Crash Count for District 43
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 3,966
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 2,090
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 481
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 23
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 10
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 2, 2025
Carnage in CD 43
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
▸ Killed 10
+1
▸ Crush Injuries 9
Head 2
Back 1
Chest 1
Face 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Whole body 1
▸ Severe Bleeding 7
Head 4
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower leg/foot 1
▸ Severe Lacerations 4
Lower leg/foot 2
Face 1
Whole body 1
▸ Concussion 8
Head 6
+1
Neck 1
Whole body 1
▸ Whiplash 37
Neck 16
+11
Head 9
+4
Shoulder/upper arm 5
Back 4
Whole body 3
Chest 1
Hip/upper leg 1
▸ Contusion/Bruise 146
Lower leg/foot 50
+45
Head 23
+18
Lower arm/hand 19
+14
Hip/upper leg 17
+12
Shoulder/upper arm 14
+9
Back 11
+6
Face 7
+2
Whole body 6
+1
Neck 3
Chest 2
▸ Abrasion 103
Lower leg/foot 29
+24
Lower arm/hand 20
+15
Face 18
+13
Head 14
+9
Shoulder/upper arm 8
+3
Whole body 5
Abdomen/pelvis 4
Hip/upper leg 4
Neck 4
Back 1
▸ Pain/Nausea 32
Lower leg/foot 11
+6
Head 6
+1
Back 4
Neck 4
Hip/upper leg 2
Lower arm/hand 2
Shoulder/upper arm 2
Face 1
Whole body 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 2, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in CD 43?

Preventable Speeding in CD 43 School Zones

(since 2022)
36,503 6+
15,357 16+

Caught Speeding Recently in CD 43

Vehicles – Caught Speeding in NYC (12 months)
  1. 2018 Gray BMW Utility Vehicle (RVPM66) – 102 times • 1 in last 90d here
  2. 2024 Black Audi Sedan (LSA8015) – 81 times • 1 in last 90d here
  3. 2017 Ford Spor (H31UXC) – 70 times • 3 in last 90d here
  4. 2025 Black BMW Sedan (LRR1222) – 61 times • 1 in last 90d here
  5. 2025 Blue Acura Sedan (KXH4599) – 50 times • 1 in last 90d here
Left turns, late hours, and the long toll on 18th and 19th Avenue

Left turns, late hours, and the long toll on 18th and 19th Avenue

District 43: Jan 1, 2022 - Oct 21, 2025

Just after dark on Nov 13, 2023, at 64th Street and 11th Avenue, a pickup driver turned left and hit a 71-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal. She died at the scene, police records show (NYC Open Data crash 4678892).

Since Jan 1, 2022, in Council District 43, there have been 10 traffic deaths, including 5 people walking, with thousands more hurt, according to city crash records analyzed for this area (NYC Open Data).

18th and 19th Avenue keep bleeding

Police logs put repeated harm on these corridors. On 18th Avenue, crashes since 2022 include 3 deaths and 41 injuries. On 19th Avenue, 2 deaths and 34 injuries (NYC Open Data).

At 64th Street and 18th Avenue on Mar 20, 2023, multiple drivers collided. A man driving died. A 65-year-old woman walking, crossing with the signal, also died. Police marked a driver for disregarding traffic control (crash 4614333).

Most deaths are people on foot

In this district, people walking account for 5 of the 10 deaths since 2022, with 606 pedestrian injuries recorded. Cyclists were hurt 312 times. Police repeatedly logged driver inattention and failure to yield in injury crashes here (NYC Open Data).

Rush hour hurts the most

Injuries peak around the evening rush. The 5 PM hour sees the highest injury count in this area’s records. Deaths cluster across the day, including midday and early night (NYC Open Data).

Corners you can’t see are corners that kill

Advocates have pressed the city to stop letting parked cars block sight lines at T‑intersections—daylight the corners and clear the crosswalks. DOT moved to close a loophole that let drivers park in some unmarked crosswalks, but advocates said it must go further (Streetsblog, July 27, 2023; Sept 6, 2023).

