Marilyn Dershowitz
Marilyn Dershowitz
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Age: 68
Location:
w 29th St
between 9th and 10th Avenues
New York , NY
United States
From Gothamist
Marilyn Dershowitz, sister-in-law to famed attorney Alan Dershowitz,
was killed in a cycling accident yesterday afternoon as she rode through
a dark stretch of road underneath a US Mail sorting plant. The
68-year-old was riding behind her husband Nathan Dershowitz, who told DNAinfo,
"She waited for the light and I made the light and was riding slowly.
When she didn't come, I saw her down and people around her." She was hit
by a 7-ton truck, and though she was wearing a helmet, died shortly
after being transported to Bellevue Hospital. The driver of the truck, a
postal employee for 24 years, was unaware that he hit anyone until
authorities tracked him down.
The accident occurred near the intersection of W. 29th and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. Dershowitz, who was a special referee
at the Manhattan Supreme Court until retiring six months ago, was
apparently riding with traffic, the mail truck on her left. Another car
was driving to the left of the truck, and as the truck moved right to
avoid the car, struck Dershowitz.
No charges have been filed in the case, and a spokesman for the
Postal service said, "The postal police, along with the NYPD are
continuing to investigate this matter to determine the culpability of
the driver." Dershowitz, who notably worked on the "Dr. Boom" case
of a doctor who blew up his Upper East Side townhouse in a suicide
attempt, will be missed. "She was lovely lady and they were a lovely
couple," her doorman of 11 years said, "She was a big part of the
community...She was always happy."
From DNA info
Upper West Side — Hundreds of friends and relatives packed into the Riverside Memorial Chapel on West 76th Street Tuesday afternoon to pay their respects to Marilyn Dershowitz, 68, who was struck and killed by a postal truck Saturday while riding her bike through Chelsea.
Family and friends mourn Marilyn Dershowtiz outside the
Riverside Memorial Chapel at 180 West 76th Street on July 5, 2011.
(DNAinfo/Ben Fractenberg)
Her husband, Nathan Dershowitz, brother of famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz,
said he and his wife had just bought tickets for a Fourth of July boat
ride and theater tickets for a visit from their grandkids before the
fatal ride.
Their final discussion was getting their Tudor City apartment ready for their guests, and how they would spend time during their imminent visit, Dershowitz said.
"And then suddenly I go through the light; she stops for the light. I
go a little bit down, and everything changes. Everything changes,"
Dershowitz said during the service.
Dershowitz told DNAinfo on Saturday that the US Postal truck and
another vehicle were trying to squeeze through a narrow street when his
wife was hit. Police said they did not initially suspect any criminality
and that the driver of the mail truck was unaware of the collision. The
driver has not been charged as of Tuesday.
She was wearing a helmet at the time, and it had to be cut off of her by paramedics, her relatives said.
Marilyn Dershowitz had a lengthy career in the law, which began when
she decided to go back to law school as a mother of two children, her
son said.
"She went to law school with two kids in
the house. I don't know how she balanced that. Somehow she did well at
law school and as a mother at the same time," said her son, Adam
Dershowitz. He said he was already in high school when she enrolled.
She
was appointed a court referee — akin to a judge — in 1998 after
clerking for Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lewis Friedman, according
to reports.
Years later, she acted as the referee in the divorce case between
Cordula Bartha and Dr. Nicholas Bartha, the physician who was suspected
of blowing up his Upper East Side townhouse in 2006 to get revenge on
his wife.
Dershowitz reportedly awarded Bartha's wife $1.2 million in the 2001 split, but let him keep the E. 62nd Street home.
She also acted as the referee in the 2003 divorce case between
therapist Kathryn Faughey and her ex-husband, Adam, according to the
Daily News.
Faughey was allegedly stabbed to death by a crazed David Tarloff at her office on the Upper East Side in 2008.
Most recently, Dershowitz had been doing mediation at the appellate level, her husband said.
She retired six months ago and was looking forward to taking on new adventures, according to relatives.
Adam Dershowitz added that his mother was "very tough when she had to be."
He said she once stood up to a potential mugger who demanded her money when she was out buying milk for the family.
She verbally confronted the would-be robber before walking away, her son said.
