This page previews recent photo analyses from the batch pipeline (photos_analyze). Filtered to nyc_specific_crash with valid latitude/longitude. Each block shows the actual image and the generated caption/alt text.
Jarring billboard of collapsed Central Park carriage horse plastered above NYC street where animal died
Source: New York Post · Published: 2025-08-15

- Caption: Large billboard reading “ANOTHER HORSE DEAD — PLEASE DON’T RIDE” with photo of a collapsed horse and date “August 5, 2025,” mounted above a brick building in New York City.
- Alt text: A large street-level photograph shows a billboard on the side of a brick building in NYC. The billboard displays an image of a collapsed brown horse lying on a blanket with people’s legs visible nearby. Bold text on the sign reads “ANOTHER HORSE DEAD” with smaller text underneath saying “PLEASE DON’T RIDE” and a date banner at the top reading “August 5, 2025.” The sky is clear and a fire escape and streetlight are visible on the adjacent building.
- Credit: Photo credit: AP
- Quality: 88
- Coords: 40.7624, -73.9991
Police investigate hit-and-run death near JFK Airport
Source: ABC7 · Published: 2025-08-13

- Caption: Police vehicle with flashing blue lights at night near a busy, blurred roadway.
- Alt text: Close-up of the roof and light bar of a police car flashing blue lights at night with out-of-focus street and vehicle lights in the background.
- Credit: Credit: Shutterstock / imageBROKER
- Quality: 75
- Coords: 40.6626, -73.7702
Queens hit-and-run driver kills 52-year-old man near JFK Airport
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-13

- Caption: Yellow police tape reading ‘POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS’ across a marked crosswalk at night with emergency lights in the background.
- Alt text: A strip of yellow police tape printed with ‘POLICE LINE DO NOT CROSS’ stretched across a painted pedestrian crosswalk at night. Blurred red and blue emergency lights are visible in the upper left background.
- Credit: Photo by AP (file)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.6625, -73.7892
Man killed in hit-and-run near JFK Airport, police say
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-13
- Caption: Close-up of ‘POLICE’ lettering and NYPD shield on the side of a white police vehicle.
- Alt text: Close-up view of the side of a white NYPD police vehicle showing a blue stripe, large blue letters spelling ‘POLICE’ and a partially visible NYPD shield badge.
- Credit: Credit: AP Photo (file)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.6626, -73.7822
Carnage in Queens: Senior driver killed with two other men in crash near food cart had stroke weeks before wreck
Source: amny · Published: 2025-08-13

- Caption: Police investigator inspects a heavily damaged silver sedan at a crash scene in Queens near an NYPD vehicle.
- Alt text: Heavily damaged silver sedan with front passenger area crushed; a uniformed police investigator stands beside the car taking notes or photos, an NYPD vehicle parked nearby, and other cars and a building wall visible in the background.
- Credit: Photo credit: New York Police Department (image provided)
- Quality: 78
- Coords: 40.7796, -73.9062
2 pedestrians, 1 driver killed when car slams into food truck in Queens
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-13

