Crash Count for Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 3,388
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 1,464
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 417
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 24
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 12
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 2, 2025
Carnage in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 11
Crush Injuries 9
Lower leg/foot 3
Head 2
Lower arm/hand 2
Face 1
Whole body 1
Amputation 1
Back 1
Severe Bleeding 7
Face 3
Head 2
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Severe Lacerations 6
Lower arm/hand 2
Face 1
Head 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Concussion 9
Head 6
+1
Lower leg/foot 1
Neck 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Whiplash 69
Neck 28
+23
Head 24
+19
Back 13
+8
Shoulder/upper arm 5
Whole body 4
Lower leg/foot 3
Chest 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Contusion/Bruise 100
Lower leg/foot 35
+30
Lower arm/hand 21
+16
Shoulder/upper arm 13
+8
Head 11
+6
Back 6
+1
Abdomen/pelvis 4
Hip/upper leg 4
Neck 3
Whole body 3
Face 2
Eye 1
Abrasion 62
Lower arm/hand 18
+13
Lower leg/foot 17
+12
Shoulder/upper arm 7
+2
Face 6
+1
Head 5
Hip/upper leg 4
Whole body 4
Back 1
Chest 1
Neck 1
Pain/Nausea 30
Whole body 6
+1
Back 5
Head 4
Lower leg/foot 4
Neck 4
Lower arm/hand 3
Chest 2
Shoulder/upper arm 2
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 2, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook?

Preventable Speeding in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook School Zones

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BQE at Atlantic: a morning, a death

BQE at Atlantic: a morning, a death

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2025

Just after 9 AM on Aug 27, 2025, a motorcyclist collided with a box truck on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near the Atlantic Avenue exit. The driver kept going. The rider, a 30-year-old off-duty NYPD officer, died at the hospital, and police later charged a trucker with leaving the scene (ABC7, NY Daily News).

He was one of 6 people killed on the streets and highways of Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Gowanus–Red Hook since Jan 1, 2022. Another 1,099 people were injured here in that time, across 2,565 crashes (NYC Open Data).

“We know how to fix it: safer street design,” State Sen. Andrew Gounardes said at a Brooklyn street-safety rally this summer (BKReader).

The highway and the avenue keep drawing blood

The BQE near Atlantic Avenue is this area’s worst hot spot, with 1 death and 248 injuries since 2022. Atlantic Avenue itself saw another 1 death and 41 injuries (NYC Open Data). The pattern is not subtle; it’s carved into the map.

Crashes here spike through the morning and midday. Deaths are logged at 9, 10, and 11 AM hours in the dataset, even as injuries climb across the day (NYC Open Data).

Trucks are big. People are breakable.

Since 2022, trucks have been involved in pedestrian harm in this area, including 2 pedestrian deaths captured in the records. Sedans and SUVs injure far more people, but heavy vehicles leave no margin when they miss (NYC Open Data).

Named, fixable factors appear again and again: failure to yield and inattention/distraction are present in injury and death crashes here. Unsafe speed shows up in deadly cases too, including an 18-year-old killed as a passenger at Atlantic and Court in 2023, where police cited speed (NYC Open Data – CrashID 4655140).

Make the turns human. Slow the straights.

On local streets, the fixes are simple and known: daylight corners, add leading pedestrian intervals, and harden turns at Atlantic, Court, Columbia, and Smith. On truck routes, tighten curb radii and add protection at crosswalks. Targeted enforcement for yielding and phone use belongs at the same corners. These match the conditions the city’s own data shows here.

The laws on the table, and who has moved

Citywide, Albany has already locked in 24/7 speed cameras through 2030, a program the governor signed this June. Sponsors and supporters say cameras cut speeds and injuries; the law is on the books to keep them running (Streetsblog NYC).

