this day and age in an overpopulated NYC is the skateboard, and skateboarders are fearless. Sad and angry. Union Square is extremely, extremely dangerous. Everyone be careful. You just can't wonder around so freely anymore. My partner almost got hit by a bicyclist while trying to squeeze through cars that were stopped in the crosswalk, in Soho tis past weekend. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89248279151814459372012-11-20T14:20:12.198-05:002012-11-20T14:20:12.198-05:00That's terrible. I just walked by a group of S...That's terrible. I just walked by a group of Skateboarders on the divide across from Beth Israel last weekend. They were all over the place, and I think one of them was close to 40.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com