AD 34: Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 18, 2025

Just after 11 AM on Sep 10, at 74th Street and 31st Avenue, a driver turned right and hit a 45‑year‑old man on a bike. Police records list a serious leg injury and crush trauma NYC Open Data.

This Month

• On Aug 12 at 42nd Street and 19th Avenue, a driver hit two people by a food truck. Both pedestrians died. The 84‑year‑old driver also died NYC Open Data.

The toll on these blocks

Since 2022, 18 people have been killed and 2,263 injured in 4,305 crashes in Assembly District 34. That includes 10 people walking, 1 person on a bike, and 7 vehicle occupants NYC Open Data.

At 42nd Street, three deaths. On Northern Boulevard, 101 people hurt. On 37th Avenue, two deaths and dozens injured. These corners keep giving the same answer back NYC Open Data.

8 AM is the deadliest hour here, with five people killed. Late afternoon at 5 PM isn’t far behind NYC Open Data.

Speed and the stop that never came

On Feb 1, 2024, at 90th Street and 37th Avenue, police recorded unsafe speed and a blown signal. A woman crossing was killed NYC Open Data.

On Aug 12, 2025, witnesses in Astoria said the car that hit the food truck was flying. “Must have been going at least 60+ miles an hour,” one man said. “Right through the stop sign.” ABC7

The names from that morning were Joaquin Venancio‑Mendez, 41, and Santiago Baires, 70, according to a later report amNY. The street was left in pieces.

What leaders have done — and haven’t

After the Aug 12 crash, local officials called for slower streets. A report said they urged a 20 MPH limit and daylighting Streetsblog.

Assembly Member Jessica González‑Rojas co‑sponsors a bill to force repeat speeders to install speed‑limiting tech, A 2299 Open States. She also backed an earlier version, A 7979 Open States. In June, legislators approved S 8344 to keep school‑zone speed protections on the books; she voted yes NYS Senate.

The map shows where the bodies fall. 42nd Street. Northern Boulevard. 37th Avenue. The clock says when. 8 AM. 5 PM. The causes appear in the files: unsafe speed, ignored control. The fixes are not a mystery: slower default speeds and cutting the worst repeat offenders off from speed.

Make these corners livable

Local steps fit the data here: daylight corners at Northern and 37th; harden turns at 42nd Street; and add traffic calming where the 8 AM rush kills. Police recorded turning and control failures; the design should make those hard to do NYC Open Data.

Citywide, leaders can act now. Use Sammy’s Law authority to set a 20 MPH default, and pass a strong superspeeder law that forces speed limiters on chronic offenders Streetsblog Open States.

The morning at 74th and 31st will come again. It does, until someone slows the street.

Take one step today. Tell City Hall and Albany to slow the cars and stop the repeat offenders. Start here.