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AD 46: Crashes Rise While Cameras Stall

Just after noon on Jan 24, 2025, at Cropsey and 24th Avenue, the driver of a 2022 Ford SUV turned left and hit a 95‑year‑old pedestrian. She died at the scene (NYC Open Data).

She is one of 11 people killed on the roads of Assembly District 46 since Jan 1, 2022 (NYC Open Data).

The count keeps climbing

In the last 37 days through Sep 14, there were 90 crashes here. 65 people were hurt. No deaths in that span does not mean safety; it means luck (NYC Open Data).

Year to date, crashes are up to 916 from 747 a year ago—an increase of 22.6%. Reported injuries rose to 623 from 407—up 53.1%. Recorded deaths dipped to 2 from 3 (NYC Open Data).

Most harm falls on people outside cars. Since 2022, drivers have killed 3 pedestrians and 1 cyclist in this district. Hundreds more on foot or bike have been injured (NYC Open Data).

Where people get hit

Crashes stack up on Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Neptune Avenue alone shows over 99 injuries and at least one death tied to recorded crashes. Ocean Parkway shows 44 injuries and a death. 82nd Street has another fatality on its ledger (NYC Open Data).

Harm peaks in daylight and the rush. Injuries are highest around 4 PM and 5 PM in this area. Evenings stay bad through 7 PM, with deaths recorded from noon into the night (NYC Open Data).

Two driver behaviors repeat in the records: police log failure to yield and distraction/inattention in scores of injuries here (NYC Open Data).

Tools that work — and a vote that didn’t

Speed cameras deter speeding near schools. Albany moved a bill in June to extend and clean up New York City’s school‑zone camera law. On Jun 17, 2025, Assembly Member Alec Brook‑Krasny voted no on S 8344 as it cleared the Assembly (Open States). Streetsblog later listed him among the city lawmakers who opposed the program’s renewal push (Streetsblog NYC).

Meanwhile, repeat speeders keep rolling. By our count, school‑zone cameras would have blocked thousands of later speeding tickets if Albany had acted on habitual speeders sooner. In 2025 year‑to‑date, 6,288 tickets were issued to vehicles that had already crossed the 16‑ticket threshold citywide; 13,564 after the 6‑ticket mark. Since 2022, that’s 27,369 and 62,608 preventable tickets, respectively (NYC Open Data).

A state bill would force the worst repeat offenders to obey the limit using intelligent speed assistance. It targets anyone with 11 DMV points in 18 months or 16 camera tickets in a year. That is the Stop Super Speeders Act (S4045C/A2299C) described in our site’s call‑to‑action (Take Action).

What fixes this on our streets

• Daylight the corners on Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Shorten crossings. Protect sight lines. Police already record failure to yield; give people on foot the space to be seen (NYC Open Data).
• Add leading pedestrian intervals and hardened turns at the district’s high‑injury junctions, including Neptune Avenue and 82nd Street. Slow left turns that have killed before (NYC Open Data).
• Target driver distraction at the afternoon peaks with enforcement and design that narrows choices and cuts speeds (NYC Open Data).

Citywide, two steps are ready: lower the default speed limit using the authority described in our Take Action page, and pass the Stop Super Speeders Act so repeat speeders cannot outrun the law.

The woman at Cropsey and 24th never made it across. The next person shouldn’t have to gamble their life at the corner.

FAQ

• Q: What area does this cover? A: New York State Assembly District 46 in Brooklyn. It includes Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton, Dyker Beach Park, Coney Island–Sea Gate, Brighton Beach, and Calvert Vaux Park. It overlaps Brooklyn CB10 and CB13, Council District 47, and State Senate District 23.
• Q: What happened most recently? A: In the 37 days ending Sep 14, there were 90 crashes and 65 people injured in AD 46. No deaths were recorded in that window, but injuries peaked in the afternoon around 4–5 PM.
• Q: Which locations see the most harm? A: Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway appear repeatedly in the crash logs, with multiple injuries and recorded deaths. 82nd Street is also tied to a fatal crash in this period set.
• Q: How were these numbers calculated? A: We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets for Crashes (h9gi-nx95), Persons (f55k-p6yu), and Vehicles (bm4k-52h4). We filtered for crashes within Assembly District 46 from 2022-01-01 through 2025-09-14 and summarized totals by mode, hour, and location. Figures like 90 crashes and 65 injuries in the last 37 days come from our filtered query as of Sep 12, 2025. You can explore the base datasets starting here.
• Q: What is CrashCount? A: 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.
• Q: What can I do right now? A: Ask state leaders to pass the Stop Super Speeders Act and press the city to lower the default speed limit, as outlined on our site. Start here: /take_action/.