On these corridors—18th Avenue, 19th Avenue, Bay Parkway—clearing corners, hardening turns, and adding leading pedestrian intervals would slow turning drivers and let people step off the curb with a head start. The records here show right‑ and left‑turn crashes putting people in the hospital and the ground (NYC Open Data).

The record for City Hall and your council office

This district’s Council Member is Susan Zhuang. She voted yes to require dooring warning decals on taxis (Int 0193‑2024) and to speed towing of derelict cars that block sight lines (Int 0857‑2024). She also co‑sponsored a bill to let community and cultural sites use street space—space that can be safer when it’s for people, not storage (Int 0450‑2024).

But the death map here still runs through the same corners. Lowering speeds and reining in the worst repeat speeders citywide would cut the risk for everyone on these blocks. New York City now has tools on the table. Use them.

What must change now

  • Daylight every dangerous corner; end parking in crosswalks at T‑intersections district‑wide (Streetsblog).
  • Install LPIs and hardened corners along 18th Avenue, 19th Avenue, and Bay Parkway where turn crashes are common (NYC Open Data).
  • Citywide: set safer default speeds and stop habitual speeders with limiters. Then these same left turns at 64th Street, these same dashes across Bay Parkway, become survivable.

One woman walked with the light at 64th and 11th and never made it home. Fix the corners. Slow the cars. If you want that now, act here.

Frequently Asked Questions

▸ What area does this story cover?
New York City Council District 43, which includes parts of Sunset Park, Bensonhurst, Gravesend (West), and Borough Park (West).
▸ How many people have been killed here since 2022?
According to NYC crash records analyzed for District 43, there have been 10 traffic deaths since Jan 1, 2022, including 5 people who were walking.
▸ Where are the most dangerous spots?
18th Avenue and 19th Avenue stand out, with multiple deaths and dozens of injuries recorded since 2022. Corners along Bay Parkway also record high injury totals, per NYC Open Data.
▸ What is CrashCount?
We’re a tool for helping hold local politicians and other actors accountable for their failure to protect you when you’re walking or cycling in NYC. We update our site constantly to provide you with up to date information on what’s happening in your neighborhood.
▸ How were these numbers calculated?
We used NYC’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi-nx95, Persons f55k-p6yu, Vehicles bm4k-52h4), filtered for crashes between 2022-01-01 and 2025-10-21 within Council District 43. We counted fatalities and injuries by mode from the Persons table and linked them to crash locations for corridor summaries. Data were accessed Oct 21, 2025. You can start from the city’s datasets here and apply the same filters.

Citations

▸ Citations

Fix the Problem

Council Member Susan Zhuang

District 43

Other Representatives

Assembly Member William Colton

District 47

State Senator Steve Chan

District 17

Twitter: @SteveChanForNY
▸ Other Geographies

District 43 Council District 43 sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 62, AD 47, SD 17.

It contains Sunset Park (Central), Bensonhurst, Gravesend (West), Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West), Brooklyn CB11.

▸ See also
Boroughs
Brooklyn
Community Boards
Brooklyn CB7 Brooklyn CB10 Brooklyn CB11 Brooklyn CB12
Neighborhoods
Sunset Park (Central) Dyker Heights Bensonhurst Gravesend (West) Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)
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AD 47 AD 49
State Senate Districts
SD 17

Traffic Safety Timeline for Council District 43

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Int 1439-2025 Susan Zhuang
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Elderly driver hits 3 women in Brooklyn, killing 1
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Zhuang mentioned in Brooklyn pol intros bill requiring Parks Department to report on patrol staffing, safety
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Brooklyn mother struck and killed by e-bike. Her family is now demanding answers.
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Woman, 75, killed steps from her Brooklyn home by hit-and-run driver who blew light
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Tesla driver sought in deadly hit-and-run in Brooklyn, police say
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Brooklyn police pursuit ends with pedestrian struck, alleged teenage car thief caught
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Moped rider, 25, dies after crashing into 2 vehicles in Brooklyn intersection
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NYPD officer struck by hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn
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NYPD cop killed in fiery BQE hit-and-run survived earlier motorcycle crash: friend
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Bushwick Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian
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Aug 4 - A car struck and dragged a man fifty feet on Broadway. He died at the scene. The driver fled. Police search for answers. Brooklyn leads the city in pedestrian injuries this year.

