default AD 50: The Slow March Through Brooklyn StreetsA man on a Greenpoint street was killed when an e-bike rider sped through a stop sign in Greenpoint, March 23, 2025. Witnesses recalled the scene after the crash at Franklin and India streets. The same corridor has become a touchstone for how the city treats street danger. They were one of 4 people killed in Assembly District 50 since 2022-01-01. The district includes Greenpoint, Williamsburg, and South Williamsburg, plus Community Board 301. The pattern is not new: the district has seen dozens of injuries and many more crashes in the period. What the numbers show - In the period through Sep 14, 2025, crashes in the broader set tracked by NYC Open Data total 4,925 citywide with 12 deaths and 2,339 injuries; the district’s injuries and fatalities are visible through the district’s open data context and related reports. See the crash records dataset for details.
- The small-geo analysis highlights 3 hotspots in the area: Driggs Ave, Greenpoint Ave, and the Brooklyn Queens Expressway corridor, with Greenpoint Ave named as a top intersection in the period.
- The hourly distribution shows incidents spread across day and night, underscoring the need for constant visibility and enforcement.
Policy threads and local action - Lawmakers have advanced bills related to speed and enforcement aimed at habitual speeders; Assembly Member Emily Gallagher leads the sponsorships for bills that would require speed limiters and extend school speed zones. See File A 7979 and File S 8344 for the state proposals linked in context.
- Local coverage has chronicled resistance and action around McGuinness Boulevard redesigns and bike-lane stability, with advocates urging protected infrastructure and safer crossings.
- The Bedford Avenue bike lane controversy in 2025 illustrates how design choices can reshape risk on adjacent routes.
What’s left to fix - Improve daylighting and protected lanes on high-use corridors to shield walkers and cyclists.
- Targeted enforcement focused on habitual speeders in school zones and high‑risk intersections.
- Clear, accountable timelines for street redesigns that show measurable safety gains in the district.
Next steps - The Assembly can advance the Stop Super Speeders Act and related speed-limiter measures, per the bills listed in the context. See A7979 and S8344 for details and sponsors. Readers can take action at /take_action/ to press representatives to act.
FAQ- 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: How were these numbers calculated?
A: See the Data Provenance section: dataset name, fields used, filters (date window, geography, modes), and the extraction date. For this article, the core figures come from NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes, Persons, Vehicles) and the period covered by 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14.
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Geo: assembly-50 | recent_carnage Greenpoint Crash, a Pattern of Loss on AD 50In Greenpoint on Franklin Street, a cyclist was hit as a driver in a SUV made a turn. The rider died. This is one of the crashes recorded in Greenpoint/Williamsburg that turned deadly this period. Gothamist reported the March 21–23, 2025 incident. They were one of 4 killed in Assembly District 50 since 2022, according to the district’s crash data. The tally sits inside a larger pool of crashes that has produced thousands of injuries and a handful of fatalities this period. The record shows injuries and fatalities in this area across multiple crashes, not a single event. How does the pattern look over time? The numbers show a steady stream of crashes in this district across 2022–2025, with hundreds of injuries and several fatalities across the period. This is not one edge case; it is a recurring risk mapped to this geography and these roads. Local intersections and streets surface in the data as hotspots. Driggs Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, Meeker Avenue, and Morgan Avenue appear among the targeted sites in various reports. The data also show heavy vehicle involvement in several incidents and recurring pedestrian and cyclist injuries in unprotected spaces. Open Data crashes and reports provide the underlying record. What is happening locally? The record points to a need for concrete safety actions in the district: daylighting, protected bike lanes, safer crosswalks, and slower speeds. The local tally through 2025–09–14 includes thousands of crashes and dozens of injuries, with several high-severity outcomes. Citations FAQ- 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: How were these numbers calculated?
A: See the Data Provenance section. The article uses the provided context’s datasets and counts, with dates restricted to 2022-01-01 through 2025-09-14 and geography limited to Assembly District 50 / BK0101, BK0102, BK0103. The exact extraction date is 2025-09-14.
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E-Bike Rider Runs Stop, Kills Man -
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