Another Body, Same Street—How Many More Before Feliz Acts?

District 15: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2025

The Blood on the Asphalt

In District 15, the numbers do not lie. In the last twelve months, 1,171 people were hurt in crashes. Nine suffered injuries so grave they may never walk the same. One did not survive. Since 2022, eighteen have died. The dead do not speak. The wounded carry the story in scars and limps.

Just weeks ago, a 79-year-old driver crashed into two cars and a pole. A 71-year-old woman, Stella Nyarko-Dei, died in the seat beside him. Seven others were hurt. Police said the cause of the crash was not immediately known. No one was arrested. The street swallowed another life.

On July 3rd, a driver in a Ford Mustang failed a left turn and plowed onto the sidewalk, hitting six people. The driver ran. The victims went to the hospital. The sidewalk offered no shelter.

The Machinery of Harm

SUVs and cars do most of the damage. They killed four, hurt 393, and left 130 with moderate injuries. Trucks and buses hurt dozens more. Motorcycles, mopeds, and bikes add to the toll, but the weight of harm is steel and speed.

Council Member Feliz: Steps and Silences

Council Member Oswald Feliz has moved on some fronts. He sponsored a bill to fine property owners who ignore sidewalk repairs, aiming to make walking safer. He voted to remove abandoned vehicles that block sightlines and crosswalks. He co-sponsored bills for speed humps near parks and for better crash investigations. These are steps, not leaps.

But on the biggest corridor—Fordham Road—Feliz opposed a busway that would have protected 85,000 daily riders, many of them the most vulnerable. The street remains a gauntlet.

The Call

The crisis is not fate. It is policy. Every delay, every watered-down bill, every blocked redesign leaves blood on the street. Call Council Member Feliz. Demand a citywide 20 mph speed limit. Demand real protection for people on foot, on bike, on bus. Do not wait for another name to be carved into stone.