About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 3
▸ Crush Injuries 8
▸ Severe Bleeding 3
▸ Severe Lacerations 5
▸ Concussion 11
▸ Whiplash 76
▸ Contusion/Bruise 51
▸ Abrasion 39
▸ Pain/Nausea 50
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
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These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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East New York (North): deaths in the crosswalks, injuries by the hour
East New York (North): Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 28, 2025
East New York (North) does not heal
- Since 2022, this small slice of Brooklyn logged 2,514 crashes, with 1,531 people hurt and 4 killed. Pedestrians took 196 injuries and 3 deaths; cyclists 78 injuries. These are the city’s own numbers. See the rollups and tallies in the data here.
- The harm does not sleep. Injury peaks stack through the day, with pronounced clusters around school release and rush: noon to 4 PM shows repeated spikes, and again near 6 PM and 9 PM. The hour-by-hour counts are in the neighborhood profile here.
A man down in the crosswalk
- Jan 24, 2025, about 9 AM. A 57‑year‑old woman crossed with the signal at Pennsylvania and Blake. An SUV turned left and hit her. She died. The city data marks “Failure to Yield” and “Driver Inattention.” The crash record is here.
- Sep 4, 2023, early evening. A 26‑year‑old woman at Atlantic and Van Siclen was struck and killed by a westbound sedan while crossing. The file logs “Crossing Against Signal.” She is still gone. The crash is here.
- Jul 3, 2025, just before 10 PM. Broadway at East New York Avenue. A 36‑year‑old man at the intersection was hit by a sedan going straight. He died at the scene. The record is here.
Streets that keep taking
- Pennsylvania Avenue and Pitkin Avenue keep showing up in the ledgers: 148 injuries along Atlantic Avenue; 115 on Pitkin; 148 on Pennsylvania. The worst single location listed is 1000 Sutter Ave, with 8 serious injuries. Hotspots are in the small‑area analysis here.
- Aug 17, 2025, late afternoon. Five sedans tangled near 1000 Sutter. Four occupants went to the hospital. The multi‑vehicle file sits here.
Night work, early grief
- The harm spreads across the clock, but the map glows at 2 PM, 3 PM, and 4 PM, then again at 6 PM and 9 PM. Serious injuries jump at 4 PM. Hour detail is in the distribution chart here.
- Vehicles that hit people here are mostly sedans and SUVs. In the pedestrian injury rollup, sedans account for most deaths and injuries, followed by SUVs. See the cause‑by‑vehicle breakdown here.
Subway edge, no margin
- Aug 10, 2025, about 6 PM. A man fell onto the southbound tracks at the Sutter Ave L station and was hit by a train. “EMS pronounced the victim dead at the scene,” an FDNY spokesman said. Police said, “No criminality is suspected.” The report is here.
What City Hall has — and hasn’t — done
- Albany gave the city power to set lower speeds. The city can set safer limits on local streets. Use it. Our primer on a 20 MPH default and why it matters is here.
- Repeat speeders drive the body count. The Senate moved a bill to force speed limiters on drivers who rack up violations. State Sen. Roxanne Persaud voted yes in committee on May 20 and Jun 12, 2025. The bill file is here.
Fix the corners that kill
- Target the worst blocks first: daylighting at Pennsylvania and Pitkin; hardened left turns at Pennsylvania and Blake; leading pedestrian intervals where signals exist along Atlantic, Pennsylvania, and Pitkin. The recurring patterns and sites are flagged in the small‑area analysis here.
- Work the deadly hours. Send enforcement and street teams to the afternoon peaks and early evening surge documented in the hour data here.