Gothamist (2025-08-04) reports a 47-year-old man was killed after being struck and dragged over 50 feet by a northbound car at Broadway and Suydam Street in Bushwick. The driver fled. Police have not released the victim's name and seek information on the vehicle. The article notes, 'It was not immediately clear whether the man was walking in a crosswalk, or who had the right of way.' Brooklyn has the highest number of pedestrian injuries in New York City so far this year, with 228 hurt and two killed through June. The case highlights ongoing risks for pedestrians and the persistent issue of hit-and-run drivers.

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Brooklyn Leaders Demand Third Avenue Redesign
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Jul 24 - Two dead on Third Avenue. A hit-and-run. Leaders call for change. The city promised a fix. The street stays deadly. Demands grow. Blood stains the corridor. Action lags.

CBS New York (2025-07-24) reports Brooklyn leaders urge the city to redesign Third Avenue after a fatal hit-and-run killed two. The article states, "Traffic safety leaders are calling on New York City to keep its promise to redesign Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor." The crash highlights ongoing danger and unmet city commitments. Driver fled the scene. Advocates press for swift redesign to prevent more deaths.

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Driver Kills Girlfriend Doing Donuts
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Jul 16 - A driver spun out in a Brooklyn lot. The car struck a woman on the curb. She died at the hospital. Police charged the driver with negligent homicide. The lot was left scarred. The city mourns another loss.

According to the New York Post (2025-07-16), Zachary Cando, 24, was 'doing the dangerous spinning trick' known as donuts in a Gateway Center parking lot when he lost control and hit Madisyn Ruiz, 21, who was sitting nearby. Ruiz died after being rushed to the hospital. Police charged Cando with criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. The article notes the car was 'badly dented in the front.' The crash highlights the risks of reckless driving in public spaces and the need for stronger deterrents in parking lots.

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Grocer Beaten With Pipe In Brooklyn
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Jul 12 - A delivery worker stopped on Lincoln Ave. A driver clipped his open door. Words turned to blows. The driver pulled a pipe, struck hard, then fled. The worker went to the hospital. Police seek the attacker.

NY Daily News (2025-07-12) reports a 36-year-old grocery delivery worker was attacked on Lincoln Ave. in Cypress Hills after a driver struck his open car door. The two argued. The driver "opened his hatchback, pulled out a pipe, and lunged at the victim, striking him repeatedly." The attacker fled. Police released images of the suspect. No arrests have been made. The incident highlights the dangers faced by workers on city streets and the potential for minor collisions to escalate into violence.

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Hit-and-Run Kills Two on Third Avenue
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Jul 11 - A speeding driver killed two men in a crosswalk on Third Avenue. The corridor’s safety redesign was shelved. The city knew the danger. The deaths came fast, brutal, and preventable.

Streetsblog NYC (2025-07-11) reports a driver struck and killed Kex Un Chen and Faqui Lin on Third Avenue, Brooklyn. The driver, charged with manslaughter and fleeing, sped through a red light. The crash happened on a corridor where Mayor Adams paused a safety redesign after business opposition. Streetsblog notes, 'Every death is preventable.' Since the redesign was halted, 96 crashes have injured 80 people. The Department of Transportation’s plan would have reduced lanes and added protections. Community Board 7 supported it, but the project stalled. The corridor remains deadly.

