Crash Count for Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 308
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 232
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 34
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 1
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 0
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025
Carnage in Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries
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Severe Bleeding 1
Eye 1
Whiplash 5
Neck 3
Back 2
Head 1
Whole body 1
Contusion/Bruise 11
Back 4
Head 3
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Whole body 1
Abrasion 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Pain/Nausea 3
Head 1
Neck 1
Whole body 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 28, 2025

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Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 17, 2025

The Wreckage Piles Up

The streets around Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries do not forgive. Since 2022, there have been 214 crashes here. One hundred fifty-three people have been hurt. One was seriously injured. No one has died—yet. But the numbers do not tell the whole story. They do not show the bruises, the broken necks, the shock that lingers after the sirens fade.

On May 2, a driver on the Long Island Expressway struck a parked SUV. The crash left him incoherent, pain radiating from his head. The cause: “Unsafe Speed” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” according to city data. The story repeats. On May 21, a 61-year-old man suffered whiplash in another crash. Again, the record reads: “Unsafe Speed” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction.”

The Human Cost

A bus, a truck, an SUV—these are the weapons. Pedestrians and cyclists are the targets. In this region, cars and trucks caused every recorded pedestrian injury. No one on a bike or moped killed or maimed a pedestrian here. The system is tilted. The sidewalk is not safe. The crosswalk is not safe. The numbers are blunt: 0 deaths, 1 serious injury, 153 injuries. But every number is a body, every body a life.

“I have a baby with me. That would be scary. I’ll be more cautious of my surroundings,” said Samantha Hart after a bus jumped the curb in Queens, injuring seven. Another passenger remembered the moment: “I was all the way in the back and all of a sudden the bus hit the curb, I guess, jumped the curb, I went this way and that way and banged into the side of the bus” said Ken Baur.

Leadership: Progress and Delay

Local leaders have moved, but not fast enough. Senator Michael Gianaris voted yes on the Stop Super Speeders Act, a bill to force repeat speeders to install speed limiters. He also backed the extension of school speed zones. Council Member Julie Won introduced a bill to ban parking near intersections, a simple fix that saves lives. But the city still waits for a default 20 mph speed limit. The sidewalk is still a battlefield.

What Comes Next

This is not fate. This is policy. Every crash is a choice made by those in power. Call your council member. Demand a 20 mph limit. Demand daylighting at every corner. Demand enforcement against reckless drivers, not against the people walking or biking.

Do not wait for the first death. Act now.

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Claire Valdez
Assembly Member Claire Valdez
District 37
District Office:
45-10 Skillman Ave. 1st Floor, Sunnyside, NY 11104
Legislative Office:
Room 427, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Julie Won
Council Member Julie Won
District 26
District Office:
37-04 Queens Boulevard, Suite 205, Long Island City, NY 11101
718-383-9566
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1749, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6975
Twitter: @CMJulieWon
Michael Gianaris
State Senator Michael Gianaris
District 12
District Office:
22-07 45th St. Suite 1008, Astoria, NY 11105
Legislative Office:
Albany, NY 12247
Twitter: @SenGianaris

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries

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Motorcyclist killed in multiple collisions on Long Island Expressway, NYPD says
21
Woman killed after being pinned under car while crossing Queens intersection
20
Female construction worker killed on Queens job site, hit-and-run driver arrested
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Man struck and killed by two vehicles while trying to cross Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD
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Suspect in deadly DWI crash sexually harassed teen before intentionally striking her with SUV, Queens DA says
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16-year-old girl struck and killed in Queens

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LIE crash with motorcycle injures driver

Sep 11 - Two SUV drivers and a motorcyclist traveled east on the Long Island Expressway. They crashed. A 22-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded Following Too Closely. One SUV showed right-rear damage. Another showed left-front damage. The motorcycle showed rear impact.

Drivers of two SUVs and a motorcycle traveled east on the Long Island Expressway. They crashed. A 22-year-old male driver was injured with knee and lower-leg trauma and a reported fracture/dislocation. Injury severity was listed as 3. Others were marked unspecified. According to the police report, "Following Too Closely" was recorded as a contributing factor. All three drivers were recorded as going straight. One SUV had a right-rear point of impact with right-rear quarter-panel damage. The other SUV had a left-front impact with left-front quarter-panel damage. The motorcycle’s point of impact was the center back end, with front-end damage.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842304 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02
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Res 1024-2025 Raga Backs Safety Boosting Owner Liability Camera Bill

Aug 14 - Council urges Albany to pass A.5440. Cameras would ticket vehicle owners for parking-rule violations. The stated aim: clear bike lanes and crosswalks, restore sight lines, and reduce drivers blocking space for people walking and cycling.

Res 1024-2025 (file Res 1024-2025) is a City Council resolution introduced August 14, 2025 and referred the same day to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It "calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, A.5440, which imposes owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with traffic control indicators within the city of New York." Council Member Lincoln Restler sponsored and backed the resolution; Assemblymember Steven Raga sponsors A.5440 in Albany. The bill would authorize a six-year camera enforcement pilot with owner fines and a two-year public report. Automated owner-liability enforcement should deter illegal standing and bike-lane/crosswalk blocking that forces cyclists into traffic and reduces pedestrian visibility, making streets safer.


