Council District 31
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Council District 31: Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for District 31 1,529 crashes • 4 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts combine NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data) with CrashCount-reviewed press-confirmed fatal crashes that are awaiting or not yet matched to police records. We sum crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows DOT's KABCO definitions mapped from the NYPD Person table (injury status, injury type, and injury location) when a police record is available.
- Crashes: police-reported collisions plus reviewed press-confirmed fatal crashes (all road users).
- All injuries: people with any reported injury (KABCO A/B/C or generic "injured").
- Moderate / Serious: suspected minor + suspected serious injuries (KABCO B + A).
- Deaths: killed or apparent death reported by police (KABCO K), plus fatalities confirmed in reviewed press reports before a police record is matched.
Change badges (arrows and percentages) compare the selected window with the same period last year whenever we have enough history. The “From 2022” view shows totals across the full span since 2022. When a comparison window isn’t available the badge shows an em dash.
Notes: Police reports and press-first fatal crash records can be corrected after initial publication. When a press-first record is later matched to a police collision record, CrashCount uses the matched record instead of counting it twice. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report or reviewed fatal press report are not included.
CloseCaught Speeding in CD 31 KXM7078 — 270 times
- 270 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KXM7078 · 2022 Gray Ford PickupCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (24), Brownsville (13), and Ocean Hill (12).
- 222 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KXM8750 · 2023 Black Mitsubishi SuburbanCaught here 36 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: St. Albans (28), South Jamaica (20), and Laurelton (18).
- 202 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LNY5105 · 2024 Black Toyota PickupCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: East New York (North) (11), Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester (11), and East Flatbush-Rugby (10).
- 193 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsVA SZN9879 · 2016 Gray Mercedes-Benz SedanCaught here 5 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: East Flatbush-Rugby (60), Canarsie (15), and Flatlands (13).
- 187 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LHW6270 · 2024 Black Toyota SedanCaught here 2 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: East New York (North) (22), East New York-New Lots (20), and Cypress Hills (15).
About this list
This ranks vehicles caught speeding in this area during the latest 12-month window by the number of NYC school-zone speed-camera violations they received anywhere in the city during that same window.
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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Carnage in CD 31 21 Whiplash (Neck)
▸ Killed 4
▸ Crush Injuries 1
▸ Severe Bleeding 2
▸ Severe Lacerations 2
▸ Concussion 8
▸ Fracture/Dislocation 3
▸ Internal Injury 21
▸ Whiplash 54
▸ Contusion/Bruise 53
▸ Abrasion 26
▸ Pain/Nausea 11
Crashes by Hour in CD 31 2 PM • 61 injuries ↑69%
Who is getting hurt? Kids 98 injuries ↑8.9% Seniors 85 injuries ↑29%
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The three blocks below show direct costs, other harm, and the total for crashes with injuries, crashes without injuries, and all crashes together.
How we calculate this
We calculate these costs using a method developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. It gives one set of costs for crashes with injuries and another for crashes with no reported injuries.
Crashes with injuries cost much more because the method includes things like lost work, medical care, and long-term harm. NHTSA says crash costs include "lost productivity, medical, legal and court costs, emergency service, insurance administration, congestion, property damage, and workplace losses."
These are estimates, not bills. "Other harm" is the part of the broader estimate that goes beyond direct bills and insurance claims. It captures pain, disability, and lost quality of life.
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Preventable Speeding 22,078 16+ offenders ↓32%
Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders
- ≥ 6: 53,094 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 72,861 2025 year-to-date
- ≥ 16: 22,078 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 32,451 2025 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 100% by Cars and Trucks ↓8.4%
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the year selector to compare the current window with the prior period.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the broad categories we use to track vehicle harm.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians do not appear in this card.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseCouncil Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers A (100)
District 31
- 2024-12-19 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil moves to test bold pavement markings at crash sites. Five spots per borough. Focus: places where drivers have killed or maimed. Report to follow. Streets marked for danger.
- 2024-12-19 · Vote · NYC Council – Legistar · ↓ hurts gradeBrooks-Powers votes yes on bill requiring FDNY consultation for street projects.