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Moped Rider Kills Elderly Pedestrian In Brooklyn
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Jul 9 - A masked moped rider struck Zhou Xie, 90, in a Brooklyn crosswalk. The rider fled. Xie died from head trauma. Police search for the driver. The street stayed silent. The city counts another loss.

NY Daily News (2025-07-09) reports Zhou Xie, 90, was killed by a hit-and-run moped rider while crossing E. 14th St. at Avenue U. Xie was in the crosswalk when a blue moped, driven by a masked man, hit him and fled. A witness said, "He hit the guy and he left." Police are searching for surveillance footage to identify the rider. The article notes 56 people have died in city traffic so far in 2025. The crash highlights ongoing risks for pedestrians and the challenge of enforcing safe streets.

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Brooklyn Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian
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Jul 6 - A red Dodge Charger struck Pasqual Taiquin as he crossed New Utrecht Ave. The driver fled. Taiquin died after eight days on life support. His son watched it all. The car never stopped.

NY Daily News (2025-07-06) reports Pasqual Taiquin, 42, was killed crossing New Utrecht Ave. in Brooklyn when a red Dodge Charger hit him and fled. His son, Henry, witnessed the crash. Police arrested Christian Gonzalez, 21, seven blocks away. Charges include leaving the scene and unsafe lane changes. The article quotes Henry: "He didn't stop. He just kept going." Taiquin died after eight days in the hospital. Upgraded charges are expected. The case highlights the lethal risk of hit-and-run driving and failures in street safety enforcement.

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Int 0857-2024 Zhuang votes yes to remove abandoned vehicles, boosting street safety.
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Jun 30 - Council orders swift removal of abandoned, derelict cars. Streets clear in 72 hours. No plates, no stickers, no excuses. Police and sanitation must act. Safer crossings for all who walk, ride, or wait.

Bill Int 0857-2024, now at the Mayor's desk, passed the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and full Council on June 30, 2025. The bill, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code...in relation to vehicles reported as abandoned to the department of sanitation," requires the Department of Sanitation to remove derelict vehicles within 72 hours of report. The NYPD must tow cars lacking valid plates or stickers. Prime sponsor Selvena N. Brooks-Powers led, joined by Crystal Hudson, Amanda Farías, Lincoln Restler, and others. The law targets street hazards, clearing blocked sightlines and crosswalks. It aims to cut risks for pedestrians and cyclists by removing abandoned vehicles fast.

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Child Killed By SUV In Crown Heights
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Jun 29 - An eight-year-old boy died after a Honda SUV struck him at Eastern Parkway and Albany Ave. He was dragged under the car. Blood pooled. His sister watched. The driver stayed. No arrest. The city investigates.

NY Daily News (2025-06-29) reports an 8-year-old boy was fatally struck by a 69-year-old Honda Pilot driver at Eastern Parkway and Albany Ave. in Brooklyn. The boy was crossing when hit; witnesses saw him dragged from under the SUV. The article quotes, "I saw the kid being dragged from underneath the car by a woman." The driver remained at the scene. No arrests were made. NYPD Collision Squad investigates. The crash highlights persistent dangers at city intersections and the lethal risk large vehicles pose to children.

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Teen Killed, Man Critical In Brooklyn Crash
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Jun 24 - A teen on a moped slammed into a turning car in Midwood. He flew off, struck hard, died at the hospital. His passenger survived, hurt. The driver stayed. No arrests. Another moped rider died days before. Streets remain deadly.

NY Daily News (2025-06-24) reports a 17-year-old died after his moped collided with a Genesis G80 driven by a 71-year-old man making a left turn on East 8th St. in Brooklyn. Police said the moped 'slammed into' the car, then hit a parked Honda Odyssey. Both the teen and his passenger suffered trauma; the teen died at Maimonides Medical Center. The car driver remained at the scene. No arrests were made, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Squad is investigating. The article also notes a separate fatal moped crash days earlier involving a drunk, unlicensed driver. These incidents highlight persistent risks for vulnerable road users and ongoing gaps in street safety.