Citations

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Crashes , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-14
• Motor Vehicle Collisions – Person - Persons , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-14
• Motor Vehicle Collisions – Vehicles - Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-14
• File S 8344, Open States, Published 2025-06-17
• Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-06-23

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AD 46: Left Turn at Cropsey. A 95‑Year‑Old Didn’t Get Up.

Just before midday on Jan 24, 2025, a driver in a Ford SUV turned left at Cropsey and 24th Avenue. The 95‑year‑old woman he hit died at the scene (NYC Open Data).

They were one of 11 people killed in Assembly District 46 since Jan 1, 2022, alongside 2,246 injured and 16 seriously hurt (NYC Open Data).

In the past month (through Sep 14), AD 46 saw 90 crashes, 65 injuries, and 0 serious injuries or deaths (NYC Open Data). In the same window, 0 people were killed; Contusion/Bruise 5, Whiplash 3, Abrasion 1, Concussion 1 (NYC Open Data).

Neptune, Ocean, Stillwell: pain points that don’t quit

Police reports tie many pedestrian injuries here to drivers of sedans and SUVs — 144 and 145 cases, respectively, with three deaths between them (NYC Open Data). Hurt clusters on long, fast corridors: Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway lead the list of worst locations, along with Shore Parkway and 82nd Street (NYC Open Data).

The clock tells the same story. Injuries pile up through the day, peaking around 4 PM with 154 injuries since 2022. Noon to early evening is the long, hard stretch (NYC Open Data).

Named driver errors recur. Police recorded failure to yield in 23 injury crashes, and inattention in 32, in this district since 2022 (NYC Open Data).

A paper trail of votes — and a hole where protection should be

Albany renewed New York City’s school‑zone speed‑camera program this June. In the Assembly, local member Alec Brook‑Krasny voted no on the extender bill S 8344, opposing the measure that keeps cameras working near schools (Open States). In the Senate, local Senator Jessica Scarcella‑Spanton was among the city lawmakers who voted no, according to Streetsblog NYC.

The program cuts speeding where it’s used. “Speed cameras have cut speeding by over 60% in locations where installed,” the State Senate noted in a prior briefing (NYS Senate). The devices were renewed through 2030 — over the objections of both these local lawmakers (Open States; Streetsblog NYC).

The worst repeat offenders keep coming back

Some plates don’t slow down. One New York‑registered Audi has 501 school‑zone speed‑camera tickets citywide in the last 12 months; it was clocked again in this area in the last 90 days. Others nearby logged 233, 180, 135, and 131 tickets in the past year (context analysis of NYC camera data, 12‑month window ending Sep 2025).

We know the tools. Daylighting. Hardened turns. Better signal timing at Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Truck‑turn controls where right‑hooks keep injuring people. Targeted failure‑to‑yield enforcement at Stillwell and Neptune. Slow the straightaways. Protect the crossings. The city can do that. Albany can backstop the worst speeders.

Lower speeds save lives. Cameras work when they’re allowed to. Habitual speeders need to be stopped from speeding. The steps are on the table. The only open question is when they’ll be used.

Take one step now. Tell your lawmakers to back a lower city default speed and require speed‑limiters for repeat camera violators. Start here.

FAQ

• Q: What happened most recently in AD 46? A: In the past month (through Sep 14), there were 90 reported crashes, 65 injuries, and no serious injuries or deaths recorded in AD 46, according to NYC Open Data.
• Q: Where are the worst problem spots? A: Neptune Avenue and Ocean Parkway top the local list for injuries, along with Shore Parkway and 82nd Street, based on crash records since 2022 in AD 46.
• Q: What patterns stand out by time of day? A: Injuries stack up through midday into the evening, with the 4 PM hour logging 154 injuries since 2022 in AD 46.
• Q: How were these numbers calculated? A: We analyzed NYC’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi-nx95, Persons f55k-p6yu, Vehicles bm4k-52h4) for Jan 1, 2022–Sep 14, 2025, filtered to Assembly District 46. We used reported counts of crashes, injuries, serious injuries, deaths, person type, vehicle type, contributing factors, hour of crash, and street names. Data was accessed Sep 14, 2025. You can start from the source datasets here and apply the same filters.
• Q: What is CrashCount? A: 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.

Citations

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crash data (Crashes, Persons, Vehicles) - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-14
• File S 8344, Open States, Published 2025-06-17
• Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-06-23
• Senate protects New York students and pedestrians, NYS Senate, Published 2019-03-

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