The through‑line is speed
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-28
- File S 4045, Open States / NY Senate, Published 2025-05-20
- Two Killed By Subway Trains In NYC, NY Daily News, Published 2025-08-11
- Take Action: Slow the Speed, Stop the Carnage, CrashCount, Published 0001-01-01
- CrashID 4788343; 4659490; 4825128; 4835930 - Crashes index , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-28
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Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn▸
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Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn,
Streetsblog NYC,
Published 2025-09-27
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Pickup and sedan collide on Essex Street▸Sep 26 - Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. A 50-year-old woman driving a 2022 sedan was injured. Front ends took the hit. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.
Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. The driver of a 2024 pickup truck and the driver of a 2022 sedan were both going straight when their front ends hit. A 50-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured, with shoulder and upper arm pain, and was reported in shock. Other listed persons had injuries recorded as "Unspecified." According to the police report, both vehicles were "Going Straight Ahead" and traveling "North." The pickup’s point of impact was the "Left Front Bumper" and the sedan’s was the "Center Front End." According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified."
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Scooter driver hurt at Pennsylvania and Pitkin▸Sep 20 - At 4:43 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave at Pitkin, a driver on a standing scooter hit the left side of a southbound sedan. The teen took a head wound and bled. Police recorded driver inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed.
An 18-year-old male driving a standing scooter was injured at Pennsylvania Ave and Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn at 4:43 a.m. He was traveling east and hit the left side of a southbound sedan. He suffered a head injury with bleeding. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed, according to the same report. The sedan driver was licensed. No other injuries were specified. The report lists the points of impact as the scooter’s center front end and the sedan’s left-side doors. The vehicles were both reported as going straight ahead before the crash.
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn▸
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn,
ABC7,
Published 2025-09-19
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Left-Turn Crash Ejects Motorcyclist on Sutter▸Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
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Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
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Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
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Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
- Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-09-27
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Pickup and sedan collide on Essex Street▸Sep 26 - Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. A 50-year-old woman driving a 2022 sedan was injured. Front ends took the hit. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.
Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. The driver of a 2024 pickup truck and the driver of a 2022 sedan were both going straight when their front ends hit. A 50-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured, with shoulder and upper arm pain, and was reported in shock. Other listed persons had injuries recorded as "Unspecified." According to the police report, both vehicles were "Going Straight Ahead" and traveling "North." The pickup’s point of impact was the "Left Front Bumper" and the sedan’s was the "Center Front End." According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified."
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Scooter driver hurt at Pennsylvania and Pitkin▸Sep 20 - At 4:43 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave at Pitkin, a driver on a standing scooter hit the left side of a southbound sedan. The teen took a head wound and bled. Police recorded driver inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed.
An 18-year-old male driving a standing scooter was injured at Pennsylvania Ave and Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn at 4:43 a.m. He was traveling east and hit the left side of a southbound sedan. He suffered a head injury with bleeding. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed, according to the same report. The sedan driver was licensed. No other injuries were specified. The report lists the points of impact as the scooter’s center front end and the sedan’s left-side doors. The vehicles were both reported as going straight ahead before the crash.
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn▸
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn,
ABC7,
Published 2025-09-19
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Left-Turn Crash Ejects Motorcyclist on Sutter▸Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 26 - Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. A 50-year-old woman driving a 2022 sedan was injured. Front ends took the hit. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.
Two northbound drivers collided near 452 Essex Street in Brooklyn. The driver of a 2024 pickup truck and the driver of a 2022 sedan were both going straight when their front ends hit. A 50-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured, with shoulder and upper arm pain, and was reported in shock. Other listed persons had injuries recorded as "Unspecified." According to the police report, both vehicles were "Going Straight Ahead" and traveling "North." The pickup’s point of impact was the "Left Front Bumper" and the sedan’s was the "Center Front End." According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified."
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Scooter driver hurt at Pennsylvania and Pitkin▸Sep 20 - At 4:43 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave at Pitkin, a driver on a standing scooter hit the left side of a southbound sedan. The teen took a head wound and bled. Police recorded driver inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed.
