Nov 30 - Northbound SUV driver and southbound sedan driver crashed near 1356 Loring Ave. Two parked SUVs were damaged. Three passengers and a driver were hurt. Police recorded Unsafe Speed.

Near 1356 Loring Ave in Brooklyn, a northbound SUV driver and a southbound sedan driver crashed while going straight. The crash damaged two parked SUVs. Three passengers were hurt: a 21-year-old front passenger with facial bleeding, a 25-year-old left rear passenger with whiplash, and a 19-year-old right rear passenger with leg pain. The 22-year-old driver also reported pain. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed by a driver. Both moving vehicles showed front-end damage. The sedan’s driver held a permit. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. The record centers passengers who took the impact and left with injuries.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4861291 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Nov 24 - A driver turning left at 675 Lincoln Ave hit a 24-year-old man in the intersection. He suffered leg injuries. Police listed eating or drinking and distraction by the driver. A front-seat passenger in the sedan was also hurt.

Police say a driver in a 2022 Toyota sedan made a left turn and hit a 24-year-old man at the intersection near 675 Lincoln Ave in Brooklyn at 1:28 p.m. The pedestrian suffered leg injuries. A 42-year-old front-seat passenger was also injured. According to the police report, officers recorded “Eating or Drinking” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” by the driver. The point of impact was the left front bumper. The car’s front end was damaged. The driver held a valid New York license. Police listed the pre-crash action as a left turn at an intersection.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4859810 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

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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 29 - Int 1426 tightens rules on newsracks. Owners must post name, address, phone and email. They must file changes electronically. DOT may email notices, seize racks that go uncorrected, store or dispose of unclaimed racks and levy penalties.

Bill: Int. No. 1426. Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: introduced Oct. 29, 2025; first vote listed Oct. 29, 2025; laid over Nov. 24, 2025. The matter is titled: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to newsrack requirements and enforcement." Sponsors: Council Members Erik D. Bottcher, Farah N. Louis (Primary), and Chris Banks — they introduced and sponsored the measure. The bill requires contact info and email on racks, electronic annual reporting, emailed notices, and expands DOT authority to remove, store, sell, or dispose of noncompliant newsracks and impose civil penalties. No safety impact note or analyst assessment was provided.

• File Int 1426-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 16 - Late-night crash at Mc Kinley and Euclid. A Honda sedan driver and a 17-year-old on a motorized device collided. Both reported pain. Police listed factors as unspecified.

Two vehicles collided at Mc Kinley Ave and Euclid Ave in Brooklyn. A 40-year-old woman driving a Honda sedan and a 17-year-old operating a motorized device were injured and reported pain. According to the police report, the sedan driver was slowing or stopping and the other driver was going straight ahead. Police recorded no specific contributing factor by either driver; both entries read “Unspecified.” The sedan sustained center-front damage; the other device showed right-front impact. The crash was logged at 11:13 p.m. in the 75th Precinct.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851192 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

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Oct 9 - Int. 1423 forces DOT to publish an inventory of city-owned retaining walls 10 feet or taller. It must list locations and last inspection dates by Oct. 1, 2026, and update annually. Sponsors demanded infrastructure transparency that affects streets and sidewalks.

Bill: Int. 1423. Status: Laid Over in Committee. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Key dates: introduced Oct. 9, 2025; laid over Nov. 24, 2025; inventory due Oct. 1, 2026. The measure is titled, in part, "Requiring the department of transportation to provide an inventory of city-owned retaining walls under its jurisdiction." It was introduced and sponsored by Council Members Stevens, Ossé, Menin, Ayala, De La Rosa, Louis and Banks. The sponsors sought public records of walls 10 feet or greater, including location and last inspection date, updated annually. Safety impact note: no safety assessment provided.

• File Int 1423-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-09

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

Oct 7 - A driver in a Honda SUV crashed with another SUV at Logan Street and Atlantic Avenue before dawn. He suffered a head wound and severe bleeding. Police listed contributing factors as "Unspecified."

