Middle Village’s long afternoon: crashes stack up, bodies fall, fixes wait

Nov 7 - Queens, 66 Dr at Pleasantview St. A driver in an Audi hit a moped’s right rear. The rider was ejected and badly hurt. Police recorded driver inattention and inexperience.

A northbound Audi sedan driver and an eastbound moped rider collided at 66 Dr and Pleasantview St in Queens around 7:35 p.m. The 27-year-old moped rider was ejected, found unconscious, and suffered pelvic fractures. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Driver Inexperience. Both drivers were reported as going straight. The moped’s right rear took the hit; the sedan’s left front bumper was damaged. The rider, a vulnerable road user, bore the impact while a driver in a car kept moving through the intersection.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4856071 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Oct 31 - On 70 Ave at 73 Pl in Queens, a Ford SUV driver making a left turn hit two parked SUVs. The 24-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded “Other Vehicular.”

On 70 Ave at 73 Pl in Queens, a driver in a 2025 Ford SUV making a left turn hit two parked SUVs. The impact damaged the Ford’s right front bumper and the parked vehicles’ rear ends. The 24-year-old male driver was injured with a shoulder contusion and stayed conscious. According to the police report, the Ford SUV driver was making a left turn when he hit two parked SUVs, and police recorded “Other Vehicular” as a contributing factor. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as involved. The parked SUVs had no occupants.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853809 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Oct 30 - At Eliot Ave and 69 Pl, a pickup driver turned left and hit a 41-year-old woman in the intersection. Her lower leg was fractured. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver.

A 42-year-old man driving a pickup truck made a left turn at Eliot Ave and 69 Pl in Queens and hit a 41-year-old woman in the intersection at about 2:37 p.m. on October 30, 2025. Impact was to the truck’s center front. The pedestrian suffered a fracture and dislocation to her lower leg and was recorded as conscious. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver. The driver and another occupant were listed with no reported injuries. The crash occurred near ZIP code 11379 and within the 104th Precinct.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4855460 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

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Oct 25 - On Eliot Ave at 69 St, a driver hit a parked car. A 23-year-old front passenger was hurt. Neck injury. Shock. Two sedans eastbound. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

A driver in an eastbound sedan hit the rear of a parked sedan on Eliot Ave at 69 St in Queens. A 23-year-old front-seat passenger was injured, with neck injury and shock recorded. Damage was to the moving sedan’s center front and the parked sedan’s center rear, a rear-end crash. According to the police report, the contributing factor was 'Driver Inattention/Distraction.' The parked vehicle was listed as parked; the other sedan was slowing or stopping when the collision occurred. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. No additional contributing factors were recorded in the data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853219 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

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• Driver charged after woman directing traffic around expressway killed in Queens hit-and-run, ABC7, Published 2025-09-20

• Suspect who allegedly intentionally ran over, killed Queens teen is in the country illegally, ICE says, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-18

• Man struck and killed by two vehicles while trying to cross Belt Parkway in South Ozone Park: NYPD, amny, Published 2025-09-16

• 2 children struck by driver in Queens, suspect in custody, witnesses say, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-15

• Teenage girl fatally struck by SUV in Queens, suspect in custody, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-13

• Queens teen with autism fatally struck by car after going missing from LI school, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-05

• Many Queens riders now navigating new commute, due to full redesign of MTA's bus network, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-02

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Aug 21 - SUV reversed and slammed a parked car on 80th Street in Queens. The back end hit. Three occupants hurt. The street bore the impact. Backing Unsafely led the crash.

A vehicle reversed southeast on 80th Street near 60-12 and struck a parked 2017 Honda SUV. Three people were injured, including a 75-year-old male driver listed in shock and two occupants with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the primary contributing factor was “Backing Unsafely.” The data shows the reversing vehicle’s point of impact at the center back end, with the parked SUV hit at the center front end. Driver error is clear: Backing Unsafely appears for all listed persons and in the vehicle’s pre-crash action as Backing. No other contributing factors are documented beyond “Unspecified.”

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837280 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Aug 17 - A northbound Honda driver struck the right side of a southbound Toyota at 63 Ave and 82 Pl in Queens. The Toyota’s 27-year-old driver suffered neck injury and whiplash; a 14-year-old rear passenger was injured. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Driver Inattention/Distraction.

The driver of a northbound Honda struck the right-side doors of a southbound Toyota at 63 Ave and 82 Pl in Queens. The Toyota’s 27-year-old driver suffered a neck injury and complained of whiplash. A 14-year-old left rear passenger was also injured. According to the police report, the contributing factors were "Traffic Control Disregarded" and "Driver Inattention/Distraction." Police recorded those driver errors for the crash. The Honda’s center-front end struck the Toyota’s right-side doors; vehicle damage entries list center-front and right-side-door damage consistent with that impact. The report lists no other contributing factors.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836495 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-12

Aug 14 - Int 1358-2025 yanks city parking permits from drivers with obscured or defaced plates. It also targets placard misuse and unpaid fines over $350. The move restores camera enforcement. Pedestrians and cyclists gain space and accountability.

Int 1358-2025. Status: Sponsorship, referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 14, 2025. The bill seeks the “revocation of city-issued parking permits for violations related to obscured or defaced license plates.” Primary sponsor: Council Member Lincoln Restler. Co-sponsor: Council Member Robert F. Holden. The measure would revoke permits after three misuse violations, any §19-166 offense, unpaid violations over $350, or operating with an obscured plate. Revoking city-issued parking permits for obscured/defaced plates and placard misuse increases accountability, restores automated enforcement, and deters illegal parking. This reduces bike lane and crosswalk blocking and curbs impunity among placard holders, improving safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

• File Int 1358-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14

Aug 14 - Int. No. 1362 strips city definitions and benchmarks for protected bicycle lanes and protected bus lanes. It removes targets and accountability. The change will slow deployment of separated bike and bus infrastructure and erode safety and equity for pedestrians and cyclists.

Int. No. 1362 (filed Aug. 14, 2025; stage: SPONSORSHIP) was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The matter is 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 and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto." Council Member Robert F. Holden is the primary sponsor. Co-sponsors are Vickie Paladino, Joann Ariola, and Inna Vernikov. The bill repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes benchmark requirements from the streets master plan. Safety analysts note that removing explicit benchmarks and definitions weakens accountability for building separated cycling and bus infrastructure, likely decreasing street equity and safety-in-numbers for pedestrians and cyclists.

• File Int 1362-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14

Aug 14 - Int 1362 strips definitions for protected bus and bike lanes and removes benchmarks from the streets master plan. It guts measurable targets. Safe space for pedestrians and cyclists is at risk. The city could slow needed separated infrastructure.

Bill: Int. No. 1362 (Int 1362-2025). Status: SPONSORSHIP. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Event date: 2025-08-14. The matter reads: "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." Council Member Robert F. Holden is the primary sponsor. Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino are co-sponsors. The draft repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes explicit benchmarks tied to transit signal priority, bus stop upgrades, accessible pedestrian signals and intersection redesigns. Removing those benchmarks weakens commitments to high‑quality separated infrastructure and measurable mode‑shift targets, likely slowing deployment of safe space for pedestrians and cyclists and undermining equitable street redesigns.

• File Int 1362-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14