An 18-year-old male driving a standing scooter was injured at Pennsylvania Ave and Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn at 4:43 a.m. He was traveling east and hit the left side of a southbound sedan. He suffered a head injury with bleeding. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed, according to the same report. The sedan driver was licensed. No other injuries were specified. The report lists the points of impact as the scooter’s center front end and the sedan’s left-side doors. The vehicles were both reported as going straight ahead before the crash.
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn▸
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn,
ABC7,
Published 2025-09-19
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Left-Turn Crash Ejects Motorcyclist on Sutter▸Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 20 - At 4:43 a.m. on Pennsylvania Ave at Pitkin, a driver on a standing scooter hit the left side of a southbound sedan. The teen took a head wound and bled. Police recorded driver inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed.
An 18-year-old male driving a standing scooter was injured at Pennsylvania Ave and Pitkin Ave in Brooklyn at 4:43 a.m. He was traveling east and hit the left side of a southbound sedan. He suffered a head injury with bleeding. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. The scooter driver was unlicensed, according to the same report. The sedan driver was licensed. No other injuries were specified. The report lists the points of impact as the scooter’s center front end and the sedan’s left-side doors. The vehicles were both reported as going straight ahead before the crash.
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn▸
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Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn,
ABC7,
Published 2025-09-19
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Left-Turn Crash Ejects Motorcyclist on Sutter▸Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
- Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn, ABC7, Published 2025-09-19
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Left-Turn Crash Ejects Motorcyclist on Sutter▸Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 15 - A sedan driver went west on Sutter. A motorcycle driver turned left at Miller. The drivers collided. The rider was ejected and hurt. Three others had unspecified injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.
At Sutter Avenue and Miller Avenue in Brooklyn, a driver in a sedan headed west, going straight. The driver of a motorcycle moved south and made a left turn. The drivers collided at 3:37 p.m. The motorcycle’s driver, 32, was ejected and injured. A 60-year-old front passenger, a 30-year-old rear passenger, and the sedan’s 57-year-old driver were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan’s pre-crash action was “Going Straight Ahead” and the motorcycle’s was “Making Left Turn.” “Contributing Factors” were recorded as “Unspecified.”
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Sedan driver injures cyclist on Sutter▸Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 14 - A sedan driver going east on Sutter hit a 37-year-old man on a bike near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn. He suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
Police say a sedan driver and a man on a bike were heading east near 605 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn at 5:14 p.m. The driver hit the cyclist with the front of the car. The 37-year-old suffered a leg abrasion and remained conscious. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The sedan had center front-end impact and right front bumper damage. The bike showed damage along the left side. The data lists both road users going straight ahead before the crash. No other contributing factors appear in the record.
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Jamaica Avenue▸Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 13 - Westbound SUV driver hit the left rear of a slowing sedan at Jamaica and Sheffield in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt, a 9-year-old boy and a 38-year-old woman; a driver reported pain. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.
A driver in an SUV, traveling west, hit the left rear of a slowing westbound sedan at Jamaica Ave and Sheffield Ave in Brooklyn. Two passengers were hurt: a 9-year-old boy in the left rear seat with neck pain, and a 38-year-old front passenger with leg-foot abrasions. A 41-year-old male driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor. The SUV had right-front damage; the sedan had left-rear damage.
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Driver hits man at Jamaica Avenue intersection▸Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 12 - A driver hit a 52-year-old man at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn. He stayed conscious. His lower leg was bruised. The crash was at an intersection. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.
Police say a driver hit a 52-year-old man in an intersection at 50 Jamaica Ave in Brooklyn at 7:06 p.m. on September 12, 2025. He was conscious at the scene. He suffered a bruise to his lower leg. According to the police report, the injured person was a pedestrian at an intersection. Only one injured person was recorded. Police recorded no driver contributing factors and listed no details on the vehicle’s type, direction, or pre-crash movement. The crash appears in city records under collision ID 4842225, in ZIP code 11207. Coordinates place the scene near 40.677597, -73.89775.