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Res 1024-2025 Raga Backs Safety-Boosting Owner Liability Camera Plan

Aug 14 - Res 1024-2025 urges Albany to pass A.5440. Owner-liability cameras would fine vehicle owners when cars flout posted parking rules. The measure targets illegal standing that blocks bike lanes and crosswalks, forcing cyclists into traffic and cutting pedestrian visibility.

Res 1024-2025 (File Res 1024-2025) is a Council resolution introduced August 14, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure the same day. It “calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, A.5440, which imposes owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with traffic control indicators within the city of New York.” Council Member Lincoln Restler introduced the measure. Assemblymember Steven Raga sponsors A.5440 in Albany. Restler framed the bill as an owner-liability camera pilot. A safety analysis says automated owner-liability enforcement should deter illegal standing and bike-lane/crosswalk blocking that forces cyclists into traffic and reduces pedestrian visibility, and that it can scale citywide to improve safety.


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Res 1024-2025 Raga Backs Safety‑Boosting Owner Liability Parking Cameras

Aug 14 - Res 1024 urges Albany to pass A.5440. Cameras would ticket vehicle owners for illegal parking. Enforcement clears bike lanes, crosswalks and corners. It restores space and visibility for people walking and biking.

Res 1024-2025 (file: Res 1024-2025) is a Council sponsorship resolution referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and entered August 14, 2025. It "calls on the New York State Legislature to pass, and the New York State Governor to sign, A.5440, which imposes owner liability for failure of an operator to comply with traffic control indicators within the city of New York." Council Member Lincoln Restler sponsored the resolution. A.5440, sponsored in the State Assembly by Steven Raga, would authorize a six-year DOT camera pilot and shift fines to vehicle owners. City analysts say automated owner-liability enforcement will discourage illegal parking that blocks bike lanes, crosswalks, and corners, improving visibility and space for people walking and biking and aiding transit reliability.


12
Speeding Car Slams Food Truck, Kills Two

Aug 12 - A car tore through an Astoria intersection. It struck a food truck. Two men died on the sidewalk. The driver died too. Metal, flesh, coffee, blood. The street swallowed them. It happened fast. No one stood a chance.

According to the New York Post (2025-08-12), an 84-year-old driver sped through 42nd Street and 19th Avenue in Astoria, Queens, crashing into a food truck and killing two customers and himself. Surveillance showed the car "going about 60 miles an hour" before impact. The article quotes a witness: "Someone screamed really loudly, and I just had stepped back, like right up to the sidewalk." The force severed a victim's foot. The crash highlights the lethal risk when drivers lose control at high speed in pedestrian zones. No charges were filed; the driver died at the scene.


11
Astoria Businesses Sue Over Bike Lane

Aug 11 - Astoria shopkeepers fight a protected bike lane on 31st Street. They claim city plans threaten their business and public safety. The lawsuit lands in Queens Supreme Court. The city faces pushback, progress stalls.

NY1 reported on August 11, 2025, that over a dozen Astoria business owners filed suit to block a protected bike lane on 31st Street. The petition, lodged in Queens Supreme Court, claims the redesign from 36th Avenue to Newton Avenue would 'hurt their day-to-day operations and jeopardize public safety.' Owners accuse the city of acting in an 'arbitrary and capricious' way, moving forward despite objections. The case highlights ongoing tension between street safety projects and local business concerns. The outcome could shape future protected bike lane installations citywide.


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Julie Won Backs Safety-Boosting Universal Daylighting Measure

Aug 8 - DOT leans on a costly report and pro-car politicians to stall universal daylighting. Corners stay parked. Visibility stays poor. Pedestrians and cyclists lose a proven, system‑wide safety measure while parking is put first.

"Critics, including Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Council Member Julie Won, argue the report is flawed and that daylighting is a proven, low-cost safety measure" -- Julie Won

Bill: universal daylighting (no bill number listed). Status: stalled amid DOT opposition despite broad Council support. Committee: not listed. Key date: August 8, 2025 (Streetsblog NYC report). Matter title quoted: "We Told You So! DOT’s Anti-Daylighting 'Scare Tactic' Now Fuels Pro-Car Pols." DOT released a report claiming $3 billion in costs and 300,000 lost parking spots. Council Members Inna Vernikov, Bob Holden and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella cited the report and opposed the measure. Council Member Julie Won and Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla called the report flawed; Won asked, "It isn’t unreasonable to invest under $10k to save the lives of children and all pedestrians with daylighting?" Safety analyst: DOT's opposition undermines a proven, system-wide safety measure for pedestrians and cyclists, prioritizing parking over vulnerable road user safety and risking mode shift and equitable street access.


5
NYPD Cruiser Crash Injures Three In Queens

Aug 5 - Police car struck at Beach 35th and Rockaway. Three hurt. Sirens cut through Edgemere. Cause unknown. Streets stained. Investigation begins.

