Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in District 34?

No More Studies—Stop the Street Slaughter Now
District 34: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 4, 2025
The Death Count Rises
Six people killed. Eight hundred twenty-eight injured. That is the cost of traffic violence in District 34 in the last year alone (NYC Open Data). Crashes do not care about age. The dead include a 65-year-old, a 35-year-old, a 25-year-old. The wounded are children, elders, and everyone in between. These are not just numbers. They are bodies on the street, families left waiting for someone who will never come home.
Just days ago, a man was struck and killed crossing Broadway at Suydam Street. The driver did not stop. Police found the man dead in the road. The vehicle, maybe a garbage truck, kept going. Police are still looking for the driver. The victim’s name is not public yet. The silence is heavy. “A driver struck and killed a 47-year-old pedestrian crossing a Brooklyn street, then left the scene, police said Sunday.”
Broken Promises, Broken Bodies
The violence is relentless. In the last twelve months, crashes have jumped nearly 20%. Injuries are up almost 29%. Serious injuries climbed 40%. The city’s answer? More studies. More waiting. The street stays the same. The blood dries. The next crash comes.
Leadership: Action and Inaction
Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez has co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks and force the city to clear sightlines at a thousand intersections a year. The bill sits in committee, waiting (see the bill). The work is not done. The streets are not safe.
What You Can Do
This is not fate. This is policy. Call Council Member Gutiérrez. Demand a vote on the daylighting bill. Demand more than studies and promises. Demand action that saves lives, not just headlines. Every day of delay is another day someone does not come home.
Do not wait for another name to be added to the list.
Frequently Asked Questions
▸ What is the New York City Council and how does it work?
▸ Where does District 34 sit politically?
▸ Which areas are in District 34?
▸ What types of vehicles caused injuries and deaths to pedestrians in District 34?
▸ Are crashes just 'accidents' or are they preventable?
▸ What can local politicians do to make streets safer?
▸ What is CrashCount?
Citations
▸ Citations
- Sunset Park Demands Safer Third Avenue, Gothamist, Published 2025-07-23
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4749926 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-04
- Driver Flees After Brooklyn Pedestrian Death, NY Daily News, Published 2025-08-03
- File Int 1138-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-12-05
- Man Dies After Fall Onto Subway Tracks, NY Daily News, Published 2025-07-30
- Sunset Park Hit-and-Run Spurs Demands, CBS New York, Published 2025-07-24
- City Removes Bedford Avenue Bike Protection, NY1, Published 2025-07-31
- Can New York City Fix Its Deadly ‘Conduit’ to JFK Airport?, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-05-13
- After deadly Brooklyn crash, pols push for ‘speed limiters’ on vehicles owned by notoriously reckless drivers to force safe travel, amny.com, Published 2025-03-31
- Speed limit in Dumbo to be lowered to 20 mph as nabe becomes Brooklyn’s first ‘Regional Slow Zone’, brooklynpaper.com, Published 2025-03-19
- DOT: Safety Improvements on Atlantic Avenue? Wait Two More Years, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-02-06
- BP Reynoso: DOT Must Open its Street Safety Toolkit on Atlantic Ave., Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-01-29
Fix the Problem

District 34
244 Union Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-963-3141
250 Broadway, Suite 1747, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7095
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▸ Other Geographies
District 34 Council District 34 sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 90, AD 37, SD 12.
It contains Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Bushwick (West), Ridgewood, Brooklyn CB4, Brooklyn CB1.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Council District 34
2Speeding Sedan Slams Dump Truck, Passenger Killed▸A sedan tore down Morgan Avenue. It smashed into a dump truck’s rear. Metal screamed. The front passenger, 22, died from a head wound. Another passenger, 21, broke his arm. The car was wrecked. Speed and ignored signals led to blood and silence.
A sedan traveling north on Morgan Avenue near Division Place in Brooklyn struck the rear of a dump truck. According to the police report, the sedan was moving at unsafe speed and disregarded traffic control. The front passenger, age 22, suffered a fatal head injury and died at the scene. Another passenger, age 21, sustained a fractured arm. The sedan was demolished. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as contributing factors. The front passenger’s airbag deployed during the crash. No driver or passenger actions beyond these errors are cited in the report.
A sedan tore down Morgan Avenue. It smashed into a dump truck’s rear. Metal screamed. The front passenger, 22, died from a head wound. Another passenger, 21, broke his arm. The car was wrecked. Speed and ignored signals led to blood and silence.
A sedan traveling north on Morgan Avenue near Division Place in Brooklyn struck the rear of a dump truck. According to the police report, the sedan was moving at unsafe speed and disregarded traffic control. The front passenger, age 22, suffered a fatal head injury and died at the scene. Another passenger, age 21, sustained a fractured arm. The sedan was demolished. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as contributing factors. The front passenger’s airbag deployed during the crash. No driver or passenger actions beyond these errors are cited in the report.