Manhattan Community Board 1: Traffic Crash Statistics

Blood on the Crosswalk: Manhattan’s Streets Still Kill

FDNY and NYPD treat victims on a Lower Manhattan sidewalk after the driver of a car hit this building on Oct. 20, injuring nine people, officials said.

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Crash Count for Manhattan CB1 3,283 crashes • 3 deaths

Crashes: 759

All Injuries: 306

Moderate: 113

Serious: 5

Deaths: 0

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025

Crashes by Hour in CB 101 12 PM • 27 injuries ↓23%

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Who is getting hurt? Kids 16 injuries ↑33% Seniors 25 injuries ↑4.2%

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Moderate Serious Deaths

Caught Speeding Recently in CB 101 KXM7078 — 239 times

Vehicles – Caught speeding in NYC (12 months) and here in CB 101

2022 Gray Ford Pickup (KXM7078) – 239 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
2022 Whbk Me/Be Suburban (LTJ3931) – 169 tickets citywide • 2 in last 90d here
2023 Black Chrys Suburban (LFB3565) – 165 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
2021 Black Chevrolet Utility Vehicle (KQ779Z) – 118 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here
2021 Black BMW 4S (TDC5535) – 116 tickets citywide • 1 in last 90d here

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Data as of 2025-12-16

Recent severe crashes

Head-On Bike Crash Bloodies Brooklyn Bridge 2025-08-25T18:00:00+00:00
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Two cyclists riding opposite ways on the Brooklyn Bridge hit head-on. A 36-year-old man suffered severe bleeding and upper-arm trauma; a 50-year-old woman also injured her arm. Evening commute, and the path still isn’t safe from itself.
According to the police report, a westbound bike rider and an eastbound bike rider were both traveling straight on the Brooklyn Bridge around 6 p.m. when they collided head-on. A 36-year-old man sustained severe bleeding and an upper-arm injury. A 50-year-old woman also suffered an upper-arm injury. The crash involved only the two bikes and happened in daylight evening conditions on the bridge’s arterial span.
Passenger flings door, sends cyclist flying 2025-08-14T09:35:00+00:00
LIBERTY ST
On Liberty St, a passenger threw open a right-side door into a 58-year-old man riding a bike. He hit the door, was ejected, and suffered severe arm lacerations. Police recorded passenger distraction as the cause.
A 58-year-old man riding a bicycle southwest on Liberty St at South End Ave hit a right-side door opened by a passenger and was ejected. He suffered severe lacerations to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor in the crash, which happened on a rainy weekday morning.
Distracted SUV driver slams cyclist on Canal 2025-05-10T00:15:00+00:00
CANAL ST
A licensed SUV driver going straight on Canal hit a 23-year-old cyclist turning left and cut his head badly. Police recorded driver inattention and inexperience in the overnight crash.
According to the police report, a licensed man driving an SUV west on Canal Street hit a 23-year-old man riding a bike east and turning left onto Lafayette Street just after midnight. The cyclist suffered severe head lacerations and was partially ejected from the bike. Police recorded driver inattention and driver inexperience as contributing factors. The SUV showed no reported damage.
E-Bike Rider Fails To Yield, Woman Left Unconscious 2025-05-01T22:47:00+00:00
CHURCH ST
An e-bike rider blew through Chambers and Church and hit a 58-year-old woman in the crosswalk at night. She went down, suffered a head injury and severe bleeding, while the rider failed to yield.
A 58-year-old woman walking at the intersection of Chambers Street and Church Street in Manhattan was hit by an e-bike rider on Thursday evening. She suffered a head injury, severe bleeding, and was recorded as unconscious. According to the police report, officers listed failure to yield the right-of-way as the contributing factor in the crash on this arterial street.
Canal Street driver hits 88-year-old 2025-01-27T17:35:00+00:00
CANAL ST
A driver in a Toyota sedan hit an 88-year-old man crossing Canal Street near Centre. The impact left him with a severe head wound on the freezing pavement as the car kept going straight through the dusk traffic.
According to the police report, a male driver in a Toyota sedan traveling east on Canal Street hit an 88-year-old man who was crossing near Centre Street without a signal or crosswalk on a below-freezing Monday afternoon. The report describes a severe head injury with heavy bleeding and lists pedestrian error or confusion as the contributing factor. Police did not record any driver violations.

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Carnage in CB 101 14 Contusion/Bruise (Lower leg/foot)

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▸ Severe Bleeding 3

▸ Severe Lacerations 2

▸ Concussion 5

▸ Whiplash 24

▸ Contusion/Bruise 41

▸ Abrasion 18

▸ Pain/Nausea 9

▸ Internal Injury 6

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025

Totals count people injured or killed.

Worst Streets West Street: 13 moderate injuries

2025-12-01
2025-10-26
2025-09-15

Dropped off vs. last year

FDR Drive
Avenue Of The Americas
West Broadway

Preventable Speeding 3,616 16+ offenders ↓37%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

CB 101

Data through 2025-12-16

3,616

Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2025 year-to-date

Prev: 5,766 2024 year-to-date

↓37.3% vs 2024 year-to-date

Threshold

≥ 16

≥ 6: 9,024 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 13,255 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16: 3,616 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 5,766 2024 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 92% by Cars and Trucks ↓4.1%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Assembly Member Grace Lee A (100)

Assembly Member Grace Lee
District 65

Assembly 65

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Lee votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-17 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Lee votes yes to weaken bus rules, increasing pedestrian and cyclist risk.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passed S 7785. The bill carves out large Mitchell-Lama housing from bus traffic rules. Lawmakers voted yes. The carve-out weakens enforcement. Streets grow less safe for people on foot and bike.
Lee votes yes to expand school speed cameras, boosting pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
White Plains gets speed cameras near schools. Lawmakers move fast. Most vote yes. Cameras catch drivers who endanger kids. Program ends 2030. Streets may slow. Danger faces children every day.
Lee votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.

Email: leeg@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
Room 302, 64 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038
212-312-1420

Legislative Office:
Room 429, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3640

Twitter: @AMGraceLee

Council Member Christopher Marte A (100)

Council Member Christopher Marte
District 1

Council 1

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

From 2022

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

Email: District1@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
65 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
212-587-3159

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1815, New York, NY 10007
212-587-3159

Twitter: @ChrisMarteNYC

State Senator Brian Kavanagh A (100)

State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27

Senate 27

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Kavanagh votes yes in committee, boosting street safety by curbing repeat speeders.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate backs S 4045. Repeat speeders face forced installation of speed assistance tech. Eleven points or six camera tickets triggers action. Law targets reckless drivers. Streets may get safer for those outside the car.
Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Kavanagh votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.