- Caption: Two men whose photos were shared by family after a fatal crash in Queens are shown side-by-side in a CBS News New York graphic.
- Alt text: CBS News New York graphic showing two portrait photographs side-by-side of men provided by the Venancio family. The left image shows a man with short dark hair looking toward the camera; the right image shows an older man with a mustache smiling while holding a child partially visible at the edge of the photo. CBS News and channel 2 logos appear over the lower left of the graphic.
- Credit: Credit: Venancio Family / CBS News New York
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.71351, -73.828316
Victim’s family rages at driver in Bronx parkway crash that killed 2 moped riders
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Man sitting in the driver’s seat of a car, photographed from the open passenger-side door.
- Alt text: A man wearing a red sleeveless shirt, black shorts and a black cap sits in the driver’s seat of a blue car. He has tattoos on his right arm, a watch on his left wrist, and a silver chain; a water bottle sits in the center console.
- Credit: Photo: provided to news outlet
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8881, -73.8572
2 dead, 1 in critical condition following crash in Astoria
Source: ABC7 · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Aerial view of a multi-vehicle crash scene in Astoria showing damaged cars and a box truck amid debris, with emergency personnel at the right edge of the street.
- Alt text: Aerial photo of a street crash in Astoria: a heavily damaged silver sedan with its front crumpled sits near a damaged box truck and several other vehicles. Debris is scattered across the roadway and several people, including emergency responders, stand on the sidewalk to the right.
- Credit: Image: Unknown aerial/photo source
- Quality: 82
- Coords: 40.7821, -73.9062
Two men fatally struck standing next to Queens food truck, driver who hit them also dead
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Wrecked sedan with crushed front end sits in the middle of a Queens street after a collision near a food truck, surrounded by parked vehicles and police tape as investigators and onlookers gather.
- Alt text: A heavily damaged silver sedan with its front end crushed sits across a city street amid debris. Parked cars and a damaged food truck are nearby. Police tape stretches across the foreground and people stand behind it near other vehicles and buildings.
- Credit: AP Photo
- Quality: 92
- Coords: 40.77886, -73.906006
2 pedestrians and driver die in Astoria crash, NYPD says
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-12
- Caption: Intersection in an industrial Astoria block with parked cars and delivery vans along the street.
- Alt text: Street-level view of an industrial intersection in Astoria. A red SUV is parked at the corner in front of a low brick building with a metal roll-up door and small awning. A tree and utility pole stand on the sidewalk; a line of parked cars and white delivery vans extends down the right side of the street. Crosswalk markings are visible in the foreground under a clear sky.
- Credit: Google Street View
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7796, -73.9062
3 dead in Queens crash caught on video
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Aerial view of multiple vehicles with heavy front-end damage and debris scattered on a Queens street after a crash; emergency responders stand nearby. (CBS News)
- Alt text: Aerial photo showing several damaged vehicles and debris on a city street in Queens. A silver sedan with its front end crushed sits near a box truck and other cars; doors are open and people, including emergency responders, are visible on the sidewalk.
- Credit: CBS News/Chopper 2
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7701, -73.9061
Elderly NYC motorist kills 2, himself after speeding through intersection, straight into food truck: ‘It happened so fast’
Source: New York Post · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Relatives grieve at the scene as emotions run high after a fatal collision in New York City; inset shows heavily damaged vehicle and a portrait labeled “Victim.”
- Alt text: A distraught man in a light blue hoodie holds his head and is comforted by others beside a vehicle; inset at lower left shows a car with severe front-end damage, and inset at lower right shows a head-and-shoulders portrait labeled “Victim.”
- Credit: Photo credit: New York Post via Getty Images (insets and scene)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7741, -73.9062
UPDATE: Speeding Senior Driver Kills Self and Two Pedestrians in Astoria, Pols Call for 20 MPH Limit
Source: Streetsblog NYC · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Surveillance image showing a silver SUV colliding with pedestrians and objects on a sidewalk in Astoria.
- Alt text: Grainy surveillance photo of a silver SUV on a sidewalk near parked vehicles and a street tree; a blurred person appears in front of the vehicle and another figure is nearby. Buildings and a storefront are visible in the background.
- Credit: Source: surveillance footage (credit TBD)
- Quality: 65
- Coords: 40.7826, -73.9022
Man, 21, charged with vehicular manslaughter, DWI in Bronx highway crash that killed 2
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-12
- Caption: Vehicles travel on a multi-lane Bronx highway near an Exit 10C sign on a clear day.
- Alt text: View from an overpass of a multi-lane highway with light traffic. A green road sign reads EXIT 10 C on a grassy median; trees line both sides of the roadway under a partly cloudy sky.
- Credit: Photo courtesy of [source not provided]
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8881, -73.8572
Car crashes into food truck in Queens, 3 people dead
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Damaged food truck and several vehicles at a crash scene in Queens; debris and police tape visible. (CBS News New York)
- Alt text: A heavily damaged food truck with its service window open sits among other vehicles in a lot. Debris is scattered on the ground and police tape is stretched across the scene. CBS News New York logo in corner.
- Credit: CBS News New York
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7781, -73.9007
Surveillance video captures Queens crash that left 3 dead
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-12

