Motorcyclist dies after Queensboro Bridge median crash
Luis Cadena, a 29-year-old rider identified by QNS, died after a median impact on the Queensboro Bridge; QNS reported the crash occurred Thursday, Sept. 17, with 2026 inferred from the article's publication context.
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What We Know
Luis Cadena, 29, was riding a 2025 Yamaha R7, QNS reported, when an impact with the median ejected him on the Manhattan-bound Thomson Avenue ramp; he died at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The Daily News instead placed the crash on the bridge's westbound upper-level lanes and described a blue 2025 Yamaha motorcycle. QNS said police responded at about 6:20 p.m., while the Daily News placed the crash at about 6:38 p.m. QNS reported Thursday, Sept. 17; the year 2026 is inferred from its publication context.
Reports describe a median impact and an ejection
QNS reported that Luis Cadena, 29, was riding a 2025 Yamaha R7 when an impact with the left median ejected him. EMS took him in critical condition to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The Daily News described a blue 2025 Yamaha motorcycle and reported a center-divider impact followed by the rider's ejection onto the pavement. It said he died at Weill Cornell Medical Center.
QNS said police responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:20 p.m.; the Daily News reported the crash at around 6:38 p.m. QNS described it as occurring Thursday, Sept. 17; 2026 is inferred from the article's publication context.
Reports differ on the precise roadway
QNS placed the crash on the Manhattan-bound ramp from Thomson Avenue onto the Queensboro Bridge in Long Island City, describing a hairpin turn. The Daily News placed it on the bridge's westbound upper-level lanes. Both accounts locate the crash on the bridge, but differ on the specific roadway.
QNS identified the rider as Luis Cadena
QNS identified Cadena as 29 and described him as from Bergen Beach, Brooklyn.
Police investigated as traffic backed up
The Daily News reported that police closed all Manhattan-bound lanes on the bridge's upper level. QNS described hours of backups on the westbound ramp and delays on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside and Woodside. QNS said the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.