About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 34
▸ Crush Injuries 15
▸ Amputation 2
▸ Severe Bleeding 16
▸ Severe Lacerations 16
▸ Concussion 21
▸ Whiplash 147
▸ Contusion/Bruise 155
▸ Abrasion 91
▸ Pain/Nausea 46
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
Caught Speeding Recently in AD 31
- 2021 Me/Be Spor (9GM3735) – 114 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2015 Gray Me/Be Sedan (LXJ6043) – 106 times • 2 in last 90d here
- 2024 Black Tesla Sedan (39DTPQ) – 92 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2023 Black Audi Suburban (LEA6381) – 87 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2012 Grey Me/Be Sedan (9242ZU) – 81 times • 1 in last 90d here
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Pre-dawn on the Nassau: a flagger didn’t make it home
AD 31: Jan 1, 2022 - Oct 11, 2025
Just after 7 AM on Sep 19, a driver hit and killed 44‑year‑old Isabel Alvarez, a construction flagger, on the Nassau Expressway near the Van Wyck. Police say the driver fled and was caught nearby. ABC7 | NYC Open Data
She was one of 34 people killed on these streets since 2022. NYC Open Data
This Week
- Sep 19: A driver in a sedan killed a person walking on the Nassau Expressway; police recorded unsafe speed. NYC Open Data
- Sep 12: Two westbound drivers hit and killed a man crossing the Belt Parkway near 146th Street. NYC Open Data
Belt Parkway takes the most
The Belt Parkway is the worst location here: 10 deaths and 991 injuries since 2022. NYC Open Data
South Conduit Avenue, Nassau Expressway, and North Conduit Avenue follow in harm. Each shows bodies and broken bones in the records. NYC Open Data
Nights and early mornings bleed
Deaths cluster in the dark hours. From 1 AM to 6 AM, the toll stacks up, with spikes around 3 AM and 6 AM. NYC Open Data
Police records name driver actions we can change: failure to yield. unsafe speed. aggressive driving. Each shows up in the caseload here. NYC Open Data
The pattern is clear in the logs
Since 2022, people walking were hit in 477 crashes in this district. Eleven of them died. Buses, trucks, taxis, sedans, and SUVs are all in the file. NYC Open Data
A city bus making a left at Lefferts Boulevard and 133rd Avenue injured a 64‑year‑old woman crossing with the signal. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. NYC Open Data
On Sep 12, just before dawn, a man crossing the Belt Parkway was hit by two drivers and died there. amNY
What leaders did — and didn’t
Albany kept school‑zone speed cameras alive through 2030. Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson voted yes on S 8344. Open States
Years earlier, Anderson warned that 24/7 cameras could burden Black and brown communities. The deaths kept coming. Streetsblog NYC
The worst repeat drivers keep speeding. Our city can slow them. The tools are on the table: a lower default speed limit under Sammy’s Law, and speed limiters for habitual speeders. The case is laid out here.
Fix the places we know
Start where the blood runs: Belt Parkway, South Conduit, Nassau, North Conduit. Add light and attention at night. Work the repeat hotspots.
On surface streets: daylight corners. Give pedestrians a head start at the light. Harden left turns so drivers slow. These are basic moves for failure‑to‑yield and speed cases in this file. NYC Open Data
Hold them to it
Council Member Selvena N. Brooks‑Powers and State Senator James Sanders represent this area. The record is public. The deaths are named in the tape. The next step is simple: slow the cars and rein in repeat speeders. Ask them to act. Take action.
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-11
- Driver charged after woman directing traffic around expressway killed in Queens hit-and-run, ABC7, Published 2025-09-20
- Man struck and killed by two vehicles while trying to cross Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD, amNY, Published 2025-09-16
- File S 8344, Open States, Published 2025-06-17
- Not Just Albany: Council Members Also Wary on Speed Cameras … Unless Mayor Allocates Money to their Districts, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2022-05-16
- Take Action: Slow the Speed, Stop the Carnage, CrashCount, Published 0001-01-01
- Woman killed by hit-and-run driver while directing traffic around Van Wyck Expressway construction project: NYPD, amNY, Published 2025-09-19
- Man struck by car, dragged down Queens’ Belt Parkway near JFK in grisly crash, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-12
Fix the Problem
Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson
District 31
Other Representatives
Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
District 31
State Senator James Sanders
District 10
▸ Other Geographies
AD 31 Assembly District 31 sits in Queens, District 31, SD 10.