- Caption: Aerial view of a multi-vehicle crash scene in Queens showing a heavily damaged silver sedan, a delivery box truck with debris scattered around it, and several other vehicles and people nearby.
- Alt text: Aerial photo of a street crash: a silver sedan with severe front-end and roof damage sits near a box truck that has debris and torn material around it. Several other parked cars, people standing on the sidewalk and roadway, and scattered wreckage are visible.
- Credit: Chopper 2 (news helicopter)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7716, -73.9022
Driver arrested in Bronx River Parkway fatal crash
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: NYPD vehicles with flashing lights parked on the Bronx River Parkway at night during a police response.
- Alt text: Multiple NYPD police SUVs and cars with red, blue and white flashing lights stopped on a dark roadway at night; a concrete median and a tall light pole are visible in the foreground.
- Credit: CBS News New York
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8571, -73.8721
Jumpy NYC crook steals car — then quickly returns it when he finds 9-year-old inside: sources
Source: New York Post · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Corner of East 107th Street and 3rd Avenue in East Harlem with a red-brick mixed-use building housing ‘American Outlet’ and a zebra-striped pedestrian crossing in the foreground.
- Alt text: Urban street corner showing East 107th Street and 3rd Avenue. A four-story red-brick building with fire escapes and a red ‘American Outlet’ storefront occupies the corner. Trees line the sidewalk, parked cars are along the curb, and wide white crosswalk markings stretch across the intersection.
- Credit: Google Street View (2024)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7931, -73.9436
Two people killed by MTA trains one hour apart in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: An F train at the East Broadway subway station platform in Manhattan with a few passengers waiting.
- Alt text: A New York City F train stopped at the East Broadway subway station. The train is on the left with its front lights on and an illuminated F route marker. The tiled platform and columns extend to the right; a station sign reading “East Broadway” is visible on a column. A few people wait near the far end of the platform.
- Credit: Photo credit: Unattributed/Contributor
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.6661, -73.8822
2 killed, 1 taken into custody in multivehicle Bronx River Parkway crash, NYPD says
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-11
- Caption: Traffic moves along the Bronx River Parkway near an Exit 10C sign on a clear day.
- Alt text: Multi-lane Bronx River Parkway seen from an overpass with several cars traveling in both directions, a green Exit 10C sign on a grassy median at right, trees and blue sky with scattered clouds in the background.
- Credit: Photo by user / location metadata
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8771, -73.8662
2 killed in 7-vehicle crash on southbound Bronx River Parkway; one driver in custody
Source: ABC7 · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Two damaged vehicles stopped on the southbound Bronx River Parkway at night after a multi-vehicle crash; a blue SUV with its headlights on sits left of a white SUV with a crumpled front end.
- Alt text: Nighttime view of two SUVs stopped along a highway divider. A blue SUV with headlights on is parked left; a white SUV with a badly crumpled front bumper and hood is parked to the right. Trees and a guardrail are visible behind the vehicles and a concrete median is in the foreground.
- Credit: Photo provided to news outlet (credit not specified)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8771, -73.8662
Two scooter riders die in crash with five other vehicles on Bronx parkway
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Police car and red flares on wet roadway near scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the Bronx.
- Alt text: Close-up of red traffic flares lit and placed on a wet roadway in front of a parked police car at night; blurred headlights and part of the police vehicle are visible in the background.
- Credit: Photo: AP
- Quality: 84
- Coords: 40.8881, -73.8572
Fatal 7-car crash on Bronx River Parkway
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Multiple NYPD vehicles with lights activated parked along the Bronx River Parkway at night following a crash.
- Alt text: Nighttime scene on a highway showing several NYPD police SUVs and cars with flashing red, blue and white lights stopped along the side of the Bronx River Parkway. A tall lamppost is visible center-left; the roadway and background are dark.
- Credit: CBS New York
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8771, -73.8662
Bronx River Parkway crashes shut down highway after 2 killed, NYPD says
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Multiple NYPD police vehicles with lights flashing block lanes on the Bronx River Parkway at night.
- Alt text: Night scene on a highway showing several NYPD police SUVs and patrol cars with red and blue emergency lights flashing behind a concrete median barrier.
- Credit: Photo credit: WABC-TV
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8801, -73.8662
Two dead and one arrested after multi-vehicle crash on the Bronx River Parkway
Source: amny · Published: 2025-08-11