- 2024-12-19 · Vote · NYC Council – Legistar · ↓ hurts gradeBrooks-Powers votes yes on bill requiring FDNY consultation for street projects.
- 2024-12-05 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil bill bars cars from blocking crosswalks. No standing or parking within 20 feet. City must install daylighting barriers at 1,000 intersections yearly. Streets clear. Sightlines open. Danger cut.
- • Neutral2024-09-26 · Sponsor · NYC Council – LegistarCouncil bill slashes legal parking time for big rigs. Ninety minutes max for tractor-trailers. Three hours for other commercial trucks. Streets clear faster. Heavy metal moves on.
- 2024-09-26 · Vote · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil ends jaywalking penalties. Pedestrians now cross anywhere, any time. No summons. Law strips drivers of excuses. Streets shift. Power tilts to people on foot.
- 2024-09-12 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYCCity Council pulled the jaywalking bill before a vote. Advocates warned new language could blame pedestrians for crashes. The bill would have let people cross mid-block, but now demands they yield to drivers. Racial bias in enforcement remains unaddressed.
- 2024-09-10 · Vote · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil ends jaywalking penalties. Pedestrians now cross anywhere, any time. No summons. Law strips drivers of excuses. Streets shift. Power tilts to people on foot.
- 2025-12-29 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts gradeStreetsblog hands out sharp awards. They name names. They count broken promises and broken bodies. The targets are drivers, dodging pols, and dozing agencies.
- 2025-12-26 · Leadership · Brooklyn Paper · ↑ helps gradeCongestion tolls hit cars hard below 61st. Traffic thinned. Air cleared. Trains shifted. MetroCards died. Riders paid more while streets grew a little safer to walk and ride.
- 2025-12-18 · Leadership · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil bill widens delivery rules to all machines. Puts heat on apps, not riders. Ties penalties to each worker and trip.
- 2025-12-18 · Leadership · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil orders DOT to track warehouse trucks. Map routes. Name culprits. A study step, not a fix, while big rigs keep cutting through city blocks.
- 👍 Positive2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeInt 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.
- 2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeCouncil 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.
- 👎 Negative2025-08-14 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↓ hurts gradeInt 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
- 👎 Negative2025-08-14 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↓ hurts gradeInt 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
- 2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeA low-traffic pilot to push cut-through driving off blocks. Five areas. Two calming devices each. Crash counts and noise logs required. The committee laid it over.
- 2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeA new Council bill targets cut-through traffic on residential streets. It orders DOT to test calming devices in five areas, then track crashes, injuries, deaths, and noise.
- 👍 Positive2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeInt 1070-2026 would steer cut-through traffic off residential streets. It sets a two-year pilot for five areas. Calming devices would reshape how cars move through neighborhoods.
- • Neutral2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – LegistarA new bill targets cut-through driving on residential blocks. It orders traffic calming in five areas across three boroughs. DOT must track crashes, injuries, and deaths, then report what changed.
- 2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeA low-traffic pilot to push cut-through driving off blocks. Five areas. Two calming devices each. Crash counts and noise logs required. The committee laid it over.
- 2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeA new Council bill targets cut-through traffic on residential streets. It orders DOT to test calming devices in five areas, then track crashes, injuries, deaths, and noise.
- 👍 Positive2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps gradeInt 1070-2026 would steer cut-through traffic off residential streets. It sets a two-year pilot for five areas. Calming devices would reshape how cars move through neighborhoods.
- • Neutral2026-09-24 · Sponsor · NYC Council – LegistarA new bill targets cut-through driving on residential blocks. It orders traffic calming in five areas across three boroughs. DOT must track crashes, injuries, and deaths, then report what changed.
1931 Mott Avenue, Suite 410, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
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District 31 Council District 31 sits in Queens.
It contains Queens CB 13, Queens CB 14, Queens CB 83, Queens CB 84, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Rosedale, Montefiore Cemetery, Far Rockaway-Bayswater, Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Rockaway Community Park, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica Bay (East).