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 17
▸ Crush Injuries 11
▸ Amputation 1
▸ Severe Bleeding 29
▸ Severe Lacerations 7
▸ Concussion 30
▸ Whiplash 146
▸ Contusion/Bruise 207
▸ Abrasion 151
▸ Pain/Nausea 99
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.
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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East Harlem’s night deaths, and what we refuse to fix
AD 68: Jan 1, 2022 - Nov 6, 2025
Just after 2 AM on Oct 19, 2025, a 37-year-old woman was killed on E 118th Street at 2nd Avenue in East Harlem. Police also said “a 37-year-old woman died after an SUV driver plowed into her … and then fled.” source source
She was one of 17 people killed on Assembly District 68 streets since Jan 1, 2022. Another 3,502 people were injured, with 53 left seriously hurt. source
This Month
- Oct 19, E 118 St at 2nd Ave: a woman walking was killed; police recorded driver inattention at the scene. source
- Sep 29, E 128 St at Lexington Ave: a 63-year-old woman and a 5-year-old girl, both crossing with the signal, were hit by a driver turning left in an ACCESS-A-Ride van; police recorded failure to yield by the driver. source
Where the blood pools
Pedestrians take the brunt here: 12 killed and 674 injured since 2022. Bikes: 566 injured. Trucks and buses are in the mix too. source
Deaths cluster in the dark hours. The tally peaks from 2–4 AM with 1, then 3, then 3 deaths recorded across those hours. source
Certain corridors keep showing up: 3 Avenue and East 125 Street rank among the highest for people hurt or killed. source
What police write down
In the Sep 29 crash at Lexington and 128th, police recorded “failure to yield” by the driver turning left. In a June 13, 2024 death at 2nd Avenue and East 93rd, police recorded a left-turning driver and “failure to yield” as well. source
We also see “unsafe speed” appear in deadly files, and “driver inattention” again and again. The pattern is written in the reports. source
The knife-edge at the curb
Left turns cut people down. Night hides them. Big vehicles widen the wound. These are fixable problems: daylight corners, give pedestrians a head start, harden turns so drivers slow, and target late-night speeding and failure-to-yield at known corners like 3rd Avenue and East 125th Street. source
Who moves, and who stalls
Your Assembly Member is Eddie Gibbs (AD 68). In June, he voted “yes” on S 8344, extending school-zone speed protections. source
Citywide tools are on the table. Lower the default speed limit. Stop repeat speeders with mandatory limiters after a documented pattern of tickets. Those steps are laid out here, with the bills named and the call list ready. source
The woman on E 118th is gone. The corner remains. So do the fixes.
Take one step now. Ask your leaders to use the tools they already have: act here.
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes, Persons, Vehicles - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
- Woman dies following hit-and-run by SUV driver she’d been talking to in East Harlem, NY Daily News, Published 2025-10-21
- File S 8344, Open States / NY Senate, Published 2025-06-17
Fix the Problem
Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs
District 68
Other Representatives
Council Member Diana I. Ayala
District 8
State Senator Jose Serrano
District 29
▸ Other Geographies
AD 68 Assembly District 68 sits in Manhattan, Precinct 23, District 8, SD 29.
It contains East Harlem (South), East Harlem (North), Randall's Island, Central Park, Manhattan CB64, Manhattan CB11.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Assembly District 68
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Bus Slams SUV on 3rd Avenue, Passengers Hurt▸Apr 6 - A bus struck a Ford SUV at 3rd Avenue and East 111th. Metal tore. The bus driver was crushed. Passengers clutched injured arms and necks. Unsafe speed fueled pain and fear in the morning air.
A bus hit the front of a Ford SUV at 3rd Avenue and East 111th Street. According to the police report, the bus driver suffered crush injuries and shock. Several passengers in both vehicles reported pain to their necks and arms. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor for both vehicles. No pedestrians were involved. A parked USPS truck was struck but no one inside. The crash left bodies hurt and the street shaken.
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Sedan Veers on Triborough Bridge, Driver Injured▸Jan 29 - A sedan veered on the Triborough Bridge, smashing into two SUVs. Steel twisted. The driver, forty-six, slumped semiconscious, bleeding from the head. Engines cooled in the aftermath. The bridge stood silent, bearing witness to sudden violence.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling northbound on the Triborough Bridge veered and struck two SUVs. The report states, 'A sedan veered, struck two SUVs. The driver, 46, slumped bleeding from the head. Semiconscious. His belt held fast. Illness named the cause.' The driver of the sedan suffered severe head injuries and was found semiconscious, with his seatbelt still fastened. The contributing factor listed in the report is 'Illness.' The impact left the sedan and both SUVs damaged, with steel crumpled and engines cooling in the aftermath. No errors or contributing factors are attributed to the occupants of the SUVs. The police report does not cite any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The crash underscores the persistent dangers faced by all road users when control is lost behind the wheel.
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Unlicensed SUV Driver Kills Pedestrian on Harlem River Drive▸Jan 26 - A 53-year-old man crossed Harlem River Drive before dawn. An unlicensed SUV driver struck him with the left front bumper. The man died at the scene, his body broken beneath the gray sky. No crosswalk. No signal. Just impact.
