Crime & Safety

Cyclist Hospitalized After Crash In Astoria: FDNY

A cyclist was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after a crash in Astoria, according to the FDNY.

ASTORIA, QUEENS — A cyclist was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after a crash in Astoria, according to the FDNY.

The crash happened about 7:45 a.m. by the intersection of 10th Street and 35th Avenue, a Fire Department spokesperson said.

First responders rushed the cyclist to New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The spokesperson did not have any information on the cyclist's condition.

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Witnesses told a SCOOTERCASTER reporter that the victim was a delivery man riding a bike.

A call for the NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad to respond was subsequently canceled, a police spokesperson told Patch; the unit investigates crashes when someone has been killed or critically injured.

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