Crime & Safety

Watch: NYPD Cruiser Casually Runs Red Light at 4th and Atlantic

One day after horrific crash at the intersection.

On Monday, tragedy struck outside the Barclays Center when an SUV crashed into multiple cars and plowed head-on into a bicycle rider, killing him and injuring two others.

On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams cycled to the crash site and declared: “If we don’t fast-track green streets in the city, we’ll continue to see tragedies like these.”

Also on Tuesday, Doug Gordon, the ”livable streets advocate” who runs the Brooklyn Spoke blog, shot this video of hella cars, including a police cruiser, casually running a red at the intersection where the crash occurred.

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Gordon says on Twitter that the video was shot at 4th and Atlantic avenues.

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“One day after a fatal crash at this intersection, drivers — including the NYPD — blatantly run the red,” he writes.

We’ve reached out to the NYPD for comment.

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