- Caption: Vehicles on the Bronx River Parkway near an overpass; scene shows a divided roadway with cars traveling under a green highway sign and trees with autumn foliage.
- Alt text: View of the Bronx River Parkway: a multi-lane divided road with a concrete median, several cars driving toward an overpass with green highway signs, and trees with fall-colored leaves on the right and left embankments.
- Credit: Google Street View
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8881, -73.8572
Bronx woman driving 77 mph in 25 mph zone indicted for killing cab driver after DNA found on airbag: DA
Source: New York Post · Published: 2025-08-09

- Caption: NYPD patrol car with lights flashing on a city street at night.
- Alt text: Side view of a white NYPD patrol car driving at night with red and blue roof lights flashing; large NYPD letters and police markings visible on the door.
- Credit: Photo credit: AP (file)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.837048, -73.86543
Woman killed in Bronx hit-and-run
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-08

- Caption: NYPD vehicles and police tape block a Bronx street at night during a response to a reported hit-and-run, Aug. (CBS News New York)
- Alt text: Nighttime city street in the Bronx blocked by an NYPD cruiser with flashing lights; additional police vehicles and orange crime-scene tape cordon off the area in front of apartment buildings.
- Credit: CBS News New York
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8521, -73.9154
Friday’s Headlines: Fixing Canal Street Edition
Source: Streetsblog NYC · Published: 2025-08-08

- Caption: Pedestrians and vehicles pass through the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge portal and its surrounding colonnade on Canal Street, with the arch framing the bridge roadway.
- Alt text: Wide daytime view of the Manhattan Bridge’s grand arched portal and flanking colonnade at Canal Street. Multiple traffic lanes and bike/parking separators lead toward the arch; a few pedestrians stand near the curb in the foreground and cars drive through the arch. Tall buildings and a clear blue sky are visible beyond and beside the structure.
- Credit: Photo credit: not provided
- Quality: 83
- Coords: 40.717987, -73.99567
Woman fatally struck in hit-and-run crash in Morris Heights
Source: ABC7 · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: NYPD cruiser blocks a Morris Heights street at night with police tape and emergency lights after a hit-and-run investigation.
- Alt text: White NYPD patrol car with flashing red and blue lights parked diagonally across a city street at night. Yellow police tape stretches across the foreground and several other police vehicles and parked cars are visible along the curb in front of apartment buildings.
- Credit: Photo courtesy of NYPD/commissioner or news outlet (credit not shown)
- Quality: 88
- Coords: 40.84922, -73.91722
After deadly Chinatown crash, NYC makes long-sought safety upgrades on Canal Street
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-07
- Caption: NYPD officers and tape cordon off Canal Street near Bowery after a crash in Chinatown; debris and emergency vehicles are visible on the roadway.
- Alt text: Wide view of Canal Street at Bowery cordoned off with yellow police tape. An NYPD officer walks in the foreground while other officers stand near police vans and a barricade. Debris is scattered across the multi-lane street in front of bank and mixed-use buildings under a partly cloudy sky.
- Credit: Photo by [credit not provided]
- Quality: 88
- Coords: 40.717987, -73.99597
2 women indicted in deadly Chinatown crash
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: Damaged sedan with deployed airbags and open doors at a crash scene in Chinatown, New York; debris and a white privacy screen are visible nearby (July 19, 2025).
- Alt text: Blue four-door sedan parked on a city street with all passenger doors open, side airbags deployed and the trunk open. Debris and leafy branches are scattered on the pavement in front of the vehicle; a white privacy screen stands to the left. A tree trunk and building facade are visible at right and background.
- Credit: CBS News New York (screenshot)
- Quality: 87
- Coords: 40.7158, -73.997
Bronx hit-and-run driver arrested for manslaughter for 2022 crash that killed cabbie
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: Heavily damaged black Toyota sedan with a New York taxi plate sits at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the Bronx, front end crushed and airbags deployed.
- Alt text: Front view of a black Toyota sedan with its entire front crushed, hood crumpled, airbags deployed and a yellow New York taxi license plate visible; damaged adjacent vehicles and debris line the street behind it.
- Credit: Photo by [uncredited]
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8366, -73.9082
SUV driver turning into driveway of Bronx apartment building fatally strikes woman
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: Driveway entrance beside Bronx apartment building where a woman was struck, with parked cars along the curb and a gated ramp leading up to the building.
- Alt text: Street-level view of a Bronx apartment building exterior showing a black-gated asphalt driveway/ramp between two buildings, a brick apartment wall, a small tree on the sidewalk, and three parked cars along the curb. The scene is wet and overcast.
- Credit: Google Street View (approx. location)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.850224, -73.91796
Driver kills Bronx pedestrian, flees the scene, NYPD says
Source: Gothamist · Published: 2025-08-07
- Caption: Brick apartment buildings and parked cars at an intersection in the Bronx, with a green fire escape visible on one building.
- Alt text: Street-level view of several multi-story brick apartment buildings at a city intersection. Trees line the sidewalk and numerous cars are parked along the curb. A green exterior fire escape is attached to one building; a street sign and traffic lane markings are visible.
- Credit: Google Street View
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.8461, -73.9152
44-year-old woman killed in NYC hit-and-run by reckless driver turning into driveway
Source: New York Post · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: Police tape around a parked SUV at a nighttime scene on a city street after a hit-and-run investigation.
- Alt text: Nighttime street scene showing a gray SUV parked at the curb with yellow police tape draped on the pavement and around the vehicle. A person in dark clothing stands near the rear of the SUV. Several other parked cars line the street and a streetlight illuminates the area.
- Credit: Photo by [Unknown]
- Quality: 78
- Coords: 40.8471, -73.9192
Three Years, Three Deaths: Advocates Want DOT To Make Morgan Avenue Safe
Source: Streetsblog NYC · Published: 2025-08-07