The next lever is stopping repeat speeders. The Stop Super Speeders Act (S4045/A2299) would require intelligent speed assistance for drivers with a record of violations. State Sen. Andrew Gounardes sponsors the Senate bill and voted it forward in committee. Assembly Members Jo Anne Simon and Marcela Mitaynes co-sponsor the Assembly version, and Simon also backed a bill to expand camera enforcement against obscured plates (S4045, A2299).

After the sirens fade

The officer died on the BQE. A truck driver was charged with leaving him there. The rest of us still walk Atlantic. We still cross Court. The numbers do not blink.

The laws exist. The designs exist. The names will, too, if nothing changes. Tell City Hall and Albany to use the tools they already have. Start here: /take_action/.

Frequently Asked Questions

What changed on the BQE near Atlantic?
On Aug 27, 2025, an off-duty NYPD officer riding a motorcycle collided with a box truck on the BQE near the Atlantic Avenue exit. The truck driver left the scene; a suspect was later charged with leaving the scene resulting in death. Sources: ABC7 and NY Daily News.
How bad is traffic violence here since 2022?
Within Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Gowanus–Red Hook (2022–Aug 31, 2025), the crashes dataset shows 2,565 crashes, 6 deaths, and 1,099 injuries. Source: NYC Open Data.
Where are the worst spots?
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Atlantic Avenue and Atlantic Avenue itself top the list in this area, with 1 death/248 injuries and 1 death/41 injuries respectively since 2022. Source: NYC Open Data.
Which factors show up again and again?
Failure to yield and driver inattention/distraction are cited across local injury crashes. Unsafe speed appears in deadly cases too, including a 2023 fatal crash at Atlantic and Court. Source: NYC Open Data (CrashID 4655140).
How were these numbers calculated?
We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi-nx95, Persons f55k-p6yu, Vehicles bm4k-52h4), filtered to the neighborhood Carroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Gowanus–Red Hook for incidents from 2022-01-01 through 2025-08-31. We counted total crashes, injuries, and deaths, and identified hot spots by on/off-street names. Data was accessed Aug 31, 2025. You can start with the crashes dataset here and apply the same date and location filters.
Who can act now?
State Sen. Andrew Gounardes sponsors S4045 to require speed limiters for repeat speeders. Assembly Members Jo Anne Simon and Marcela Mitaynes co-sponsor the Assembly version and Simon backs stronger camera enforcement against obscured plates. The state renewed 24/7 speed cameras through 2030. Sources: NY Senate/Assembly and Streetsblog NYC.
What is CrashCount?
We’re a tool for helping hold local politicians and other actors accountable for their failure to protect you when you’re walking or cycling in NYC. We update our site constantly to provide you with up to date information on what’s happening in your neighborhood.

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Jo Anne Simon
Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon
District 52
District Office:
341 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11231
Legislative Office:
Room 826, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Shahana Hanif
Council Member Shahana Hanif
District 39
District Office:
456 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-499-1090
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1745, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6969
Andrew Gounardes
State Senator Andrew Gounardes
District 26
District Office:
497 Carroll St. Suite 31, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Legislative Office:
Room 917, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
Twitter: @agounardes
Other Geographies

Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 76, District 39, AD 52, SD 26, Brooklyn CB6.

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook

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Left-Turn Driver Hits Pedestrian at Smith and President

Oct 30 - Driver of a Toyota sedan turned left at Smith and President in Brooklyn and hit a 30-year-old woman crossing the intersection. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. She suffered a leg injury.

A 33-year-old driver in a 2007 Toyota sedan made a left turn at Smith Street and President Street in Brooklyn around 12:31 p.m. and hit a 30-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection. She suffered injuries to her knee and lower leg and reported whiplash; she was listed as conscious. According to the police report, police recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” by the driver. The vehicle’s left front bumper was the point of impact, consistent with a turning collision. No other injuries were specified in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853596 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Driver Fails to Yield, Hurts Rear Passenger

Oct 22 - On Bergen Street in Brooklyn, a driver moved from parking into traffic. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way. A 38-year-old rear passenger was injured. Arm and hand pain. Whiplash. Shock.

