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• Breaking: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist in Brooklyn, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-09-27

Sep 19 - On Flatlands at Louisiana in Brooklyn, a bus driver turned right and hit a 24-year-old cyclist. The rider suffered a leg fracture. A 13-year-old boy on the bus was bruised. Police recorded driver inattention; they also noted bicyclist error/confusion.

A bus driver turned right from Flatlands Avenue onto Louisiana Avenue in Brooklyn and hit a northbound cyclist at 3:45 p.m. The 24-year-old rider suffered a leg fracture. A 13-year-old boy riding in the bus had a bruise to the abdomen/pelvis. Others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the bus was making a right turn while the bike was going straight. The report recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. Police also listed Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion. The point of impact was the bus’s right rear quarter and the bike’s front end.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843691 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

• Woman fatally struck by 18-wheeler truck in hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn, ABC7, Published 2025-09-19

Sep 14 - At 410 Gateway Dr in Brooklyn, a driver in a Hyundai SUV, eastbound and going straight, hit a 55-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk not at an intersection. Center-front impact. Her arm was fractured. She was conscious.

A 67-year-old man driving a 2023 Hyundai SUV with North Carolina plates was traveling east and going straight on Gateway Dr when he hit a 55-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk not at an intersection. The crash was at 410 Gateway Dr, Brooklyn. Impact was to the SUV's center front. She was conscious and suffered a fractured, dislocated arm. According to the police report, the driver was licensed in NC and was going straight east. Police recorded a center front-end impact and injury to the pedestrian. Police listed contributing factors for the driver and the pedestrian as 'Unspecified'.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842248 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 13 - Two northbound sedans collided on Vandalia near Pennsylvania. One driver hit the back of the other. A 55-year-old front-seat passenger suffered a concussion and neck injury. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

According to the police report, two northbound sedans collided on Vandalia Avenue near Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn at 7:54 a.m. One driver hit the rear of the other. A 55-year-old woman riding in the front passenger seat was injured. She suffered a concussion and a neck injury and was conscious. Records list both vehicles as sedans. Police recorded contributing factors as “Unspecified” for both drivers and the passenger. No additional causes were noted in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842230 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Sep 11 - 7 p.m. on Gateway Drive, Brooklyn. A driver on a moped turned right and collided with a driver going straight east. The moped driver had an arm bruise. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

Near 455 Gateway Dr in Brooklyn at 7:00 p.m., a driver on a 2022 moped made a right turn and collided with another driver traveling straight east. The crash damaged the moped’s left front and the other vehicle’s right‑front quarter. The moped driver, a 43‑year‑old man licensed in New York, was injured with a contusion to the arm and hand and was conscious. According to the police report, driver inattention/distraction was recorded as a contributing factor. No other injuries are listed in the data. The records show both operators moving east before impact. The report includes no narrative beyond the coded fields.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842235 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

• Brooklyn road rage attack: Man brutally stabbed over double-parked car, cops say, The Brooklyn Paper, Published 2025-09-08

Sep 3 - A northbound driver went straight and hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection at Flatlands Avenue and Louisiana Avenue in Brooklyn. Police recorded distraction and failure to yield. She suffered a head injury and stayed conscious.

A driver traveling north on Flatlands Avenue went straight through Louisiana Avenue and hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered a head contusion and remained conscious. According to the police report, officers recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.” Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. Impact was to the vehicle’s center front end. The crash occurred at 2:00 a.m. in Brooklyn, zip code 11207. The pedestrian was at the intersection. The driver’s path was listed as going straight ahead.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839432 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 28 - A driver in an eastbound vehicle rear-ended a stopped 2012 Honda SUV at Flatlands Ave and Van Siclen Ave. Two rear passengers suffered contusions. The SUV driver reported head pain. Police cite driver inattention.

An eastbound driver rear-ended a stopped 2012 Honda SUV on Flatlands Ave at Van Siclen Ave in Brooklyn. The driver of the striking vehicle hit the SUV’s center rear with the striking vehicle’s center front. Three people inside the SUV were hurt: a 26-year-old female rear passenger with a neck contusion, a 26-year-old male rear passenger with a leg contusion, and the 64-year-old male driver who reported head pain. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The report notes the SUV was stopped in traffic and lists driver inattention as the primary error.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838212 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 27 - A sedan rolled southeast on Gateway Drive. The right front bumper struck a 73-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk. She went down with a bruised leg and hip. The driver failed to yield. Distracted. Brooklyn pavement took the blow.

A Mercedes sedan traveling southeast struck a 73-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at 590 Gateway Dr in Brooklyn, injuring her leg and hip. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” were contributing factors. The listed point of impact was the right front bumper, and the pedestrian was crossing in a marked crosswalk, not at an intersection. The report identifies driver errors first: failure to yield and distraction. No victim-blaming factors are cited for the pedestrian. The collision underscores a driver moving straight ahead who failed to see and yield to a person crossing. The pedestrian was hurt; the driver was not reported injured.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838213 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 24 - A male bicyclist was found unconscious at 190 Bethel Loop in Brooklyn. He suffered head trauma and severe lacerations. The bike showed center front-end damage and was recorded as parked. Police recorded no other vehicle or driver errors.