"Mom, I still can't figure out why you couldn't do that to the truck," he added.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Age: 68
Location:
w 29th St
between 9th and 10th Avenues
New York , NY
United States
From Gothamist
Marilyn Dershowitz, sister-in-law to famed attorney Alan Dershowitz,
was killed in a cycling accident yesterday afternoon as she rode through
a dark stretch of road underneath a US Mail sorting plant. The
68-year-old was riding behind her husband Nathan Dershowitz, who told DNAinfo,
"She waited for the light and I made the light and was riding slowly.
When she didn't come, I saw her down and people around her." She was hit
by a 7-ton truck, and though she was wearing a helmet, died shortly
after being transported to Bellevue Hospital. The driver of the truck, a
postal employee for 24 years, was unaware that he hit anyone until
authorities tracked him down.
The accident occurred near the intersection of W. 29th and 9th Avenue in Manhattan. Dershowitz, who was a special referee
at the Manhattan Supreme Court until retiring six months ago, was
apparently riding with traffic, the mail truck on her left. Another car
was driving to the left of the truck, and as the truck moved right to
avoid the car, struck Dershowitz.
No charges have been filed in the case, and a spokesman for the
Postal service said, "The postal police, along with the NYPD are
continuing to investigate this matter to determine the culpability of
the driver." Dershowitz, who notably worked on the "Dr. Boom" case
of a doctor who blew up his Upper East Side townhouse in a suicide
attempt, will be missed. "She was lovely lady and they were a lovely
couple," her doorman of 11 years said, "She was a big part of the
community...She was always happy."
From DNA info
Upper West Side — Hundreds of friends and relatives packed into the Riverside Memorial Chapel on West 76th Street Tuesday afternoon to pay their respects to Marilyn Dershowitz, 68, who was struck and killed by a postal truck Saturday while riding her bike through Chelsea.
Family and friends mourn Marilyn Dershowtiz outside the
Riverside Memorial Chapel at 180 West 76th Street on July 5, 2011.
(DNAinfo/Ben Fractenberg)
Her husband, Nathan Dershowitz, brother of famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz,
said he and his wife had just bought tickets for a Fourth of July boat
ride and theater tickets for a visit from their grandkids before the
fatal ride.
Their final discussion was getting their Tudor City apartment ready for their guests, and how they would spend time during their imminent visit, Dershowitz said.
"And then suddenly I go through the light; she stops for the light. I
go a little bit down, and everything changes. Everything changes,"
Dershowitz said during the service.
Dershowitz told DNAinfo on Saturday that the US Postal truck and
another vehicle were trying to squeeze through a narrow street when his
wife was hit. Police said they did not initially suspect any criminality
and that the driver of the mail truck was unaware of the collision. The
driver has not been charged as of Tuesday.
She was wearing a helmet at the time, and it had to be cut off of her by paramedics, her relatives said.
Marilyn Dershowitz had a lengthy career in the law, which began when
she decided to go back to law school as a mother of two children, her
son said.
"She went to law school with two kids in
the house. I don't know how she balanced that. Somehow she did well at
law school and as a mother at the same time," said her son, Adam
Dershowitz. He said he was already in high school when she enrolled.
She
was appointed a court referee — akin to a judge — in 1998 after
clerking for Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lewis Friedman, according
to reports.
Years later, she acted as the referee in the divorce case between
Cordula Bartha and Dr. Nicholas Bartha, the physician who was suspected
of blowing up his Upper East Side townhouse in 2006 to get revenge on
his wife.
Dershowitz reportedly awarded Bartha's wife $1.2 million in the 2001 split, but let him keep the E. 62nd Street home.
She also acted as the referee in the 2003 divorce case between
therapist Kathryn Faughey and her ex-husband, Adam, according to the
Daily News.
Faughey was allegedly stabbed to death by a crazed David Tarloff at her office on the Upper East Side in 2008.
Most recently, Dershowitz had been doing mediation at the appellate level, her husband said.
She retired six months ago and was looking forward to taking on new adventures, according to relatives.
Adam Dershowitz added that his mother was "very tough when she had to be."
He said she once stood up to a potential mugger who demanded her money when she was out buying milk for the family.
She verbally confronted the would-be robber before walking away, her son said.
"Mom, I still can't figure out why you couldn't do that to the truck," he added.