Queens Crosswalks Are Killing Fields—How Many More Will Die Before Ron Kim Acts?
AD 40: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 7, 2025
The Bodies in the Crosswalks
A 78-year-old woman tried to cross Northern Boulevard. She never made it. A dark minivan hit her and kept going. Police reported she was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver as she crossed a Queens street.
A child, three years old, was killed on College Point Boulevard. The driver fled. Assembly Member Ron Kim acknowledged, “We’ve always recognized there was a problem on this block.”
In the last twelve months, three people died on these streets. Eleven more suffered serious injuries. Four hundred were hurt. The numbers do not bleed, but the families do.
On March 13, a car struck two people at 32nd Avenue and 138th Street. A man was pinned under the car. A child, eight or ten, was also hit. Both went to the hospital. The man was in critical condition. The driver stayed. The street stayed dangerous. (ABC7)
The Pattern: Who Pays the Price
Elders and children pay most. In one year, two people over 75 died. No child under 18 died. The injuries are not numbers. They are broken bones, crushed bodies, and lives that do not heal.
The killers are cars, SUVs, and trucks. SUVs and cars caused seven deaths and eleven serious injuries. Trucks and buses added more. Bikes and mopeds are blamed, but the numbers do not lie: the deadliest machines are the biggest ones.
What Ron Kim Has Done—and Not Done
Ron Kim has co-sponsored bills to make streets safer for everyone and supported other safety measures. He voted yes on a bill to put speed cameras near schools. He has spoken about the dangers on local blocks. But the bodies keep coming. The bills are not yet law. The cameras are not everywhere. The streets are not safe.
The Next Step: No More Waiting
Every day of delay is another day of blood on the street. Call Ron Kim. Call the Mayor. Demand a 20 mph speed limit. Demand cameras on every deadly block. Demand streets built for people, not for cars. Do not wait for another child’s name in the news.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Man And Child Struck In Queens Crash, ABC7, Published 2025-03-13
- Elderly Woman Killed In Queens Hit-Run, NY Daily News, Published 2025-03-15
- Cops Search for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed 3-Year-Old in Queens, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2023-11-30
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4624334, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-04
- File A 1077, Open States, Published 2025-01-08
- File A 1280, Open States, Published 2023-01-13
- File A 7652, Open States, Published 2024-06-07
- Chinatown pols seek to exempt dollar vans from congestion pricing, amny.com, Published 2023-09-24
▸ Other Geographies
AD 40 Assembly District 40 sits in Queens, Precinct 109, District 20.
It contains Murray Hill-Broadway Flushing, Flushing-Willets Point.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 40
Sedan Fails to Yield, Strikes E-Scooter Rider▸A sedan hit an e-scooter on Parsons Boulevard. The rider flew off, blood streaming from his head. The scooter twisted, metal bent. The car’s bumper bore the mark. Streets ran with danger. The driver failed to yield.
A sedan traveling south on Parsons Boulevard struck an eastbound e-scooter at Cherry Avenue. The 32-year-old scooter rider was ejected and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding. According to the police report, 'A sedan struck an eastbound e-scooter. The rider, 32, was thrown off, conscious, blood pouring from his head. The scooter crumpled. The car’s bumper carried the wound.' The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the contributing factor for the sedan driver. No other contributing factors were noted for the e-scooter rider. No helmet use was listed as a factor. The crash left the vulnerable rider injured and exposed the risks faced by those outside steel and glass.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4534008,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
SUV Merges, Strikes E-Bike Rider on Northern Boulevard▸A Lexus merged on Northern Boulevard. Its bumper hit a 62-year-old e-bike rider. He fell. Blood pooled from his head. He lay conscious, bleeding in the sun. Unsafe lane change. Passing too close. The street stayed silent.
A crash on Northern Boulevard involved a Lexus SUV merging west and an e-bike traveling straight. The SUV's right front bumper struck the e-bike's side. According to the police report, the e-bike rider, a 62-year-old man, suffered a head injury and severe bleeding but remained conscious at the scene. The report lists 'Unsafe Lane Changing' and 'Passing Too Closely' as contributing factors. The SUV was driven by a 61-year-old woman. The e-bike rider was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary causes cited are driver errors. No other injuries were reported.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4529005,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
Elderly Pedestrian Killed by Sedan on Northern Boulevard▸A sedan struck an 88-year-old man on Northern Boulevard. The car kept moving straight. The man’s skull broke. He died under streetlights. No crosswalk. No signal. Metal untouched. Flesh did not survive.