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say▸
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Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say,
The Brooklyn Paper,
Published 2025-09-08
3
SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
17
Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
15
Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
- Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say, The Brooklyn Paper, Published 2025-09-08
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SUV driver rear-ends sedan on Atlantic▸Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 3 - On Atlantic at New Jersey, a driver in an SUV hit the back of a westbound sedan. A 24-year-old driver suffered whiplash and back pain. Police recorded driver inattention.
Two westbound vehicles collided on Atlantic Avenue at New Jersey Avenue in Brooklyn. A driver in an SUV hit the back of a sedan. The 24-year-old male driver reported whiplash and back pain and was conscious. The other driver, a 34-year-old woman, was listed with unspecified injury. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the sedan showed 'Center Back End' damage, the SUV showed 'Center Front End' damage, and officers recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. Police recorded driver inattention as the contributing factor. The crash occurred around 1:00 p.m. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed.
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Distraction at Pitkin and Snediker injures 1-year-old▸Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Sep 3 - Pickup and sedan drivers collided at Pitkin and Snediker, Brooklyn. A parked car was hit. A 32-year-old driver and a 1-year-old rear passenger were hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
According to the police report, a pickup driver traveling north and a sedan driver traveling west collided at Pitkin Ave and Snediker Ave in Brooklyn. A parked sedan was also hit. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. A 32-year-old woman driving one of the vehicles was injured and reported pain. A 1-year-old boy riding in the left rear seat was injured. The male pickup driver, 52, was listed with no injuries. The crash damaged the right rear of the pickup, the front of the moving sedan, and the back of the parked sedan. The report lists both injured people as not ejected. The data do not cite any errors by the victims.
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Two SUVs rear-end stopped Honda, passenger injured▸Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
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Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
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Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
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Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 30 - Two SUVs struck a stopped Honda on Blake Ave at Miller Ave. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger suffered back injury and whiplash. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Following Too Closely.
A chain collision on Blake Ave at Miller Ave involved two SUVs and a stopped Honda sedan. Both SUVs were traveling east and struck the Honda’s center front end. One SUV showed damage to its right front bumper. The other showed damage to its right rear quarter panel. A 69-year-old front-seat passenger in the Honda suffered back pain and reported whiplash. According to the police report, the crash’s contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The crash data also list "Following Too Closely" as a contributing factor. Police list no other contributing factors attributed to the injured passenger.
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Left-turning sedan hits bicyclist on Pitkin▸Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
17
Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
15
Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 29 - The driver of a sedan made a left turn and hit a 20-year-old bicyclist at Pitkin Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in Brooklyn. The rider was ejected, semiconscious, with a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.
According to the police report, 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' were contributing factors. The driver of a southbound 2019 sedan made a left turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Pitkin Avenue and struck a 20-year-old male bicyclist traveling eastbound. The rider was ejected, left semiconscious, and suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver and noted distraction. The sedan's center front end hit the bicycle, which police listed as demolished. The bicyclist was reported injured with a complaint of pain or nausea.
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Pickup hits man boarding vehicle▸Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
17
Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
15
Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 26 - On Liberty and Miller, an eastbound pickup struck a 63-year-old man as he was getting on a vehicle. The truck kept straight. The pedestrian went down, hurt and in shock. Brooklyn pavement took the rest. Systems failed him first.
A 2019 pickup truck traveling east on Liberty Ave at Miller Ave struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian who was getting on a vehicle and was not at an intersection. He suffered injuries to his arm and reported shock. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Unspecified.” Driver actions noted include going straight ahead with point of impact marked as “Other.” The report does not cite specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Inattention, but the pedestrian was the one injured. No helmet or signal issues are listed for any party.
17
Alcohol-linked crash injures four occupants▸Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
15
Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
-
File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 17 - Two sedans collided by 1000 Sutter Ave. Four occupants hurt. Head blows. Crush pain. Parked cars struck. Police cite alcohol involvement. Brooklyn street turns hard and mean.
