Brooklyn Heights: Two Dead on Cadman and the BQE. The Rest Is Bruises and Waiting.

Nov 22 - Two eastbound drivers crashed on Columbia Hts near the Brooklyn Queens Expy. A 38-year-old driver reported neck pain and whiplash. Two other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. Police noted rear-left and right-front damage.

Two drivers traveling east crashed on Columbia Hts near the Brooklyn Queens Expy in Brooklyn. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight ahead when they crashed. Police recorded damage to a 2023 Tesla sedan’s left rear bumper and a 2013 Mazda sedan’s right front bumper. A 38-year-old male driver was injured, conscious, and reported neck pain and whiplash. He wore a lap belt and was not ejected. Two other occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. Police listed contributing factors as “Unspecified” for the involved persons; the crash-level contributing factors field was blank.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4859643 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Nov 20 - A driver backed a Honda sedan on Hicks Street in Brooklyn and hit an 87-year-old man outside an intersection. The man suffered arm injuries and shock. Police recorded backing unsafely by the driver.

A male driver of a 2019 Honda sedan, traveling north, was backing when he hit an 87-year-old man walking outside an intersection near 43 Hicks Street in Brooklyn (11201). The pedestrian suffered shoulder and upper arm injuries, with minor bleeding, and was reported in shock. According to the police report, the crash involved “Backing Unsafely.” Police recorded backing unsafely by the driver. The sedan’s left-side doors were damaged. The driver held a valid New York license. The crash was logged in the 84th Precinct area.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4859645 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

• Deadly wigmaker’s sweetheart deal proves even kid-killing is shrugged off by NYC judges, New York Post, Published 2025-11-18

Nov 5 - A driver sat in a parked sedan on Court Street at Joralemon. A woman on a bike rode east. Her front wheel hit the car’s right-side doors. She bruised her shoulder. Two car occupants reported unspecified injuries. Police noted lane-use issues.

A crash on Court Street at Joralemon Street in Brooklyn injured a 52-year-old woman on a bike. A driver sat in a parked sedan. The rider traveled east and collided with the sedan’s right-side doors. She suffered a shoulder bruise. Two occupants in the car reported unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the sedan was parked and the bike was passing, and police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.” Police did not list other factors. The impact landed on the car’s right side and the bike’s front. The record shows a curbside parking conflict with a person on a bike at speed in the same lane.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4855285 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Nov 4 - On the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn, a westbound motorcyclist was ejected and hurt. The driver was going straight. Police recorded reaction to an uninvolved vehicle. Front-end damage was noted. A second person's injury was unspecified.

A westbound motorcyclist was involved in a crash on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn and was ejected. The driver complained of pain and was injured. Front-end damage to the motorcycle was recorded. Another person appears in the report with injury listed as unspecified. According to the police report, officers recorded "Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle" as a contributing factor. No other contributing factor is cited in the data. The driver was traveling straight before the crash. The record lists one motorcycle and a second, unspecified vehicle. Location tags place the crash in the 84th Precinct and Council District 33 at 7:55 a.m.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4855385 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

• File Int 1444-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1446 forces DOT to accept sidewalk and roadway cafe applications online and at public counters. Applicants can save drafts. The bill bars mandatory third‑party drawings. Sponsors pushed access. The Committee laid it over for later action.

Bill Int 1446-2025, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to sidewalk and roadway cafe applications," is an introduction before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced 2025-10-29 and laid over in committee (Laid Over by Committee on 2025-11-24), it would require DOT to receive applications both online and at a public physical location, allow saving incomplete applications, and prohibit mandatory third-party drawings. Sponsored by Council Members Restler, Menin, Louis, Brewer, Banks and Avilés (co-sponsors). No safety assessment or safety impact note was provided on effects to pedestrians, cyclists, or passengers.

• File Int 1446-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 29 - Int 1444 caps clear pedestrian paths in front of sidewalk cafes at 8 feet. The rule shrinks room for walkers, wheelchair users and strollers. The Transportation Committee laid the bill over in November.

Bill: Int. No. 1444 (Int 1444-2025). Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: Intro 10/29/2025; laid over 11/24/2025. The matter is titled, “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to setting a maximum pedestrian path requirement in front of sidewalk cafes.” The ordinance would add subdivision k to §19-160 and state: “No rule ... shall require that a clear path of more than 8 feet ... remain clear after the installation of such sidewalk cafe.” Sponsored by Council Members Powers, Menin, Restler, Louis and Banks. This bill would limit the requirement for sidewalk cafes to leave a clear path on the sidewalk in front of them to no more than 8 feet in width.

• File Int 1444-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 23 - A driver in a Jeep SUV, northbound on Adams Street, hit a 34-year-old pedestrian at Boerum Place in Brooklyn. The man suffered back injuries and abrasions. Police recorded no driver contributing factors.

