"Valenti, 60, was a beloved colleague who for the last 16 years worked at National Elevator Cab and Door Corporation, said the company's CEO, Jeff Friedman. "We're simultaneously mourning her and trying to figure out how to do what she did, because it was such a necessary, vital function," he said. "We can't do it nearly as well as she did. We're all just a little bit hopeful and working extra hard." "She was a wonderful person," he said."
"The bus stop Valenti used at North Elliott Place was located right next to a busy bike lane on Flushing Avenue that shares sidewalk space with pedestrians. At around 7:20 a.m., police said, a 41-year-old man carrying a 39-year-old woman on the back of an e-bike ran into her. Valenti died at the hospital later in the morning, according to the NYPD. The e-bike was made by Movcan and is advertised as being able to travel around 30 mph."
Terri Valenti, 60, was struck and killed while stepping off an MTA bus near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The collision occurred around 7:20 a.m. when a 41-year-old man carrying a 39-year-old woman on the back of an e-bike ran into her. Valenti died later at the hospital. The e-bike, made by Movcan, is advertised to travel about 30 mph and was not registered or plated as required for high-speed models. City officials are reviewing the bike lane for safety improvements amid growing problems with unlicensed motorbikes used by delivery workers and commuters.
Read at Gothamist
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]