Don’t walk this way: 58% more NYC pedestrians killed so far in 2021

The city may need to get its “Vision” checked.

Pedestrian deaths in the city have surged 58 percent so far this year compared to the same period in 2020 — to 41 deaths from 26 — despite Mayor de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” program to make city streets less dangerous for walkers. In 2018 and 2019 there were 31 and 34 pedestrians killed, respectively, in the same Jan. 1 to April 28 period, according to city Department of Transportation data.