At 12:01 p.m. on October 23, 2025, at Adams Street and Boerum Place in Brooklyn, the driver of a 2024 Jeep SUV traveling north hit a 34-year-old pedestrian. The man was conscious and reported back pain and abrasions. According to the police report, the driver was going straight ahead, and officers recorded no driver contributing factors. The report lists “Unspecified” for contributing factors and notes no vehicle damage. Police did not record speeding, distraction, or failure to yield by the driver. The crash left a person walking hurt at that intersection.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852205 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

• Coney Island crash kills 89-year-old woman after driver backs SUV onto sidewalk, police say, Gothamist, Published 2025-10-15

Oct 9 - Council bill widens outdoor dining. Grocery stores could apply for sidewalk licenses. Roadway cafes may operate year-round and expand frontage with consent. Review process is streamlined. Laid over in Transportation and Infrastructure committee. No safety analysis attached.

Int. No. 1421, introduced Oct. 9, 2025 and currently Laid Over in Committee. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure heard it; it was laid over on Nov. 24, 2025. The bill is titled, “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to roadway and sidewalk cafes,” and its summary states: “This bill would expand the City’s outdoor dining program by allowing grocery stores to apply for a sidewalk cafe license, removing seasonal restrictions on roadway cafe operation, and providing the option to expand frontage…”. Primary sponsor is Julie Menin; Lincoln Restler and nine other council members are co-sponsors (Ossé, Hanif, Krishnan, Powers, Hudson, Brewer, De La Rosa, Banks, Louis) and it lists coordination with the Brooklyn Borough President. No safety_impact_note or formal safety analysis was provided with the filing; effects on pedestrians, cyclists and other vulnerable street users are not assessed in the record.

• File Int 1421-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-09

• Driver fatally plows into granny, 75, crossing street in NYC, leaves her to die: cops, New York Post, Published 2025-10-05

Sep 25 - At Livingston St and Boerum Pl, a bus driver turned left and hit a 37-year-old woman crossing with the signal. She suffered a head injury. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction.

At Livingston St and Boerum Pl in Brooklyn, the driver of a bus making a left turn hit a 37-year-old woman crossing in the intersection. She suffered a head injury and reported whiplash. According to the police report, contributing factors included "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" and "Driver Inattention/Distraction." Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. Police also noted she was crossing with the signal. The report listed the point of impact as the right front bumper of the bus.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844953 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

• File Int 1394-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-09-25

• File Int 1394-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-09-25

• File Int 1394-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-09-25

• In tragic irony, dad of filmmaker killed in Brooklyn car crash also died in car accident, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-20

• 15-year-old driver accused of striking pedestrian in Brooklyn, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-14

Sep 10 - Int. 1375 orders DOT to install 5,000 bicycle parking stations over five years, with at least 400 per year on commercial blocks. The measure aims to make cycling more secure, cut sidewalk bike clutter, and boost safety in underserved neighborhoods.

Bill Int. 1375 (Int 1375-2025). Status: SPONSORSHIP. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: LS #14435 filed 02/26/2025; event recorded 2025-09-10; effective date: immediately. Matter title: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding the bicycle parking station program." The bill requires DOT to install 5,000 bicycle parking stations over five years (1,000 per year), with at least 400 annually on commercial blocks, post locations online, and file a one-time report within six years. Prime sponsors Gale A. Brewer, Tiffany Cabán (primary), Lincoln Restler and Shahana K. Hanif introduced the bill. Safety note: expanding 5,000 stations—especially on commercial blocks and in underserved areas—will make cycling more convenient and secure, encourage mode shift and safety in numbers, and cut bike clutter and pedestrian conflicts.

• File Int 1375-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-09-10

Sep 10 - Int. 1375 orders DOT to install 5,000 bike parking stations over five years. 1,000 a year. 400 on commercial blocks. It cuts sidewalk clutter, houses bikes off the curb, and strengthens safety for riders and pedestrians.

Int. No. 1375 is at SPONSORSHIP. Introduced 02/26/2025; event date 2025-09-10. Committee: 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 expanding the bicycle parking station program," would require DOT to install at least 5,000 bicycle parking stations over five years (1,000 per year; at least 400 on commercial blocks), post locations online, and deliver a one-time report within six years. Tiffany Cabán is the primary sponsor; Lincoln Restler and Gale A. Brewer are co-sponsors. Safety analysts note that expanding secure, well-sited bike parking—especially on commercial blocks and in underserved areas—supports mode shift, reduces sidewalk clutter from ad hoc parking, and improves end-of-trip safety; impact will be strongest if DOT prioritizes curb/roadway placement over sidewalks to protect pedestrian space.

• File Int 1375-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-09-10