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Mott Haven-Port Morris: A Bike, a barrier, a borough on edge

Open scene A bicyclist on BRUCKNER BLVD hits a SUV at the corner of E 138 ST. The rider is hurt. It’s 5:24 AM, August 24, 2025. The data call it a three-moving-vehicle crash, with a bike and a bus nearby in the record.

Pattern on the ground They were one of 4,484? No. They were one of the Bronx crashes recorded in the data window. The Bronx is where the data sits: 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14.

Range and hotspots In the Bronx, the period shows 2,607 total crashes citywide, with 9 deaths and 1,712 injuries across all users. The neighborhood area tracked here (Mott Haven-Port Morris) shows motor-vehicle crashes and injuries concentrated at BRUCKNER BLVD, BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY, and nearby streets like 3 AVENUE and EAST 135 STREET. See the top intersections: BRUCKNER BLVD at BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY; 3 AVENUE; EAST 135 STREET; EAST 141 STREET. Inline data: BRUCKNER BLVD and EAST 138 STREET is a hotspot with a severe injury level.

What the numbers say about Bronx violence In the 37-day window ending Sept 14, 2025, Bronx-area crashes show 45 crashes with 34 injuries; 0 deaths in the window, but overall the period (start 2022) shows 3 killed in the area and 42 serious injuries across the small-geo analysis. The contributing factors list shows a mix of driver inattention, failure to yield, and other causes, with vulnerable road users bearing the brunt. See the data for the local pattern and the wide city picture. inline: Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484; small_geo_analysis.

Local accountability and action Local leaders have—on paper—stepwise options. The data names a few fixes that fit the hotspots: daylighting at intersections, redesigns to reduce crossing conflicts, and targeted enforcement around repeat hotspots where speed and failure to yield appear in the record. The top intersections include BRUCKNER BLVD, BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY, and EAST 135 STREET, which align with the places where injuries cluster and where a cyclist was recorded in the August incident. See the hotspot list in the data.

Next steps and a pause for truth City data shows 2,607 crashes citywide in this period, with 9 deaths and 1,712 injuries. In the Bronx alone, the pattern holds: crashes persist, injuries mount, and hotspots stay active. The record points to concrete targets, not slogans: safer street design, better lighting and signal timing at known hotspots, and enforcement targeted to repeat speeders and risky movements. The data also records a mix of vehicle types in crashes, including bikes and SUVs, with the most harm landing on VRU users when drivers fail to yield or drive too fast.

Where to go from here

• Local fixes: daylighting, protected or safer turning movements at BRUCKNER BLVD/E 138 ST, and at 3 AVENUE. - Traffic enforcement focused on known hotspots and peak hours. - A sustained plan to slow speeds through the Bronx in the identified corridors.

Why this matters now The Bronx has compact, repeat hotspots. The period shows dozens of incidents in and near Mott Haven-Port Morris, with the same streets recurring as collision sites. The slow-motion danger is not a one-off. It’s a pattern visible in the numbers.

Citations

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484, NYC Open Data. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95
• The Bronx small_geo_analysis and geographies in the context, including Mott Haven-Port Morris (NTA BX0101) and top intersections. See accompanying fields in the provided data.
• PeriodStats: current and last-year totals for crashes, injuries, and deaths, 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14.

FAQ

• How were these numbers calculated? We rely on the NYC Open Data crash dataset (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes, h9gi-nx95) restricted to the Bronx NTA BX0101, within 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14, and paired with the period stats in the provided context. The numbers shown are pulled directly from the dataset fields for injury_severity, person_types, vehicle_modes, and cross-street naming, as well as the small_geo_analysis contributing_factors and top_intersections. The extraction date in the context is 2025-09-12.
• What is CrashCount? CrashCount is 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. here

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: From the NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions dataset (Crashes, h9gi-nx95) filtered to Bronx geography (NTA BX0101) and a date window 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14. See the period totals in the context for details.

Citations

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484 - Crashes , NYC Open Data, Published 2025-08-24

Geo: nta-BX0101

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Mott Haven-Port Morris: In the Bronx, a cyclist’s crash is another page in a file that never ends

A single crash, a larger map

Just after 5 PM on Aug 24, 2025, a bicyclist on BRUCKNER BLVD near E 138 ST was hit by an SUV. The crash is listed as severity 3 with VRU involvement in the NYC Open Data records.

They were one of the injuries in Mott Haven-Port Morris since 2022-01-01. The open data set logs injuries and crashes from the Bronx as a whole, and this incident sits in that larger tally.

Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484

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 numbers cited come from the NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions dataset, filtered to the Bronx, date window 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-14, and to injury collisions involving pedestrians or cyclists when applicable.

Citations

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837484 - Crashes , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-14

Geo: nta-BX0101