- Caption: Emergency responders stand near a body covered by a white sheet on Morgan Avenue as an FDNY apparatus is parked at the scene.
- Alt text: On a city street, several uniformed emergency responders gather near a body covered by a white sheet on the sidewalk. An FDNY fire truck is parked at the right edge of the frame. Trash bags and a fenced basketball court with trees are visible in the background.
- Credit: Photo by [credit not provided]
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7147, -73.9332
Advocates rally for Ryder’s Law after carriage horse collapses and dies in NYC
Source: CBS New York · Published: 2025-08-06

- Caption: First responders and workers attempt to lift a collapsed carriage horse lying on its side on a New York City street using ropes and a black mat; an NYPD vehicle is visible in the background.
- Alt text: Several men, including uniformed personnel, stand around a brown carriage horse that is lying on its side on a city street. The horse wears a halter and is being secured with ropes and a black lifting mat while an NYPD vehicle is parked nearby.
- Credit: Credit: Screenshot/Video via social media (if known)
- Quality: 82
- Coords: 40.7644, -73.9941
6 people injured in 5-car crash on RFK Bridge
Source: ABC7 · Published: 2025-08-06

- Caption: Thick black smoke and flames billow from a vehicle on the RFK Bridge as traffic is backed up behind stopped cars.
- Alt text: Multiple cars stopped on a bridge lane with a vehicle on fire ahead producing large black smoke that fills the roadway; other cars and concrete barriers line the bridge.
- Credit: Citizen (via news outlet)
- Quality: 85
- Coords: 40.7826, -73.9227
Women accused in horrific Chinatown crash that claimed two lives plead not guilty
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-06

- Caption: Two women appear in court during arraignment in Manhattan on charges related to a deadly crash in Chinatown.
- Alt text: Side-by-side head-and-shoulders courtroom photos of two young women. Left: woman with dark hair looking upward and slightly to the right, wearing a dark top. Right: woman with straight dark hair and a white collared shirt looking forward with a neutral expression. Microphones and courtroom background are visible.
- Credit: Photograph by [credit not provided]
- Quality: 82
- Coords: 40.7164, -73.9956
Man fatally struck on subway tracks in Harlem
Source: NY Daily News · Published: 2025-08-06

- Caption: Stairway and signage for the 125th Street station platform on the Lexington Avenue line in Harlem, showing an exit sign to Lexington Av & 125 Street and service icons for the 4, 5 and 6 trains.
- Alt text: Interior view of a New York City subway platform and stairway at 125th Street station. Overhead signs read ‘Exit Lexington Av & 125 Street,’ ‘The Bronx,’ and show circular 4, 5, 6 train icons and a Metro-North label. Metal handrails lead up a tiled staircase from the platform; a column with a small ‘125 Street’ sign is visible.
- Credit: Photo by [credit not provided]
- Quality: 86
- Coords: 40.80414, -73.93759