An 88-year-old pedestrian was killed on Northern Boulevard near 147th Street in Queens. According to the police report, 'An 88-year-old man stepped into the dark. A 2018 Honda came fast and straight. Metal stayed whole. His skull did not. He died there, under streetlights, with pain in his head and no signal to guide him.' The sedan, traveling east, struck the man as he crossed outside a crosswalk and without a signal. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The vehicle sustained no damage. The pedestrian suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4509549,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A sedan hit an e-scooter on Parsons Boulevard. The rider flew off, blood streaming from his head. The scooter twisted, metal bent. The car’s bumper bore the mark. Streets ran with danger. The driver failed to yield.
A sedan traveling south on Parsons Boulevard struck an eastbound e-scooter at Cherry Avenue. The 32-year-old scooter rider was ejected and suffered a head injury with severe bleeding. According to the police report, 'A sedan struck an eastbound e-scooter. The rider, 32, was thrown off, conscious, blood pouring from his head. The scooter crumpled. The car’s bumper carried the wound.' The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the contributing factor for the sedan driver. No other contributing factors were noted for the e-scooter rider. No helmet use was listed as a factor. The crash left the vulnerable rider injured and exposed the risks faced by those outside steel and glass.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4534008, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15
SUV Merges, Strikes E-Bike Rider on Northern Boulevard▸A Lexus merged on Northern Boulevard. Its bumper hit a 62-year-old e-bike rider. He fell. Blood pooled from his head. He lay conscious, bleeding in the sun. Unsafe lane change. Passing too close. The street stayed silent.
A crash on Northern Boulevard involved a Lexus SUV merging west and an e-bike traveling straight. The SUV's right front bumper struck the e-bike's side. According to the police report, the e-bike rider, a 62-year-old man, suffered a head injury and severe bleeding but remained conscious at the scene. The report lists 'Unsafe Lane Changing' and 'Passing Too Closely' as contributing factors. The SUV was driven by a 61-year-old woman. The e-bike rider was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary causes cited are driver errors. No other injuries were reported.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4529005,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
Elderly Pedestrian Killed by Sedan on Northern Boulevard▸A sedan struck an 88-year-old man on Northern Boulevard. The car kept moving straight. The man’s skull broke. He died under streetlights. No crosswalk. No signal. Metal untouched. Flesh did not survive.
An 88-year-old pedestrian was killed on Northern Boulevard near 147th Street in Queens. According to the police report, 'An 88-year-old man stepped into the dark. A 2018 Honda came fast and straight. Metal stayed whole. His skull did not. He died there, under streetlights, with pain in his head and no signal to guide him.' The sedan, traveling east, struck the man as he crossed outside a crosswalk and without a signal. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The vehicle sustained no damage. The pedestrian suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4509549,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A Lexus merged on Northern Boulevard. Its bumper hit a 62-year-old e-bike rider. He fell. Blood pooled from his head. He lay conscious, bleeding in the sun. Unsafe lane change. Passing too close. The street stayed silent.
A crash on Northern Boulevard involved a Lexus SUV merging west and an e-bike traveling straight. The SUV's right front bumper struck the e-bike's side. According to the police report, the e-bike rider, a 62-year-old man, suffered a head injury and severe bleeding but remained conscious at the scene. The report lists 'Unsafe Lane Changing' and 'Passing Too Closely' as contributing factors. The SUV was driven by a 61-year-old woman. The e-bike rider was not wearing a helmet, as noted in the report, but the primary causes cited are driver errors. No other injuries were reported.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4529005, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15
Elderly Pedestrian Killed by Sedan on Northern Boulevard▸A sedan struck an 88-year-old man on Northern Boulevard. The car kept moving straight. The man’s skull broke. He died under streetlights. No crosswalk. No signal. Metal untouched. Flesh did not survive.
An 88-year-old pedestrian was killed on Northern Boulevard near 147th Street in Queens. According to the police report, 'An 88-year-old man stepped into the dark. A 2018 Honda came fast and straight. Metal stayed whole. His skull did not. He died there, under streetlights, with pain in his head and no signal to guide him.' The sedan, traveling east, struck the man as he crossed outside a crosswalk and without a signal. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The vehicle sustained no damage. The pedestrian suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4509549,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A sedan struck an 88-year-old man on Northern Boulevard. The car kept moving straight. The man’s skull broke. He died under streetlights. No crosswalk. No signal. Metal untouched. Flesh did not survive.
An 88-year-old pedestrian was killed on Northern Boulevard near 147th Street in Queens. According to the police report, 'An 88-year-old man stepped into the dark. A 2018 Honda came fast and straight. Metal stayed whole. His skull did not. He died there, under streetlights, with pain in his head and no signal to guide him.' The sedan, traveling east, struck the man as he crossed outside a crosswalk and without a signal. The report lists no specific driver errors or contributing factors. The vehicle sustained no damage. The pedestrian suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4509549, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15