No One Is Safe Until Streets Change

Nov 7 - The driver of an SUV turned left at 8 Ave and 44 St and hit a northbound motorcyclist. The rider was ejected and injured but conscious. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction.

A driver in an SUV making a left turn at 8 Ave and 44 St collided with a northbound motorcycle in Brooklyn. The 22-year-old rider was ejected, conscious, and injured, with arm trauma and internal complaints. Another 22-year-old person was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, the SUV was turning left while traveling southeast and the motorcycle was going straight north. Impact was recorded to the SUV’s left front bumper and the motorcycle’s left front quarter panel. Police recorded "Driver Inattention/Distraction."

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4855541 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

• File S 8573, Open States, Published 2025-11-07

• File Int 1431-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1431-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1431-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 18 - At midnight in Brooklyn, a driver in an SUV going south collided with a westbound motorcyclist at 53 St and 9 Ave. The 21-year-old rider was partially ejected and injured. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

An SUV driver traveling south and a motorcyclist heading west collided at 53 ST and 9 AVE in Brooklyn at midnight. The 21-year-old rider, a man, was partially ejected and injured, with a reported fracture/dislocation. The SUV had left front bumper damage. According to the police report, both operators were "Going Straight Ahead" before impact, and the crash involved a "Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle" and a "Motorcycle." Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for both drivers. The SUV driver, a 62-year-old man, was listed with injury severity "1" and injury status "Does Not Apply." A 62-year-old registrant was also listed with no injury noted.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850799 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Oct 16 - A motorcyclist turned right at 9th and 37th in Brooklyn and collided with a southbound cyclist. The 42-year-old motorcyclist suffered a leg abrasion. Police listed contributing factors as 'Unspecified'.

At 9 Ave and 37 St in Brooklyn, a driver on a motorcycle made a right turn and collided with a southbound cyclist who was going straight. The crash injured the 42-year-old motorcycle driver, who sustained a lower-leg abrasion. According to the police report, the driver of the motorcycle was making a right turn and the cyclist was traveling straight south at the time of impact. Police listed contributing factors as 'Unspecified' and did not record a specific driver error. No injuries for the cyclist are documented in the data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850155 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

• Elderly driver hits 3 women in Brooklyn, killing 1, CBS New York, Published 2025-10-15

• Brooklyn pol intros bill requiring Parks Department to report on patrol staffing, safety, Brooklyn Paper, Published 2025-10-13

• Police hunting for driver who hit and killed a 75-year-old woman in Brooklyn and then sped off, CBS New York, Published 2025-10-05

• 4-year-old girl clinging to life after hit by school bus in Brooklyn, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-29

• Cyclist killed in Brooklyn hit-and-run, driver sought, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-28

Sep 8 - A westbound SUV driver hit a parked SUV and a parked box truck on 37 St at 9 Ave in Brooklyn at noon. Four people were hurt, three were passengers. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.

Two SUVs and a parked box truck were involved at 37 St and 9 Ave in Brooklyn at noon. According to the police report, a westbound SUV driver was going straight when the crash occurred, and the other SUV and the box truck were parked. Four people were injured: a 58-year-old male driver and three passengers, women ages 62, 23, and 18. The westbound SUV showed front-end damage; the parked SUV had damage to its left front; the box truck to its left rear. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified for the drivers and listed no specific violations.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841467 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Aug 26 - Mayor Adams vetoed a council push to decriminalize street vending. Vendors clustered on the narrow Brooklyn Bridge walkway. Crowding squeezes pedestrians, collides with cyclists and strollers, and can impede emergency movement, raising crash and injury risk.

""There are immense barriers to entry for the often working-class and immigrant New Yorkers that populate our city as street vendors,"" -- Alexa Avilés

Bill: City Council package to decriminalize street vending (file number not provided). Status: vetoed by Mayor Eric Adams (veto reported last month). Committee: Committee on Immigration, chaired by Council Member Alexa Aviles. Key dates: vendors observed Aug. 25, 2025; story published Aug. 26, 2025. The article ran under the headline, "Defying a NYC ban, illegal vending thrives on iconic Brooklyn Bridge this summer." Adams issued the veto. Aviles and supporters pushed the decriminalization package and criticized enforcement barriers. DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez warned vendors impede pedestrian mobility. Safety analysts note: illegal vending clusters on the narrow walkway, reduces pedestrian space, creates conflicts with cyclists and strollers, and can impede emergency movement—raising crash and injury risk.

• Defying a NYC ban, illegal vending thrives on iconic Brooklyn Bridge this summer, amny.com, Published 2025-08-26

Aug 11 - Two mopeds slammed together by 4123 9th Ave in Brooklyn. Both riders thrown. Both hurt. Head and leg trauma. Sirens in the night. Streets took the hit. Flesh paid the price.

Two mopeds collided near 4123 9th Avenue in Brooklyn. Both riders were ejected and injured. One suffered head trauma; the other had crush injuries to the leg. According to the police report, both vehicles were mopeds, each with front‑end damage, with one traveling straight northeast and the other listed as “Other*.” The report lists contributing factors as “Unspecified.” No driver errors were recorded beyond that. The crash shows how small bodies lose to speed and steel, even without cars in the frame.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4834406 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Aug 4 - A taxi disregarded a traffic control on 42 St at 8 Ave in Brooklyn and struck a 50-year-old male cyclist traveling north. He suffered bruises to his entire body. Police listed "Traffic Control Disregarded."

A taxi and a bicycle collided on 42 St at 8 Ave in Brooklyn. A 50-year-old man riding the bicycle was injured and remained conscious. The taxi's right front quarter panel struck the cyclist as he traveled north. According to the police report, "Traffic Control Disregarded" was listed as the contributing factor. Police recorded that factor for the involved parties. The cyclist was treated for contusions and bruising to his entire body. Vehicle damage was reported to the taxi's right front quarter panel and the bike's center front end. The report does not list additional contributing factors.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4832821 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Jul 31 - Crews tore out three blocks of Bedford’s protected bike lane. Barriers gone. Riders now face traffic, steel, and risk. The city moves the lane, strips its shield, leaves cyclists exposed.

NY1 reported on July 31, 2025, that city crews began removing a protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue between Willoughby and Flushing. The lane, once shielded from traffic, will be replaced with an unprotected version. NY1 notes, 'The lane is being shifted from its current position next to the sidewalk to the other side of parked cars.' This change eliminates the physical barrier that separated cyclists from moving vehicles. The move raises questions about city policy and the safety of vulnerable road users on this busy Brooklyn stretch.

• City Removes Bedford Avenue Bike Protection, NY1, Published 2025-07-31

Jul 24 - Eighty dead or maimed on Third Avenue since 2018. Sunset Park stands up. Residents, officials, and advocates demand the city end delays. No fixes yet. Danger remains.

"The Third Avenue corridor has been "persistently dangerous," said Avilés. "We have the tools to majorly reduce this violence, but it's up to the mayor's office to use them."" -- Alexa Avilés

On July 24, 2025, Sunset Park residents, Council Member Alexa Avilés, Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes, Senator Andrew Gounardes, and advocates rallied for urgent street safety fixes on Third Avenue. BKReader reports: 'Fatalities on Third Avenue...are preventable with safety upgrades.' The Department of Transportation's plan has stalled for two years. Avilés called the corridor 'persistently dangerous.' Gounardes said, 'We know how to fix it: safer street design.' No council bill or committee is listed. The event shows strong community demand, but no policy action has been taken. As of now, there is no direct impact on pedestrian or cyclist safety.

• Sunset Park Urges City to Fast-Track Third Avenue Street Fixes, BKReader, Published 2025-07-24