Giovanni Nin
Giovanni Nin
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Age: 26
Location:
Mayflower and East Tremont Ave
Bronx , NY
United States
In August 2016, Giovanni's mother spoke at a Community Board meeting in favor of making the area where he was killed safer for all street users.
"I'll never see this smile again," she said through tears. "But please, help me not to see another mother like this."
After forum, Jimenez told Streetsblog that she decided to come
and speak out for the changes because she did not want more people to
get killed. "I'm dealing with my pain, and I'm okay with it," she said,
"but I don't want [anybody] else to go through what I'm going through."
Jimenez lives in the Bronx and drives to Brooklyn every day for work.
She said that if a safer street means a longer commute, so be it. "I
don't need to rush myself. What I do is I go to bed early and I wake up
earlier," she said. Jimenez said that when she stood up, she "wanted to
open up everyone's heart."
From the Bronx Times
Ghost bike memorial ceremony dedicated to hit-and-run victim
By Steven Goodstein
A memorial ceremony was held in response to a hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a young man three weeks prior.
On Thursday, June 30, the Transportation Alternatives Bronx Activist
Committee held a the ceremony to commemorate the life of the late
Giovanni Nin, the 26-year old who was killed in a hit-and-run incident
while biking to his girlfriend’s apartment on East Tremont and Mayflower
avenues on the morning of Saturday, June 11.
The ceremony featured a ghost bike dedication and installation at the
spot near where Nin was hit, on the southbound side of East Tremont
Avenue.
Those in attendance included family members and friends of Nin, along
with Councilman James Vacca, members of the Transportation Alternatives
Bronx Activist Committee and other community activists, who reminisced
about Nin’s life.
“He was a good-hearted individual and he treated me like a queen,”
said Raisa Jiminez, Giovanni’s mother. “This was a beloved member of my
family who was taken away from me and I’ll never be the same again.”
Jiminez, who was in tears over her son’s death pleaded for anybody
with information involving the driver in the hit-and-run incident to
come forward, as no arrests have yet to be made.
“He was always happy - it was impossible to catch him without a
smile,” said John Nin, Giovanni’s brother. “He was a terrific person -
he was my best friend. I want to thank everybody for their support as
well as taking this difficult life step with us.”
“This particular stretch of East Tremont Avenue, which has claimed at
least two lives in the last three years, is one of the worst stretches
in this area,” said Vacca, referring to the stretch between Waterbury
Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard, which has a sharp curve that causes blind
spots for motorists.
“This situation needs to improve to prevent unfortunate incidents
like this one from occurring, and until Community Board 10 comes up with
their own solution after rejecting the Department of Transportation’s
plan, this stretch will continue to be dangerous for many,” the
councilman said.
Vacca blamed CB 10’s inaction on a DOT-recommended plan as partly responsible for the tragic incident.
He also chastised the Throggs Neck Merchants Association for opposing
DOT’s plan for this location without submitting an alternate proposal.
“The mayor’s Vision Zero plan for this stretch of East Tremont Avenue
was thrown at us at a CB 10 meeting in 2015. We asked for more time to
discuss the plan’s impact on the community and to make alternate
suggestions but were told that it had to be voted on immediately, so we
opposed the plan,” John Cerini, TNMA treasurer said.
“This incident shows the dire need for a complete street redesign on
East Tremont Avenue, one that incorporates safety for all road users,
including cyclists and pedestrians,” said Dan Ranells, of Transportation
Alternatives.
Following the memorial ceremony, attendees participated in a bike
ride honoring Nin, from where he was struck to the FedEx at 635 Zerega
Avenue where he worked.
Community Board 10 did not return a request for comment.
Reach Reporter Steven Goodstein at (718) 260-4599. E-mail him at sgoodstein@cnglocal.com.
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Age: 26
Location:
Mayflower and East Tremont Ave
Bronx , NY
United States
In August 2016, Giovanni's mother spoke at a Community Board meeting in favor of making the area where he was killed safer for all street users.
"I'll never see this smile again," she said through tears. "But please, help me not to see another mother like this."
After forum, Jimenez told Streetsblog that she decided to come
and speak out for the changes because she did not want more people to
get killed. "I'm dealing with my pain, and I'm okay with it," she said,
"but I don't want [anybody] else to go through what I'm going through."
Jimenez lives in the Bronx and drives to Brooklyn every day for work.
She said that if a safer street means a longer commute, so be it. "I
don't need to rush myself. What I do is I go to bed early and I wake up
earlier," she said. Jimenez said that when she stood up, she "wanted to
open up everyone's heart."
From the Bronx Times
Ghost bike memorial ceremony dedicated to hit-and-run victim
By Steven Goodstein
A memorial ceremony was held in response to a hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a young man three weeks prior.
On Thursday, June 30, the Transportation Alternatives Bronx Activist
Committee held a the ceremony to commemorate the life of the late
Giovanni Nin, the 26-year old who was killed in a hit-and-run incident
while biking to his girlfriend’s apartment on East Tremont and Mayflower
avenues on the morning of Saturday, June 11.
The ceremony featured a ghost bike dedication and installation at the
spot near where Nin was hit, on the southbound side of East Tremont
Avenue.
Those in attendance included family members and friends of Nin, along
with Councilman James Vacca, members of the Transportation Alternatives
Bronx Activist Committee and other community activists, who reminisced
about Nin’s life.
“He was a good-hearted individual and he treated me like a queen,”
said Raisa Jiminez, Giovanni’s mother. “This was a beloved member of my
family who was taken away from me and I’ll never be the same again.”
Jiminez, who was in tears over her son’s death pleaded for anybody
with information involving the driver in the hit-and-run incident to
come forward, as no arrests have yet to be made.
“He was always happy - it was impossible to catch him without a
smile,” said John Nin, Giovanni’s brother. “He was a terrific person -
he was my best friend. I want to thank everybody for their support as
well as taking this difficult life step with us.”
“This particular stretch of East Tremont Avenue, which has claimed at
least two lives in the last three years, is one of the worst stretches
in this area,” said Vacca, referring to the stretch between Waterbury
Avenue and Bruckner Boulevard, which has a sharp curve that causes blind
spots for motorists.
“This situation needs to improve to prevent unfortunate incidents
like this one from occurring, and until Community Board 10 comes up with
their own solution after rejecting the Department of Transportation’s
plan, this stretch will continue to be dangerous for many,” the
councilman said.
Vacca blamed CB 10’s inaction on a DOT-recommended plan as partly responsible for the tragic incident.
He also chastised the Throggs Neck Merchants Association for opposing
DOT’s plan for this location without submitting an alternate proposal.
“The mayor’s Vision Zero plan for this stretch of East Tremont Avenue
was thrown at us at a CB 10 meeting in 2015. We asked for more time to
discuss the plan’s impact on the community and to make alternate
suggestions but were told that it had to be voted on immediately, so we
opposed the plan,” John Cerini, TNMA treasurer said.
“This incident shows the dire need for a complete street redesign on
East Tremont Avenue, one that incorporates safety for all road users,
including cyclists and pedestrians,” said Dan Ranells, of Transportation
Alternatives.
Following the memorial ceremony, attendees participated in a bike
ride honoring Nin, from where he was struck to the FedEx at 635 Zerega
Avenue where he worked.
Community Board 10 did not return a request for comment.
Reach Reporter Steven Goodstein at (718) 260-4599. E-mail him at sgoodstein@cnglocal.com.