Council District 8
Crash Narratives
Council District 8: 19 crashes in 7 days, 1 man dead
Apr 26 to May 3 saw 19 crashes in Council District 8. One person was killed. Three people suffered serious injuries. Seven more were hurt.
Council District 8 is blowing past its usual crash pace. In seven days, Apr 26 to May 3, there were 19 crashes. One person was killed. Three people suffered serious injuries. Seven more were hurt.
On May 2, a 61-year-old SUV driver struck and killed a 40-year-old man on Bruckner Boulevard near East 138th Street. Police said the man was crossing outside a crosswalk. This district has triggered this alert 11 times in the past 90 days and 11 times in the past year. Council Member Elsie Encarnacion can press DOT for hard fixes on Bruckner and the East Side avenues, and move a citywide 20 MPH law.
- 19 crashes in last 7 days
- 3 serious injuries
- 1 death
- A 61-year-old SUV driver hit and killed a 40-year-old man on Bruckner Boulevard near E 138th Street. Police said the pedestrian was crossing outside a crosswalk.
- On E 116th Street at 2nd Avenue, a BMW SUV driver hit a bike carrying two people. Both cyclists were injured, and both reported amputations.
- A driver making a left turn hit a 21-year-old cyclist near E 119th Street and 1st Avenue. The rider suffered a head injury and minor bleeding, and police recorded that he was ejected.
Unlicensed driver blacked out, crashed
An unlicensed driver lost consciousness on E 156th Street at Cauldwell Avenue and crashed. Police say the driver was injured; other occupants were listed, but the report doesn’t describe their injuries.
Council District 8: Traffic Crash Statistics

Crash Counter for District 8 797 crashes • 2 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data). We sum all 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).
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (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).
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 can be corrected after initial publication. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
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