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 10
▸ Crush Injuries 16
▸ Severe Bleeding 5
▸ Severe Lacerations 12
▸ Concussion 12
▸ Whiplash 72
▸ Contusion/Bruise 147
▸ Abrasion 79
▸ Pain/Nausea 36
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.
Close
Before dawn on Eastern Parkway, a woman died. The pattern is older than the night.
Brooklyn CB9: Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 27, 2025
Just after 5 AM on Sep 19, 2025, a 69‑year‑old woman walking near Eastern Parkway and Schenectady Avenue was hit and killed; police records note “view obstructed/limited” and an “oversized vehicle” in the crash report (NYC Open Data).
She was one of 10 people killed on Brooklyn Community Board 9 streets since Jan 1, 2022; 2,503 more were injured in 4,158 crashes, with 37 serious injuries recorded (NYC Open Data). Pedestrians account for 7 of the 10 deaths here, and 451 injuries (NYC Open Data).
This Month
- Sep 15: on Bedford Avenue at Fenimore Street, a driver in a BMW sedan passed southbound and injured a 32‑year‑old person on a bike (NYC Open Data).
- Sep 7: at Troy Avenue and Maple Street, police recorded failure to yield by the driver of an SUV; a 28‑year‑old pedestrian was injured at the intersection (NYC Open Data).
- Sep 3: at East New York Avenue and Schenectady Avenue, police recorded failure to yield by a sedan driver; a 37‑year‑old pedestrian was injured in the crosswalk (NYC Open Data).
The corridor keeps taking
Eastern Parkway is a repeating wound: 4 deaths and 309 injuries along its length in this district, the worst in the local rankings we analyzed (NYC Open Data). Utica Avenue and Nostrand Avenue also sit high on the board for harm (NYC Open Data).
Crashes cluster in the evening. The city’s own tallies here show deaths recorded around 6–8 PM, and again at 8 PM; one more before dawn at 5 AM—the hour of the woman killed at Eastern Parkway and Schenectady (NYC Open Data).
Police repeatedly log driver actions we can fix: failure to yield and inattention/distraction both appear in the district’s crash records and serious injuries (NYC Open Data).
What protects a crosswalk
Daylighting saves sightlines. A Council bill would ban standing or parking within 20 feet of crosswalks and require DOT to install barriers at 1,000 intersections a year. Council Member Rita C. Joseph is a co‑sponsor (NYC Council Legistar).
Protected turns and head starts keep people alive where drivers fail to yield. Target these to Eastern Parkway, Utica Avenue, and Nostrand Avenue. Use the crash maps already on file.
The worst drivers, the strongest tools
Albany has a bill to force speed limiters on repeat violators. The Stop Super Speeders Act—Senate file S 4045—would require intelligent speed assistance for drivers who rack up violations. State Senator Zellnor Myrie is listed as a co‑sponsor; he was marked “excused” on two June committee votes (Open States).
On a bike ride in Brooklyn, Myrie said, “We should be making this as easy as possible and as safe as possible for as many people as possible” (Streetsblog NYC). The street numbers here show what that promise must mean.
What must happen now
- Daylight the corners. Pass and fund Int 1138‑2024, then build the barriers on the worst blocks first (NYC Council Legistar).
- Slow every car by default. Use the city’s authority to lower speeds on local streets.
- Stop repeat speeders. Pass S 4045 and install the limiters on the cars that keep showing up in the data.
The woman killed before dawn is not coming home. The map already points to the next one. Take a step that stops it. Start here: take action with us.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-27
- File S 4045, Open States, Published 2025-06-11
- File Int 1138-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-12-05
- The Dave Colon Challenge: Zellnor Myrie Wants His Own Bike Now, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-06-16
Other Representatives
Assembly Member Brian Cunningham
District 43
Council Member Rita C. Joseph
District 40
State Senator Zellnor Myrie
District 20
▸ Other Geographies
Brooklyn CB9 Brooklyn Community Board 9 sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 71, District 40, AD 43, SD 20.
It contains Crown Heights (South), Prospect Lefferts Gardens-Wingate.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Brooklyn Community Board 9
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile▸Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
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Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile,
NY Daily News,
Published 2025-01-01
Jan 1 - A white Audi struck Michael Foster on Caton Avenue. The car dragged him for blocks. The driver never stopped. Foster died in the street. The Audi vanished into the night. No arrests. The city’s danger stays.
NY Daily News reported on January 1, 2025, that Michael Foster, 64, was killed after a white Audi hit him on Caton Ave. near Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn. The driver, described as speeding, dragged Foster for half a mile before leaving him near Linden Blvd. and Nostrand Ave. The article quotes a witness: "I saw him at the stop light. He would go out to the cars and beg for change." The driver fled the scene and has not been caught. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the lethal risk for pedestrians in city streets and the ongoing issue of hit-and-run drivers evading responsibility.
- Audi Driver Drags Man Half Mile, NY Daily News, Published 2025-01-01