New York City Council District 38 in Brooklyn. It covers parts of Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Gowanus–Red Hook, Sunset Park, Green‑Wood Cemetery, Dyker Heights, and Bensonhurst.

From Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 3, 2025, District 38 recorded 5,794 crashes, 3,390 injuries, and 25 deaths, including 12 people walking and 4 biking, per NYC Open Data for this geography.

What are the worst corridors?

Fourth Avenue (5 deaths, 259 injuries) and Third Avenue (1 death, 169 injuries) top the district list, with additional harm along the Gowanus/BQE corridors, according to NYC Open Data.

What has my Council Member done?

Council Member Alexa Avilés co‑sponsors the daylighting bill Int 1138‑2024 and voted yes on Int 0857‑2024 to speed removal of derelict vehicles, per the Council’s Legistar records.

How were these numbers calculated?

We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi‑nx95, Persons f55k‑p6yu, Vehicles bm4k‑52h4). We filtered crashes to the period 2022‑01‑01 through 2025‑09‑03 and to Council District 38 using a district boundary overlay, then counted totals and modes. We extracted data on Sep 3, 2025. You can view the base crash dataset [here](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95) and replicate by applying the same date window and geography filter.

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Council District 38: Traffic Crash Statistics

Two lives at 52nd and Third. A corridor still waits.

NYPD officers close off Seventh Avenue at West 41st Street in Sunset Park after a hit-and-run driver killed a 75-year-old woman crossing here Saturday night.

Photo: ABC7 (source)

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Crash Count for District 38 7,787 crashes • 33 deaths

Crashes: 1,730

All Injuries: 1,095

Moderate: 262

Serious: 11

Deaths: 8

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 14, 2025

Crashes by Hour in CD 38 4 PM • 77 injuries ↑1.3%

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Who is getting hurt? Kids 84 injuries ↓11% Seniors 66 injuries ↓31%

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Data as of 2025-12-14

Recent severe crashes

20-year-old driver dies in right-turn crash 2025-10-11T13:51:00+00:00
227 23 ST
A 20-year-old driver hit a parked BMW while turning right on 23rd Street in Brooklyn on a rainy Saturday afternoon. He died there, alone in the car.
According to the police report, a 20-year-old man driving a car southeast and making a right turn on 23rd Street in Brooklyn hit a parked BMW sedan around 1:51 p.m. on a rainy Saturday. The driver was recorded with apparent death. No other injuries were listed in the report.
Driver Blows Light, Kills 75-Year-Old on 7 Ave 2025-10-04T21:35:00+00:00
7 AVE
A northbound driver on 7 Ave ran the signal at 41 St and hit a 75-year-old woman crossing with the light. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and driver distraction. She suffered crush injuries and died.
According to the police report, a driver traveling north on 7 Ave went straight through the 41 St intersection in Brooklyn on a Saturday night and hit a 75-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and driver inattention or distraction. She suffered crush injuries to her entire body and was pronounced dead. No other injuries were listed in the report.
Speeding SUV driver kills 34-year-old on 2nd Ave 2025-09-14T18:25:00+00:00
2 AVE
A northbound SUV driver on 2nd Ave blew the light and hit another SUV and a stopped pickup, killing the 34-year-old driver and crushing two passengers in Brooklyn evening traffic.
According to the police report, a northbound SUV driver on 2nd Ave went straight through 9th St in Brooklyn around 6:25 p.m. and hit another SUV and a pickup truck that a driver had stopped in traffic. The 34-year-old SUV driver died from head crush injuries. A 38-year-old woman in the right rear seat suffered severe head crush injuries, and a 64-year-old front passenger sustained a leg fracture. Police recorded unsafe speed and traffic control disregarded for the SUV driver.
Box truck driver kills motorcyclist on BQE ramp 2025-08-27T08:45:00+00:00
BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY RAMP
A box truck driver and a 30-year-old motorcyclist met on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp. Only the rider left in a body bag, crushed and ejected while the truck crew walked away.
According to the police report, a 30-year-old man riding a motorcycle went straight west on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp when he collided with a westbound box truck driven by another man. The rider was ejected and suffered crush injuries to his entire body and died at the scene. Police noted the motorcycle was demolished and the truck, a large box truck, had undercarriage damage. Two people in the truck were not reported injured.
Driver Blew Traffic Control, Killed 76-Year-Old 2025-08-06T02:09:00+00:00
18 AVE
A driver ignored traffic control on 18th Avenue and hit a 76-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at 86th Street. She took the impact to her head and died there overnight in Brooklyn.
A 76-year-old woman was crossing 18th Avenue in a marked crosswalk at 86th Street in Brooklyn when a driver hit her. According to the police report, police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” as the contributing factor. The impact caused a head injury, and officers classified her injuries as fatal. The crash happened overnight, and the vehicle is listed as a standing vehicle traveling east.

