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 28
▸ Crush Injuries 21
▸ Amputation 2
▸ Severe Bleeding 16
▸ Severe Lacerations 10
▸ Concussion 47
▸ Whiplash 269
▸ Contusion/Bruise 296
▸ Abrasion 187
▸ Pain/Nausea 78
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.
Caught Speeding Recently in CB 412
- 2024 Gray Honda Suburban (LPH4200) – 150 times • 2 in last 90d here
- 2024 Gray Toyota Sedan (LHW6019) – 141 times • 1 in last 90d here
- 2024 Black Toyota Sedan (LHW6494) – 130 times • 2 in last 90d here
- 2024 White Lexus Suburban (LHT8624) – 100 times • 2 in last 90d here
- 2023 Gray Toyota Suburban (LCT3025) – 84 times • 1 in last 90d here
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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Queens CB12: Crosswalk hits, night deaths, and a stalled fix
Queens CB12: Jan 1, 2022 - Nov 5, 2025
Aug 6, 2024 at Bedell Street and Baisley Boulevard, the driver of a bus turned left and killed a woman who was crossing with the signal while the driver failed to yield, police recorded (NYC Open Data, CrashID 4746187).
They were one of 28 people killed and 7,226 injured on the streets of Queens Community Board 12 since 2022 (NYC Open Data).
Corners that don’t forgive
- Belt Parkway slices through the district. It leads the toll with 5 deaths and 216 injuries (NYC Open Data).
- Hillside Avenue logs 85 injuries; Francis Lewis Boulevard shows a death and 30 injuries. Merrick Boulevard has 212 injuries (NYC Open Data).
Police reports list what keeps happening: drivers disregard signals, fail to yield, or look away. In this district, those records include at least 2 deaths tied to disregarding traffic control, 1 to failure to yield, and 1 to distraction, with dozens more injured under each cause (NYC Open Data).
Nights and rush hours hurt
The bodies stack at the edges of the day. Four people died around 3 AM, and four more around 5 AM. Evenings also spike — 6 to 9 PM shows multiple deaths and hundreds of injuries (NYC Open Data).
People walking bear the brunt. Drivers of SUVs and cars account for most pedestrian harm recorded here — SUVs in 379 pedestrian injury cases with 7 deaths, sedans in 562 with 2 deaths (NYC Open Data).
The tools and the stall
City Hall says safety comes first. “The safety of pedestrians and all street users remains a top priority for Speaker Adams and the council,” her office said when asked about the daylighting bill to clear sightlines at corners (AMNY). The same bill has majority support, but the Speaker has not brought it to a vote (Streetsblog).
In this district, Council Member Nantasha M. Williams is pushing a crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans (Int 1347‑2025) that orders maximum penalties. Analysts warn it leans on policing, not design or operations fixes that reduce crashes (NYC Council Legistar). Corners like Hillside and Francis Lewis need sightlines, hardened turns, and slower lefts. The bill doesn’t deliver those.
Albany has moved on one proven lever: 24/7 school‑zone speed cameras were renewed through 2030, with local legislators on board — votes recorded for State Senator Leroy Comrie, State Senator James Sanders Jr., Assembly Member Vivian Cook, and Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman (Open States). Another lever sits on the table: the Stop Super Speeders Act (S4045). Senator Comrie co‑sponsored it and voted yes in committee (Open States). It would force the worst repeat speeders to use speed limiters.
What would help here
- Daylight the corners on Hillside Avenue, Francis Lewis Boulevard, Merrick Boulevard — clear the parking at crosswalks and add hard barriers at priority intersections (Streetsblog).
- Protect left turns where the bodies fall: use hardened turn treatments and leading pedestrian intervals at Bedell/Baisley and other repeat‑hit spots documented in district data (NYC Open Data).
- Back the speed‑limiter bill in Albany and push City Hall to lower speeds on local streets, as advocates lay out on our Take Action page.
The woman on Baisley had the signal. The bus turned anyway. Fix the corners. Slow the cars. Act now: Take Action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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▸ How many people have been hurt or killed on CB12 streets since 2022?
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▸ What patterns stand out in timing or cause?
▸ How were these numbers calculated?
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-05
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4746187 - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-05
- File S 4045, Open States, Published 2025-06-11
- S 8344 – School speed zones renewal, Open States, Published 2025-06-12
- File Int 1347-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14
- Universal Daylighting Has Majority Support on the City Council — Will Speaker Adams Give It a Vote?, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-07-09
- NYC to lose 300,000 parking spots in City Council bid to boost street safety, AMNY, Published 2025-08-03
Other Representatives
Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman
District 29
Council Member Nantasha M. Williams
District 27
State Senator Leroy Comrie
District 14
▸ Other Geographies
Queens CB12 Queens Community Board 12 sits in Queens, District 27, AD 29, SD 14.
It contains Jamaica, South Jamaica, Baisley Park, Springfield Gardens (North)-Rochdale Village, St. Albans, Hollis.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Queens Community Board 12
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Sedan and Taxi Collide at Queens Intersection▸Jan 1 - A BMW sedan traveling north struck a westbound taxi on 148 Street near 105 Avenue in Queens. Both male drivers suffered abrasions and shock, with injuries to the knee, lower leg, foot, and neck. Unsafe speed and traffic control disregard caused the crash.
According to the police report, the crash occurred at 3:15 AM on 148 Street near 105 Avenue in Queens. A 2024 BMW sedan traveling north collided with a 2018 Honda taxi traveling west. The sedan impacted the taxi's left side doors, while the taxi struck the sedan's center front end. Both drivers, males aged 40, were injured and experienced shock, with abrasions and injuries to the knee, lower leg, foot, and neck. The report cites 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as contributing factors, indicating driver errors led to the collision. Both drivers were wearing lap belts and were not ejected. No pedestrian or cyclist involvement was reported. The evidence points to driver misconduct as the primary cause of the crash.
Jan 1 - A BMW sedan traveling north struck a westbound taxi on 148 Street near 105 Avenue in Queens. Both male drivers suffered abrasions and shock, with injuries to the knee, lower leg, foot, and neck. Unsafe speed and traffic control disregard caused the crash.
According to the police report, the crash occurred at 3:15 AM on 148 Street near 105 Avenue in Queens. A 2024 BMW sedan traveling north collided with a 2018 Honda taxi traveling west. The sedan impacted the taxi's left side doors, while the taxi struck the sedan's center front end. Both drivers, males aged 40, were injured and experienced shock, with abrasions and injuries to the knee, lower leg, foot, and neck. The report cites 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as contributing factors, indicating driver errors led to the collision. Both drivers were wearing lap belts and were not ejected. No pedestrian or cyclist involvement was reported. The evidence points to driver misconduct as the primary cause of the crash.