According to the police report, a male bicyclist was injured at 190 Bethel Loop in Brooklyn and was found unconscious with head trauma and severe lacerations. The report notes center front-end damage to the bicycle and records the bike as parked before the crash. No other vehicle or driver is specified in the report. Police recorded no driver errors. The bicyclist's contributing factors are listed as "Unspecified" in the report data. Vehicle records show a single male occupant on the bike and list the point of impact and damage as the bicycle's center front end.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837485 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

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

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

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 8 - A motorcycle making a left turn hit the front of an SUV on Flatlands Avenue at Elton Street. The 23-year-old motorcyclist was ejected and suffered a bruised elbow. The SUV driver was uninjured. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

According to the police report, "the motorcycle was making a left turn when it struck the center front end of the SUV, which was going straight." A 23-year-old male motorcyclist was ejected and suffered a contusion to his elbow and lower arm. The SUV driver, a 22-year-old woman, was not injured. Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for the crash and listed unspecified factors for the motorcyclist. The report also notes the motorcycle driver’s license status as unlicensed and the SUV driver as licensed. No other causal factors appear in the data provided.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4833747 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Aug 4 - A car struck and dragged a man fifty feet on Broadway. He died at the scene. The driver fled. Police search for answers. Brooklyn leads the city in pedestrian injuries this year.

Gothamist (2025-08-04) reports a 47-year-old man was killed after being struck and dragged over 50 feet by a northbound car at Broadway and Suydam Street in Bushwick. The driver fled. Police have not released the victim's name and seek information on the vehicle. The article notes, 'It was not immediately clear whether the man was walking in a crosswalk, or who had the right of way.' Brooklyn has the highest number of pedestrian injuries in New York City so far this year, with 228 hurt and two killed through June. The case highlights ongoing risks for pedestrians and the persistent issue of hit-and-run drivers.

• Bushwick Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian, Gothamist, Published 2025-08-04

Aug 3 - Two SUVs collided on Seaview Avenue. Three passengers were injured: a 54-year-old woman with a neck bruise, a 15-year-old girl with a shoulder bruise, and a 58-year-old man with a hip bruise. Police cited unsafe lane changing.

Two sport utility vehicles collided on Seaview Avenue in Brooklyn, injuring three vehicle occupants. According to the police report, the crash involved "Unsafe Lane Changing." A 54-year-old woman suffered a neck contusion, a 15-year-old girl suffered a shoulder contusion, and a 58-year-old man sustained a hip contusion. Both drivers were licensed and both vehicles were traveling north. One vehicle showed left-side door damage; the other showed right front bumper damage. Police recorded unsafe lane changing by the driver as the contributing factor in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4832528 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02

Jul 15 - A judge stopped the city from ripping out Bedford Avenue’s protected bike lane. The lane stands. Cyclists and pedestrians keep a shield, for now. The fight over safety on this deadly stretch continues in court.

Gothamist reported on July 15, 2025, that a state appellate judge blocked Mayor Adams from removing the protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue. The lane, installed after high crash rates and pedestrian deaths, was set for removal until the court's emergency order. The Department of Transportation admitted, "The City risks legal liability for knowingly reducing safety on a Vision Zero priority corridor." Advocates and families appealed, citing the lane’s role in protecting vulnerable road users. The legal battle highlights the tension between city policy, resident concerns, and the need for proven safety infrastructure.

• Judge Halts Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Removal, Gothamist, Published 2025-07-15

Jul 14 - Council bill lets ambulettes drive and double-park in bus lanes. More vehicles in bus lanes mean more risk for people walking, biking, and waiting at curbs. Danger grows where curb chaos reigns.

Bill Int 1339-2025 sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure since July 14, 2025. The bill, titled 'A Local Law to amend the administrative code...exempting ambulettes from certain bus lane restrictions and allowing them to double park to assist passengers,' would let ambulettes drive, stop, and double-park in bus lanes to help passengers. Council Member Julie Menin sponsors, joined by Linda Lee, Frank Morano, Eric Dinowitz, Lynn C. Schulman, Kamillah Hanks, Carlina Rivera, and Chris Banks. Allowing more vehicles to double-park and block bus lanes increases risk for pedestrians and cyclists at the curb. The city’s most vulnerable will face more conflict and less safe space.

• File Int 1339-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-07-14

Jul 13 - The driver of an SUV hit a sedan on Belt Parkway. A 56-year-old man bled from his elbow and lower arm. Police listed 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Aggressive Driving/Road Rage'. One driver was unlicensed. The injured driver remained conscious.

A driver in an SUV collided with a sedan on Belt Parkway. A 56-year-old male driver suffered severe bleeding to his elbow, lower arm and hand and remained conscious. "According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling straight when they crashed." The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Aggressive Driving/Road Rage' as contributing factors. The report also records that one driver was unlicensed. Police logged the points of impact on the SUV's right front quarter panel and the sedan's left rear quarter panel. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4827673 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02