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Carnage in CD 38 27 Whiplash (Neck)

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▸ Killed 8

▸ Crush Injuries 3

▸ Severe Bleeding 2

▸ Severe Lacerations 6

▸ Concussion 10

▸ Whiplash 73

▸ Contusion/Bruise 54

▸ Abrasion 46

▸ Pain/Nausea 23

▸ Internal Injury 15

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 14, 2025

Totals count people injured or killed.

Worst Streets Gowanus Expressway (BQE): 33 moderate injuries

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Dropped off vs. last year

Fort Hamilton Parkway
60 Street
39 Street

Preventable Speeding 7,744 16+ offenders ↓47%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

CD 38

Data through 2025-12-14

7,744

Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2025 year-to-date

Prev: 14,631 2024 year-to-date

↓47.1% vs 2024 year-to-date

Threshold

≥ 16

≥ 6: 18,454 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 36,694 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16: 7,744 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 14,631 2024 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 90% by Cars and Trucks ↓2.8%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Council Member Alexa Avilés A (99)*

Council Member Alexa Avilés
District 38

Council 38

Street Safety Record

A (99)*

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Stricter limits, supervisor authorization, and a ban on PIT maneuvers reduce the frequency and intensity of high‑speed chases, lowering risk to pedestrians and cyclists. Aerial handoff and disengagement further shift enforcement away from dangerous street pursuits, improving system-wide safety.
Avilés co-sponsors cafe access expansion, improving street safety citywide.
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2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Int 1446-2025 forces DOT to accept sidewalk and roadway cafe applications online and at public locations. Applicants can save drafts. It bars mandatory professional drawing approval while preserving DOT review of required clearances.
Avilés Calls Adams Veto Misguided Backs Safety‑boosting Vending Reform
👍 Positive
2025-08-26 · Leadership · amny.com · ↑ helps grade
Mayor Adams vetoed a council push to decriminalize street vending. Vendors clustered on the narrow Brooklyn Bridge walkway. Crowding squeezes pedestrians, collides with cyclists and strollers, and can impede emergency movement, raising crash and injury risk.
Avilés Urges Safety‑Boosting Third Avenue Street Fixes
👍 Positive
2025-07-24 · Leadership · BKReader · ↑ helps grade
Eighty dead or maimed on Third Avenue since 2018. Sunset Park stands up. Residents, officials, and advocates demand the city end delays. No fixes yet. Danger remains.

Email: District38@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
4417 4th Avenue, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-439-9012

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1746, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7387

Twitter: @AlexaAviles

Assembly Member Lester Chang F (21)

Assembly Member Lester Chang
District 49

Assembly 49

Street Safety Record

F (21)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program

Chang Opposes Safety-Boosting Speed Camera Program Reauthorization
👎 Negative
2025-06-23 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts grade
Eleven city lawmakers voted no on speed cameras. Their votes keep streets exposed. Pedestrians and cyclists lose a shield. Reckless drivers win. The city’s most basic defense—rejected. The toll will be measured in blood, not words.
Chang votes no, opposing safer school speed zones for children.
👎 Negative
2025-06-17 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Chang votes yes to weaken bus rules, increasing pedestrian and cyclist risk.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passed S 7785. The bill carves out large Mitchell-Lama housing from bus traffic rules. Lawmakers voted yes. The carve-out weakens enforcement. Streets grow less safe for people on foot and bike.
Chang votes no, opposing a bill that would improve school zone safety.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
White Plains gets speed cameras near schools. Lawmakers move fast. Most vote yes. Cameras catch drivers who endanger kids. Program ends 2030. Streets may slow. Danger faces children every day.

Email: changl@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
6904 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11228
718-236-1764

Legislative Office:
Room 523, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3060

Twitter: @AMLesterChangNY

State Senator Steve Chan C (55)

State Senator Steve Chan
District 17

Senate 17

Street Safety Record

C (55)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Relates to requiring the installation of intelligent speed assistance devices for repeated violation of maximum speed limits: Council passes

S 8573: Requires Registration of Electric Personal Mobility Devices
👎 Negative
2025-11-07 · Sponsor · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
S 8573 enacts the RIDERS Act and defines electric skateboards and personal mobility devices. It mandates registration of e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards. The rule adds cost and enforcement burden that may deter riders and shrink safety in numbers.
Chan votes no, opposing safer school speed zones for children.
👎 Negative
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Chan Supports Delivery App Insurance Without Crash Prevention
👍 Positive
2025-06-13 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes bill forcing delivery apps to insure workers and crash victims. Lawmakers tout support for the injured. But insurance comes after the hit. Speeders keep driving. Danger stays on the street. Prevention takes a back seat.
Chan votes yes in committee, boosting street safety by curbing repeat speeders.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate backs S 4045. Repeat speeders face forced installation of speed assistance tech. Eleven points or six camera tickets triggers action. Law targets reckless drivers. Streets may get safer for those outside the car.