• Tuesday’s Headlines: Fury Roads Edition, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-11-25

• Deadly wigmaker’s sweetheart deal proves even kid-killing is shrugged off by NYC judges, New York Post, Published 2025-11-18

• Caribbean politicians easily win re-election, Brooklyn Paper, Published 2025-11-05

Nov 4 - Ocean Ave at Glenwood Rd. A westbound sedan driver turned left into an eastbound motorcycle. The rider and a passenger were ejected and hurt. The sedan driver was not listed as injured.

A crash on Ocean Ave at Glenwood Rd in Brooklyn injured two people on a motorcycle. Around 10:00 p.m., the driver of a westbound sedan made a left turn and hit an eastbound motorcyclist. The impact threw the rider, 28, and his passenger, 26. Both were recorded as injured, with crush trauma to the lower leg and hip. The sedan driver, 56, was restrained and not listed as injured. According to the police report, the sedan was making a left turn and the motorcycle was going straight ahead. The report lists contributing factors as Unspecified for all involved.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4855175 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1439-2025 orders NYPD to post at least one school crossing guard at every K–8 public and private school by Sept. 1, 2026. It pins children’s street crossings to police deployment at every school door.

Bill: Int 1439-2025. Status: Committee. Referred to Committee on Public Safety on Oct. 29, 2025; agenda and intro date Oct. 29, 2025; first votes recorded Oct. 29, 2025 (1:25–1:30 p.m.). The matter title: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code... requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade." The text states: "No later than September 1, 2026, the commissioner shall assign at least 1 school crossing guard to each public and private school..." Sponsored by Council Member Farah N. Louis with nine co-sponsors (Vernikov, Marte, Zhuang, Brooks-Powers, De La Rosa, Ung, Feliz, Stevens, Morano). The bill would require NYPD deployment of at least one crossing guard at every K–8 school citywide by the Sept. 1, 2026 deadline.

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1446 forces DOT to accept sidewalk and roadway cafe applications online and at public counters. Applicants can save drafts. The bill bars mandatory third‑party drawings. Sponsors pushed access. The Committee laid it over for later action.

Bill Int 1446-2025, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications," is an introduction before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced 2025-10-29 and laid over in committee (Laid Over by Committee on 2025-11-24), it would require DOT to receive applications both online and at a public physical location, allow saving incomplete applications, and prohibit mandatory third-party drawings. Sponsored by Council Members Restler, Menin, Louis, Brewer, Banks and Avilés (co-sponsors). No safety assessment or safety impact note was provided on effects to pedestrians, cyclists, or passengers.

• File Int 1446-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1444 caps clear pedestrian paths in front of sidewalk cafes at 8 feet. The rule shrinks room for walkers, wheelchair users and strollers. The Transportation Committee laid the bill over in November.

Bill: Int. No. 1444 (Int 1444-2025). Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: Intro 10/29/2025; laid over 11/24/2025. The matter is titled, “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to setting a maximum pedestrian path requirement in front of sidewalk cafes.” The ordinance would add subdivision k to §19-160 and state: “No rule ... shall require that a clear path of more than 8 feet ... remain clear after the installation of such sidewalk cafe.” Sponsored by Council Members Powers, Menin, Restler, Louis and Banks. This bill would limit the requirement for sidewalk cafes to leave a clear path on the sidewalk in front of them to no more than 8 feet in width.

• File Int 1444-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1426 tightens rules on newsracks. Owners must post name, address, phone and email. They must file changes electronically. DOT may email notices, seize racks that go uncorrected, store or dispose of unclaimed racks and levy penalties.

Bill: Int. No. 1426. Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: introduced Oct. 29, 2025; first vote listed Oct. 29, 2025; laid over Nov. 24, 2025. The matter is titled: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsrack requirements and enforcement." Sponsors: Council Members Erik D. Bottcher, Farah N. Louis (Primary), and Chris Banks — they introduced and sponsored the measure. The bill requires contact info and email on racks, electronic annual reporting, emailed notices, and expands DOT authority to remove, store, sell, or dispose of noncompliant newsracks and impose civil penalties. No safety impact note or analyst assessment was provided.

• File Int 1426-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 22 - Two westbound sedans. The Volvo driver hit the back of a Toyota on Church Avenue at East 46th. Two drivers hurt; one with severe facial cuts. A parked car was damaged. Police noted the Volvo driver was unlicensed.

Two westbound drivers traveling straight on Church Avenue at East 46th collided. Damage entries list the Toyota’s center back end and the Volvo’s center front end. A parked Toyota also showed left-side damage. The 32-year-old Volvo driver suffered severe facial lacerations. The 36-year-old Toyota driver reported neck pain. Three other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight westbound, and officers recorded the Volvo driver as unlicensed. The report lists contributing factors for the people involved as "Unspecified." No pedestrians or cyclists were reported hurt. The crash occurred in the 67th Precinct in Brooklyn.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851589 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• Driver backs onto Brooklyn sidewalk, killing one woman and injuring two others, amny, Published 2025-10-15

• 11-year-old boy critically hurt in Brooklyn hit-and-run, CBS New York, Published 2025-10-14

Oct 9 - Int. 1423 forces DOT to publish an inventory of city-owned retaining walls 10 feet or taller. It must list locations and last inspection dates by Oct. 1, 2026, and update annually. Sponsors demanded infrastructure transparency that affects streets and sidewalks.

Bill: Int. 1423. Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: introduced Oct. 9, 2025; laid over Nov. 24, 2025; inventory due Oct. 1, 2026. The measure is titled, in part, "Requiring the department of transportation to provide an inventory of city-owned retaining walls under its jurisdiction." It was introduced and sponsored by Council Members Stevens, Ossé, Menin, Ayala, De La Rosa, Louis and Banks. The sponsors sought public records of walls 10 feet or greater, including location and last inspection date, updated annually. Safety impact note: no safety assessment provided.

• File Int 1423-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-09

Oct 9 - Council bill widens outdoor dining. Grocery stores could apply for sidewalk licenses. Roadway cafes may operate year-round and expand frontage with consent. Review process is streamlined. Laid over in Transportation and Infrastructure committee. No safety analysis attached.

Int. No. 1421, introduced Oct. 9, 2025 and currently Laid Over in Committee. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure heard it; it was laid over on Nov. 24, 2025. The bill is titled, “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to roadway and sidewalk cafes,” and its summary states: “This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by allowing grocery stores to apply for a sidewalk cafe license, removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation, and providing the option to expand frontage…”. Primary sponsor is Julie Menin; Lincoln Restler and nine other council members are co-sponsors (Ossé, Hanif, Krishnan, Powers, Hudson, Brewer, De La Rosa, Banks, Louis) and it lists coordination with the Brooklyn Borough President. No safety_impact_note or formal safety analysis was provided with the filing; effects on pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable street users are not assessed in the record.

• File Int 1421-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-09

• Queens woman fatally struck by e-bike rider after exiting city bus in Brooklyn, amny, Published 2025-10-07

Oct 5 - Driver going east on Snyder hit a 46-year-old cyclist from behind near E 34 St. The rider suffered a head wound with severe bleeding. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction.

In Brooklyn, at Snyder Ave and E 34 St, a driver traveling east hit a bicyclist from behind. Both were going straight. The 46-year-old man was conscious but suffered a head injury with severe bleeding. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." Vehicle data show the front of the driver’s vehicle struck the back of the bike while both moved east. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver. The crash injured a vulnerable road user on a neighborhood street.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848596 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• Police hunting for driver who hit and killed a 75-year-old woman in Brooklyn and then sped off, CBS New York, Published 2025-10-05

• Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-09-27