According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive early in the morning when a southbound SUV struck him with its left front bumper. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The report states the driver was unlicensed, operating a 2019 Nissan SUV registered in Connecticut. The impact caused fatal crush injuries, and the man died at the scene. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The narrative details the pedestrian's location as 'not at intersection' and 'crossing, no signal or crosswalk,' but does not cite these as contributing factors. The focus remains on the unlicensed status of the driver and the fatal outcome on a major city roadway.
Apr 6 - A bus struck a Ford SUV at 3rd Avenue and East 111th. Metal tore. The bus driver was crushed. Passengers clutched injured arms and necks. Unsafe speed fueled pain and fear in the morning air.
A bus hit the front of a Ford SUV at 3rd Avenue and East 111th Street. According to the police report, the bus driver suffered crush injuries and shock. Several passengers in both vehicles reported pain to their necks and arms. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor for both vehicles. No pedestrians were involved. A parked USPS truck was struck but no one inside. The crash left bodies hurt and the street shaken.
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Sedan Veers on Triborough Bridge, Driver Injured▸Jan 29 - A sedan veered on the Triborough Bridge, smashing into two SUVs. Steel twisted. The driver, forty-six, slumped semiconscious, bleeding from the head. Engines cooled in the aftermath. The bridge stood silent, bearing witness to sudden violence.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling northbound on the Triborough Bridge veered and struck two SUVs. The report states, 'A sedan veered, struck two SUVs. The driver, 46, slumped bleeding from the head. Semiconscious. His belt held fast. Illness named the cause.' The driver of the sedan suffered severe head injuries and was found semiconscious, with his seatbelt still fastened. The contributing factor listed in the report is 'Illness.' The impact left the sedan and both SUVs damaged, with steel crumpled and engines cooling in the aftermath. No errors or contributing factors are attributed to the occupants of the SUVs. The police report does not cite any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The crash underscores the persistent dangers faced by all road users when control is lost behind the wheel.
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Unlicensed SUV Driver Kills Pedestrian on Harlem River Drive▸Jan 26 - A 53-year-old man crossed Harlem River Drive before dawn. An unlicensed SUV driver struck him with the left front bumper. The man died at the scene, his body broken beneath the gray sky. No crosswalk. No signal. Just impact.
According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive early in the morning when a southbound SUV struck him with its left front bumper. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The report states the driver was unlicensed, operating a 2019 Nissan SUV registered in Connecticut. The impact caused fatal crush injuries, and the man died at the scene. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The narrative details the pedestrian's location as 'not at intersection' and 'crossing, no signal or crosswalk,' but does not cite these as contributing factors. The focus remains on the unlicensed status of the driver and the fatal outcome on a major city roadway.
Jan 29 - A sedan veered on the Triborough Bridge, smashing into two SUVs. Steel twisted. The driver, forty-six, slumped semiconscious, bleeding from the head. Engines cooled in the aftermath. The bridge stood silent, bearing witness to sudden violence.
According to the police report, a sedan traveling northbound on the Triborough Bridge veered and struck two SUVs. The report states, 'A sedan veered, struck two SUVs. The driver, 46, slumped bleeding from the head. Semiconscious. His belt held fast. Illness named the cause.' The driver of the sedan suffered severe head injuries and was found semiconscious, with his seatbelt still fastened. The contributing factor listed in the report is 'Illness.' The impact left the sedan and both SUVs damaged, with steel crumpled and engines cooling in the aftermath. No errors or contributing factors are attributed to the occupants of the SUVs. The police report does not cite any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The crash underscores the persistent dangers faced by all road users when control is lost behind the wheel.
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Unlicensed SUV Driver Kills Pedestrian on Harlem River Drive▸Jan 26 - A 53-year-old man crossed Harlem River Drive before dawn. An unlicensed SUV driver struck him with the left front bumper. The man died at the scene, his body broken beneath the gray sky. No crosswalk. No signal. Just impact.
According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive early in the morning when a southbound SUV struck him with its left front bumper. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The report states the driver was unlicensed, operating a 2019 Nissan SUV registered in Connecticut. The impact caused fatal crush injuries, and the man died at the scene. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The narrative details the pedestrian's location as 'not at intersection' and 'crossing, no signal or crosswalk,' but does not cite these as contributing factors. The focus remains on the unlicensed status of the driver and the fatal outcome on a major city roadway.
Jan 26 - A 53-year-old man crossed Harlem River Drive before dawn. An unlicensed SUV driver struck him with the left front bumper. The man died at the scene, his body broken beneath the gray sky. No crosswalk. No signal. Just impact.
According to the police report, a 53-year-old man was crossing Harlem River Drive early in the morning when a southbound SUV struck him with its left front bumper. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk or at a signal. The report states the driver was unlicensed, operating a 2019 Nissan SUV registered in Connecticut. The impact caused fatal crush injuries, and the man died at the scene. The police report lists the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The narrative details the pedestrian's location as 'not at intersection' and 'crossing, no signal or crosswalk,' but does not cite these as contributing factors. The focus remains on the unlicensed status of the driver and the fatal outcome on a major city roadway.