Two drivers crashed near 334 Bergen Street in Brooklyn. A driver in a sedan was going straight northeast. Another driver was starting from parking. The impact landed on the sedan’s right front. A 38-year-old woman riding in the rear seat was injured, with arm and hand trauma and whiplash, and she was in shock. According to the police report, officers recorded "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" as a contributing factor. The record lists no other specific driver errors. The data does not identify speeds or citations.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852585 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Box truck driver hits turning sedan; two hurt

Oct 18 - On Hamilton Ave at W 9 St, a box truck driver going straight hit a sedan mid-left turn. A 51-year-old woman in the front seat was injured. A 13-year-old girl in the back was injured. Police listed contributing factors as Unspecified.

Two passengers were hurt in a left-turn crash at Hamilton Ave and W 9 St in Brooklyn. A box truck driver traveling south and going straight hit the rear center of a southbound sedan whose driver was making a left turn. A 51-year-old woman riding in the front seat was injured. A 13-year-old girl riding in the left rear seat was injured. Both drivers were licensed. According to the police report, the sedan's center back end and the truck's center front end were damaged in the collision. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850877 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Passengers hurt in teen's BQE crash

Oct 18 - A teen driver going west on the BQE crashed. Two 19-year-old passengers were bruised. The 18-year-old driver had minor head bleeding. Police recorded contributing factors as Unspecified.

A driver in a 2004 Toyota sedan traveled west on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway around 1:05 a.m. The driver crashed, injuring three teens inside. Two 19-year-old passengers suffered bruises—one to the eye, one to the leg. The 18-year-old driver had minor head bleeding. According to the police report, "contributing factors were recorded as Unspecified." The report lists the vehicle’s point of impact as the right rear quarter panel and notes center front-end damage. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The crash occurred in Brooklyn’s 76th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850521 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Two cyclists collide at Columbia and Kane

Oct 15 - Two cyclists crashed at Columbia and Kane in Brooklyn. One rider, 55, suffered shoulder abrasions. The other, 17, had injury status listed as unspecified. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

Two bicyclists collided at Columbia St and Kane St in Brooklyn at 6:43 p.m. One rode north on Columbia; the other rode west on Kane. Both were going straight and made center-front contact. A 55-year-old woman was injured, with abrasions to her shoulder and upper arm; she was conscious. A 17-year-old was recorded with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, contributing factors for both riders were listed as "Unspecified." The crash occurred in the 76th Precinct, zip code 11231. No other causes were recorded in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850056 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Elderly driver hits 3 women in Brooklyn, killing 1

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Parked sedan driver injures cyclist on Van Brunt

Oct 11 - A driver in a parked Honda sedan and a woman on a bike collided on Van Brunt Street at King Street in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention. She was ejected, conscious, and hurt her neck.

A 35-year-old woman riding a bike was injured in a collision with a parked 2023 Honda sedan at Van Brunt St and King St in Brooklyn at about 7:15 p.m. She was ejected, stayed conscious, and reported neck pain. According to the police report, the crash involved a Bike and a Sedan and police recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction'. The sedan was parked; damage was noted on its left front quarter panel, and the bike's front was hit. No contributing factors were recorded for the cyclist.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849566 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Sedan Driver Rear-Ends E-Biker on Baltic

Oct 9 - A Honda sedan driver going east on Baltic hit an e-bike rider from behind near Nevins. The 37-year-old was ejected and broke his shoulder. Police recorded driver inattention by the motorist.

A driver in a 2013 Honda sedan rear-ended a man on an e-bike on Baltic St at Nevins St in Brooklyn at 4:35 p.m. The rider, 37, was ejected and suffered a shoulder fracture-dislocation. The sedan carried a driver and a passenger; both were listed with unspecified injury status. “According to the police report, the sedan’s center front hit the e-bike’s center back as both traveled east, going straight.” Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the sedan driver. Crash ID 4849594.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849594 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Right-Turning Sedan Hits Motorcyclist on Hamilton

Oct 7 - On Hamilton Avenue at Hicks Street in Brooklyn, a sedan driver turned right and hit a motorcyclist going straight. The rider suffered a leg injury. Police cited view obstruction and driver inexperience.