CBS New York reported on August 5, 2025, that an NYPD cruiser crashed at Beach 35th Street and Rockaway Freeway in Edgemere, Queens. Three people were injured. The article states, 'Police are now trying to determine the cause of the crash.' No details on driver actions or contributing factors were released. The incident highlights risks at busy intersections and the need for thorough investigation when emergency vehicles are involved.


4
Gianaris Backs Mamdani and Safety‑Boosting Fix the MTA Act

Aug 4 - Gianaris backs Mamdani for mayor. Both pushed for subway funding and fare-free buses. Their alliance signals power in transit fights. No direct safety change yet for walkers or riders.

On August 4, 2025, State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris endorsed Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani for mayor. The two worked together on the 'Fix the MTA Act,' which invested in subways and piloted fare-free buses. Gianaris said Mamdani 'provides the energy and ideas' New Yorkers need. Mamdani thanked Gianaris for helping secure 'historic investments in subway and bus services.' This event, reported by City & State NY, shows political unity on transit. However, as no specific policy action or outcome is detailed, analysts find no direct safety impact for pedestrians or cyclists.


3
Julie Won Backs Safety-Boosting Universal Daylighting at Intersections

Aug 3 - Council weighs a 20-foot parking ban at crosswalks. Supporters say it saves lives. Critics warn of lost parking and risk. Streets stand at a crossroads.

""Universal daylighting and hardening at intersections will keep all New Yorkers safe whether they are driving, walking or biking,"" -- Julie Won

Intro. 1138, now before the City Council as of August 3, 2025, targets cars parked within 20 feet of crosswalks. The transportation committee leads the review. The bill's summary: 'ban vehicles from parking within 20 feet of crosswalks to improve visibility and street safety.' Council Member Barbara Russo-Lennon supports the measure. Council Member Julie Won and advocates back it. DOT officials and some lawmakers oppose, citing cost and risk. The bill could cut 300,000 parking spots. Banning parking near intersections improves visibility for all road users, reducing collisions and making streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, even if it reduces parking.


1
Man Killed By Car In Queens Dispute

Aug 1 - A car struck and killed a 23-year-old man in Ozone Park. The driver fled, then turned himself in. Police say the crash followed a heated confrontation. The victim died at Jamaica Hospital.

ABC7 reported on August 1, 2025, that a 23-year-old man died after being hit by a car at 101st Avenue and Liberty Boulevard in Queens. Police said the incident followed a domestic dispute. The driver, who was the woman's current boyfriend, told police the victim approached his car "while flashing what appeared to be a gun" and was struck as the driver tried to leave. The driver later went to the police. No charges had been filed as of publication, with the district attorney still reviewing the case. The crash highlights the lethal risk when vehicles are used during conflicts.


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Flash Flood Traps Cars On Expressway

Jul 31 - Water rose fast. Cars stranded. People climbed roofs to escape. Rescue teams pulled them out. Rain hammered Queens. The road drowned, then cleared. Danger came quick. Relief came late.

ABC7 reported on July 31, 2025, that flash flooding trapped drivers on the Clearview Expressway in Queens. Video showed people perched atop cars, waiting for rescue. A witness described, "10 feet deep, people sitting on top of cars, 6 or 7." Mayor Eric Adams declared a localized State of Emergency. The flooding left vehicles stranded and forced emergency response. The article highlights the risk of sudden, severe weather overwhelming city infrastructure, stranding vulnerable road users in harm’s way.


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Won Calls Report Deeply Flawed Backs Safety‑Boosting Daylighting

Jul 30 - Council moves to ban parking near corners. Sightlines clear. Crashes drop. Pedestrians and cyclists breathe easier. DOT doubts linger. Advocates press on. Streets could change fast.

"Won criticized the report as "deeply flawed" at a Transportation Committee hearing in April." -- Julie Won

On July 30, 2025, the NYC Council Progressive Caucus made a major push for Intro 1138, a bill to ban parking within 20 feet of intersections. The measure sits with the Transportation Committee. Council Member Julie Won introduced it after deadly crashes in her district. Eighteen caucus members back the bill, aiming to force a vote this year. The matter: 'eliminate parking within 20 feet of an intersection.' Council Member Sandy Nurse called daylighting 'a proven, effective way to make our streets safer.' DOT raised doubts about non-hardened daylighting, but safety analysts say restricting parking near intersections improves visibility, reduces collisions, and protects people on foot and bike.


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Elderly Driver Hurt After Rear-End Crash

Jul 25 - On 59-50 54th Avenue in Queens a driver going straight hit a parked sedan. A 73-year-old man driving was injured — knee, lower leg, foot and internal injuries. He was conscious at the scene. Police recorded "Driver Inattention/Distraction."

A sedan going straight struck a parked sedan at 59-50 54th Avenue in Queens. The driver, a 73-year-old man, suffered knee, lower leg, foot and internal injuries and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was the contributing factor. Police data show one vehicle pre-crash as "Going Straight Ahead" and the other as "Parked," with impact to the center front of the moving car and the center back of the parked car. The injured person was the driver and was using a lap belt, per the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4830462 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-10-02