It contains South Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Rosedale, Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Rockaway Community Park, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica Bay (East), Queens CB10, Queens CB83, Queens CB14.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 31
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SUV Runs Light, Passenger Ejected and Bleeding▸Jan 26 - A Toyota SUV flipped on 135th Avenue. A 23-year-old woman, thrown from the back seat, lay unconscious and bleeding. A BMW struck head-on. A parked Dodge crumpled. Someone ran the light. Metal twisted. Lives upended in Queens before dawn.
According to the police report, a violent collision unfolded on 135th Avenue near Lefferts Boulevard in Queens at 2:55 a.m. A Toyota SUV, traveling north, overturned after a driver disregarded traffic control. The report states, 'A Toyota SUV flipped. A 23-year-old woman, unbelted in back, was thrown out. She lay bleeding, unconscious.' The SUV collided head-on with a BMW sedan, while a parked Dodge truck was struck and crumpled. The police report explicitly cites 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as the contributing factor, pointing to a driver running a red light. The 23-year-old woman, a rear passenger in the SUV, suffered severe injuries after being ejected from the vehicle. No actions by the victim are listed as contributing factors. The crash highlights the deadly consequences when drivers ignore traffic signals.
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BMW Strikes Young Pedestrian at North Conduit▸Jan 24 - A BMW slams into a 23-year-old crossing North Conduit Avenue. His head hits the hood. Blood stains the street. The convertible’s front end buckles. The man lies motionless, life ended in the rush of traffic.
According to the police report, a BMW convertible traveling west on North Conduit Avenue near Rockaway Boulevard struck a 23-year-old man at the intersection. The report states the pedestrian was crossing against the signal when the collision occurred. The impact was severe: the man’s head hit the hood, blood pooled on the asphalt, and the vehicle’s front end crumpled. The victim was found unconscious with fatal head injuries and severe bleeding. The police report lists the contributing factors for both driver and pedestrian as 'Unspecified.' The report describes the driver as licensed and proceeding straight ahead at the time of the crash. The narrative centers the devastating outcome for the pedestrian, who died at the scene.
Jan 26 - A Toyota SUV flipped on 135th Avenue. A 23-year-old woman, thrown from the back seat, lay unconscious and bleeding. A BMW struck head-on. A parked Dodge crumpled. Someone ran the light. Metal twisted. Lives upended in Queens before dawn.
According to the police report, a violent collision unfolded on 135th Avenue near Lefferts Boulevard in Queens at 2:55 a.m. A Toyota SUV, traveling north, overturned after a driver disregarded traffic control. The report states, 'A Toyota SUV flipped. A 23-year-old woman, unbelted in back, was thrown out. She lay bleeding, unconscious.' The SUV collided head-on with a BMW sedan, while a parked Dodge truck was struck and crumpled. The police report explicitly cites 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as the contributing factor, pointing to a driver running a red light. The 23-year-old woman, a rear passenger in the SUV, suffered severe injuries after being ejected from the vehicle. No actions by the victim are listed as contributing factors. The crash highlights the deadly consequences when drivers ignore traffic signals.
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BMW Strikes Young Pedestrian at North Conduit▸Jan 24 - A BMW slams into a 23-year-old crossing North Conduit Avenue. His head hits the hood. Blood stains the street. The convertible’s front end buckles. The man lies motionless, life ended in the rush of traffic.
According to the police report, a BMW convertible traveling west on North Conduit Avenue near Rockaway Boulevard struck a 23-year-old man at the intersection. The report states the pedestrian was crossing against the signal when the collision occurred. The impact was severe: the man’s head hit the hood, blood pooled on the asphalt, and the vehicle’s front end crumpled. The victim was found unconscious with fatal head injuries and severe bleeding. The police report lists the contributing factors for both driver and pedestrian as 'Unspecified.' The report describes the driver as licensed and proceeding straight ahead at the time of the crash. The narrative centers the devastating outcome for the pedestrian, who died at the scene.
Jan 24 - A BMW slams into a 23-year-old crossing North Conduit Avenue. His head hits the hood. Blood stains the street. The convertible’s front end buckles. The man lies motionless, life ended in the rush of traffic.
According to the police report, a BMW convertible traveling west on North Conduit Avenue near Rockaway Boulevard struck a 23-year-old man at the intersection. The report states the pedestrian was crossing against the signal when the collision occurred. The impact was severe: the man’s head hit the hood, blood pooled on the asphalt, and the vehicle’s front end crumpled. The victim was found unconscious with fatal head injuries and severe bleeding. The police report lists the contributing factors for both driver and pedestrian as 'Unspecified.' The report describes the driver as licensed and proceeding straight ahead at the time of the crash. The narrative centers the devastating outcome for the pedestrian, who died at the scene.