At Hamilton Avenue and Hicks Street in Brooklyn, the driver of a sedan made a right turn and hit a motorcyclist who was going straight. The rider, 34, suffered a leg injury and reported pain. The sedan’s driver, 46, had no reported injury. The crash was logged at 3:34 p.m. in the 76th Precinct. Impact was to the sedan’s left front and the motorcycle’s right front. "According to the police report, the sedan was making a right turn and the motorcycle was going straight." Police recorded View Obstructed/Limited and Driver Inexperience as contributing factors.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848147 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Woman, 75, killed steps from her Brooklyn home by hit-and-run driver who blew light
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Driver ignores traffic control on Richards, injures cyclist

Oct 2 - On Richards at Commerce in Brooklyn, a driver in a Ford SUV went straight and hit a woman on a bike. She had a leg bruise and shock. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and driver distraction.

At Richards St and Commerce St in Brooklyn, at 3:22 p.m., a driver in a 2024 Ford SUV went straight and hit a 34-year-old woman on a bike. Both moved straight through the intersection. The driver struck her with the SUV’s right front bumper. She suffered a lower‑leg injury, a contusion, and shock. According to the police report, “Traffic Control Disregarded” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” were recorded for the driver. The bike showed front-end damage. Police logged the crash as collision ID 4846953.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846953 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Lane-change crash injures 74-year-old in parked SUV

Oct 2 - On Hamilton Ave near Clinton St, a driver changing lanes hit a parked SUV. A 74-year-old passenger in the parked vehicle was injured. Two SUVs. One moving. One still.

On Hamilton Ave at Clinton St in Brooklyn, the driver of a Honda SUV traveling east and changing lanes hit a parked Ford SUV. A 74-year-old male passenger in the parked vehicle was injured. According to the police report, the Honda driver's pre-crash action was 'Changing Lanes,' the Ford was 'Parked,' and travel direction for both was eastbound. Police noted right-front damage on the Honda and left-side damage on the Ford. The report recorded contributing factors as 'Unspecified' for the involved drivers, and marked other listed persons as 'Unspecified' for injury. The crash was logged in the 76th Precinct, zip code 11231, under collision ID 4846951 at 3:03 p.m. on October 2, 2025.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846951 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Box Truck Driver Turns Left, Hits Cyclist

Oct 1 - At Court St and Union St in Brooklyn, a box truck driver turned left and hit a southbound cyclist. The 43-year-old man went down with leg injuries and stayed conscious. Police list contributing factors as unspecified.

"According to the police report," a box truck driver making a left turn on Court St at Union St in Brooklyn hit a bicyclist who was traveling straight south. The crash occurred at 6:15 p.m. The rider, a 43-year-old man, suffered leg injuries and was conscious at the scene. The report notes damage to the truck’s left front bumper and the bike’s front end. Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for the driver and the cyclist. The location falls in zip code 11231 and the 76th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846663 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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Pickup Driver Right-Hooks Rider at 442 3rd Ave

Sep 30 - A pickup driver turned right at 442 3rd Ave in Brooklyn and hit a motorized rider going straight. The rider suffered arm and internal injuries. Police recorded failure to yield and unsafe speed.

A pickup driver turned right at 442 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn and hit a man on an other motorized device who was going straight. The rider, 45, suffered shoulder injury and reported internal pain. According to the police report, the pickup was "Making Right Turn" and showed damage to the right front quarter panel; the rider’s device had front-end damage. Police recorded "Unsafe Speed, Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." Both traveled south, per the report. The data identifies the injured man as the driver of the other motorized vehicle. Other parties were listed with unspecified injuries.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846902 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-06
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