At about 5:14 a.m., a driver in a 2009 Honda SUV crashed with another SUV at Logan Street and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. The 57-year-old man driving the Honda suffered a head wound and severe bleeding. Police recorded the Honda traveling north and going straight. The Honda’s left side doors were damaged; the other SUV showed front-end damage. According to the police report, no specific driver error was recorded; the report lists contributing factors as "Unspecified" for those involved. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured in this crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848151 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

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Oct 2 - A taxi driver going north on Crescent hit a 13-year-old near Hill Street in Brooklyn. Impact to the left front bumper. The child was conscious with abrasions. Police listed pedestrian 'error.' No driver error recorded.

A licensed taxi driver headed north on Crescent Street and hit a 13-year-old pedestrian near Hill Street in Brooklyn. The impact was to the taxi's left front bumper. The child was conscious and had abrasions, with injuries listed to the entire body. According to the police report, contributing factors were recorded as "Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion," and the pedestrian was recorded as emerging from behind a parked vehicle and not at an intersection. The report did not record any driver error. No damage was logged to the taxi.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847569 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Oct 2 - Northbound driver in a Tesla sedan hit an 8-year-old crossing at Crescent and Hill. Impact to the left front bumper. The boy bled badly but stayed conscious. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

An 8-year-old boy crossed at Crescent Street and Hill Street in Brooklyn. A driver in a 2026 Tesla sedan went north, straight through, and hit him. Impact to the left front bumper. The child suffered injuries to his entire body and severe bleeding. He was conscious. "According to the police report," the pedestrian location was 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian at Intersection' and action was 'Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.' The driver held a Pennsylvania license. The report lists contributing factors as 'Unspecified' for all parties. No driver errors were recorded by police. The crash sits in the 75th Precinct.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846931 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Sep 25 - A pickup driver going east on Atlantic hit a southbound cyclist at Logan in Brooklyn. The man was ejected and hurt. Police recorded view obstructed. Impact to the truck’s right front bumper. The cyclist suffered a leg abrasion.

According to the police report, a driver in a pickup going east on Atlantic Avenue and a bicyclist riding south on Logan Street collided while both were going straight. The crash occurred at Atlantic Avenue and Logan Street in Brooklyn. The driver’s right front bumper made contact. The bicyclist, a 42-year-old man, was ejected and injured, with lower-leg abrasions noted; he was conscious at the scene. The driver, a 37-year-old woman licensed in New York, reported no injuries, and the pickup showed no damage. Police recorded “View Obstructed/Limited” as a contributing factor.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845019 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Sep 25 - A left-turning driver in a 2002 Honda hit a 32-year-old man in a marked crosswalk at Liberty Ave and Grant Ave in Brooklyn. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. The man suffered a back contusion.

A driver in a 2002 Honda sedan making a left turn on Liberty Ave hit a 32-year-old man in the marked crosswalk at Grant Ave in Brooklyn around 6:30 a.m. The man was conscious and suffered a back contusion. According to the police report, contributing factors include "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. The sedan was traveling southwest before the turn, and impact came at the left front bumper. The crash took place in the 75th Precinct area. No additional details were provided in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845020 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

Sep 24 - On Logan Street off Atlantic, a westbound driver’s front end hit a northbound driver’s right rear. Both were going straight. A 38-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman were hurt in Brooklyn.

Two sedans collided on Logan Street off Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn at 4:56 p.m. The westbound driver’s front end struck the right rear quarter of the northbound driver’s car. Both were going straight. The crash injured both drivers: a 38-year-old man with a contusion to his arm and hand, and a 61-year-old woman with injuries listed as unknown. According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling straight ahead and officers recorded "Other Vehicular" as the contributing factor for each driver. Damage notes list center front-end damage to the westbound car and right rear-quarter damage to the northbound car. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. Police coded the injuries as severities 3 and 2.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845017 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

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Sep 16 - On Conduit Blvd in Brooklyn, a taxi driver turned right and hit a westbound motorcyclist going straight. The rider was ejected and hurt. The taxi driver reported arm pain. Police recorded 'Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle.'

Near 463 Conduit Boulevard in Brooklyn, a taxi driver made a right turn while a westbound motorcyclist traveled straight. The crash injured both. The 54-year-old rider was ejected and suffered a lower-leg injury with abrasion. The 34-year-old taxi driver reported elbow and arm pain. According to the police report, police recorded 'Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle' for both drivers. Impact was to the taxi’s right-side doors and the motorcycle’s front. The collision was logged at about 3:30 p.m. Both operators were licensed. No pedestrians were reported hurt.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842806 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-12

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