Two sedans collided near 1000 Sutter Ave in Brooklyn, injuring four occupants: two drivers, ages 72 and 54, and two front-seat passengers, ages 41 and 30. According to the police report, the crash involved “Alcohol Involvement.” Multiple parked sedans were also hit, with front-end damage noted. Listed driver errors include Alcohol Involvement, a clear risk flagged in the data. No contributing factors are attributed to the injured passengers. The record shows crush injuries and head trauma among those hurt. Vehicles show front-end and bumper impacts, consistent with a forceful strike on Sutter Avenue.
15
Two Sedans Crash, Parked Car Rear‑ended▸Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
-
File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
-
File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 15 - Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave and struck a parked sedan. A male driver suffered a head injury. A female driver complained of abdominal pain and shock. Police list contributing factors as "Unspecified."
Two moving sedans collided on Miller Ave at Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn. A 52-year-old male driver suffered a head injury. A 35-year-old female driver complained of abdominal pain and was listed in shock; her air bag deployed. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unspecified." The report lists no driver errors such as Failure to Yield, Distraction, or Speeding. Vehicle damage shows the female driver’s sedan with center front-end damage, the other moving sedan with right-side damage, and a parked sedan with center back-end damage. The parked vehicle was unoccupied before the crash.
15
Unspecified vehicle hit mother and toddler▸Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
-
File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 15 - The driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” made center front-end contact with a westbound bicycle on Van Siclen Ave near Blake Ave. A 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger were ejected and injured. Both suffered abrasions to arms.
A driver of a vehicle listed as “Unspecified” struck a westbound bicycle carrying a 40-year-old woman and a 2-year-old passenger. Both bicyclists were ejected and suffered injuries to elbow/lower arm/hand and abrasions. According to the police report, "a vehicle listed as 'Unspecified' showed center front-end impact while the bike showed left-front damage." Police recorded no driver contributing factors in the report. The crash record lists both victims as injured and conscious, with injury severity coded at 3 and complaints of abrasion.
14Int 1362-2025
Banks co-sponsors bill removing bus and bike benchmarks from streets master plan.▸Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
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File Int 1362-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.
Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."
- File Int 1362-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors crackdown on unlicensed commuter vans, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to use a compliance checklist and levy maximum fines on unlicensed commuter vans. Punitive enforcement may cut informal transit, push riders to cars and ride‑hail, and raise vehicle volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists.
Bill: Int 1347-2025. Status: Sponsorship; sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred August 14, 2025. The matter: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams; co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. The law orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist and requires officers to issue maximum fines for each violation. It takes effect 120 days after enactment. A safety assessment warns this punitive approach may reduce informal transit in underserved areas, shift trips to private cars and ride‑hail, and increase traffic volumes that endanger pedestrians and cyclists; it adds policing without system-wide safety gains.
- File Int 1347-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14
14Int 1347-2025
Banks co-sponsors unlicensed commuter van crackdown, worsening overall street safety.▸Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
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File Int 1347-2025,
NYC Council – Legistar,
Published 2025-08-14
Aug 14 - Int 1347-2025 orders TLC, NYPD and DOT to cite unlicensed commuter vans and levy maximum fines. It will likely shrink shared rides in transit deserts. Trips will shift to private cars and ride-hail. Pedestrians and cyclists face more exposure on the street.
Int 1347-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP and sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction on August 14, 2025. The matter is titled, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans." Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams introduced the bill. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis joined her. The bill orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a compliance checklist and requires officers to issue maximum penalties for every listed violation. Analysts warn punitive enforcement and steep fines will likely reduce shared transit options in transit deserts, push trips to private cars and ride-hail, and increase traffic exposure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing policing over safer operations or street redesign without clear system-wide safety gains.
- File Int 1347-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14