Crash Count for Dyker Heights
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 1,343
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 709
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 150
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 5
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 6
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 10, 2025
Carnage in Dyker Heights
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 6
Crush Injuries 1
Whole body 1
Severe Bleeding 2
Head 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Severe Lacerations 2
Face 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Concussion 3
Head 3
Whiplash 13
Neck 8
+3
Head 4
Back 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Contusion/Bruise 48
Lower leg/foot 17
+12
Head 8
+3
Shoulder/upper arm 7
+2
Lower arm/hand 6
+1
Hip/upper leg 5
Back 3
Face 2
Abrasion 37
Lower leg/foot 14
+9
Lower arm/hand 8
+3
Whole body 4
Head 3
Hip/upper leg 3
Back 2
Face 2
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Pain/Nausea 7
Head 2
Lower arm/hand 2
Face 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Neck 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 10, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Dyker Heights?

Preventable Speeding in Dyker Heights School Zones

(since 2022)

Caught Speeding Recently in Dyker Heights

Vehicles – Caught Speeding in NYC (12 months)
  1. 2018 Gray BMW Utility Vehicle (RVPM66) – 102 times • 1 in last 90d here
  2. 2025 Blue Acura Sedan (KXH4599) – 50 times • 1 in last 90d here
  3. 2024 Gray BMW Suburban (LCW9742) – 35 times • 1 in last 90d here
  4. 2021 Gray Me/Be Suburban (KZZ5340) – 34 times • 2 in last 90d here
  5. 2023 Gray BMW Suburban (HEC9232) – 29 times • 1 in last 90d here
Night on Fort Hamilton Parkway, and the Numbers Don’t Stop

Night on Fort Hamilton Parkway, and the Numbers Don’t Stop

Dyker Heights: Jan 1, 2022 - Oct 22, 2025

A person walking was hit by the driver of an SUV at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 72nd Street about 9 PM on Oct 9, 2025. Police recorded a serious injury at the scene. Source.

Since 2022 in Dyker Heights, police have logged 1,294 crashes, with 6 people killed and 674 injured. Source.

This Month

  • On Sept 30, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 63rd Street, a person on a bike was hurt in a crash with a driver making a U‑turn. Source
  • On Aug 4, at 64th Street and 7th Avenue, a 15‑year‑old on a bike was hit by a driver turning right. Source
  • On Jul 11, at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 71st Street, a 12‑year‑old on a bike suffered a concussion after a crash with a driver. Source

Where the street bites

Crashes cluster along Fort Hamilton Parkway and its side streets. Intersections around 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway are among the worst in this area. Source.

Police records show drivers’ inattention, failure to yield, disregarding signals, alcohol, and unsafe backing in the mix of factors behind injuries and deaths here. Afternoon and early evening are heavy hours; injuries peak around 2–6 PM. Source.

For people walking, trucks appear in deadly outcomes in this neighborhood’s data this period, alongside SUVs and other vehicles. Source.

Officials know. Streets still maim.

Council Member Alexa Avilés has called a nearby corridor “persistently dangerous,” adding, “We have the tools to majorly reduce this violence, but it’s up to the mayor’s office to use them.” Source.

At the state level, Assembly Member Lester Chang voted no on a bill to extend and fix NYC’s school speed‑zone laws. Source. In the Senate, Steve Chan voted yes in committee to advance a bill aimed at reining in repeat speeders. Source (timeline record).

Fix the turns. Guard the crossings. Slow the cars.

  • Daylight corners and add hardened left turns at Fort Hamilton Parkway’s busiest junctions. Use leading pedestrian intervals at 63rd, 71st, and 72nd. Source.
  • Build continuous traffic‑calming on Fort Hamilton Parkway: raised crosswalks at school blocks, concrete islands at long crossings. Source.
  • Tighten truck turns and routing where pedestrians have been killed and injured near 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway. Source.

Citywide, two levers would cut the toll: lower default speeds using Sammy’s Law powers, and require intelligent speed limiters for repeat speeders. Both are on the table. Push for them here.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 72nd Street?
On Oct 9, 2025, around 9 PM, the driver of an SUV hit a person walking at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 72nd Street. Police recorded a serious injury. NYC Open Data.
How bad is traffic violence in Dyker Heights?
From Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 22, 2025, police logged 1,294 crashes here, with 6 people killed and 674 injured. NYC Open Data.
Where are the worst spots?
Crashes cluster on Fort Hamilton Parkway and near 13th Avenue and Bay Ridge Parkway. Police data also show afternoon and early evening as heavy injury hours. NYC Open Data.
Which officials represent this area and what have they done?
Council Member Alexa Avilés has called a nearby corridor “persistently dangerous.” Assembly Member Lester Chang voted no on S 8344 (school speed‑zone fixes). State Senator Steve Chan voted yes in committee to advance a repeat‑speeder bill. BKReader, NY Senate.
How were these numbers calculated?
We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi‑nx95, Persons f55k‑p6yu, Vehicles bm4k‑52h4). We filtered records to the Dyker Heights NTA (BK1002) and the period Jan 1, 2022–Oct 22, 2025, then counted totals, injuries, and deaths. You can start with the crashes dataset here and apply the same date range and geography filter. Data accessed Oct 22, 2025.
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.

Citations

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Other Representatives

Assembly Member Lester Chang

District 49

Council Member Alexa Avilés

District 38

State Senator Steve Chan

District 17

Other Geographies

Dyker Heights Dyker Heights sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 68, District 38, AD 49, SD 17, Brooklyn CB10.

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Dyker Heights

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Driver hits child at 14 Ave, 64 St

Dec 4 - A southbound Toyota driver hit a 12-year-old girl at 14 Ave and 64 St in Brooklyn. Front-end impact. She suffered leg injuries and internal pain. Police listed no contributing factors for the driver.

At 7:35 a.m. in Brooklyn, the driver of a Toyota car/SUV traveling south on 14 Ave hit a 12-year-old girl in the 64 St intersection. She was conscious and suffered injuries to the knee, lower leg, and foot, and reported internal pain. The vehicle had center front-end damage, matching a front impact. According to the police report, the pedestrian was at an intersection, the point of impact was the center front, and police did not list any contributing factors for the driver. No signal or helmet factors were recorded. The crash occurred in zip code 11219, within the 62nd Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4862230 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Unlicensed drivers collide at 65th and Sixth

Nov 28 - Two drivers collided at 65th and Sixth in Brooklyn. Police recorded driver inattention. Both drivers were unlicensed. A 35-year-old woman driving suffered a head injury. Two women passengers were listed with unspecified injuries.

Two drivers in sedans going straight collided at 65 St and 6 Ave in Brooklyn, in the 68th Precinct. A 35-year-old woman driving suffered a head abrasion. A 32-year-old front passenger and a 27-year-old rear passenger were listed with unspecified injuries. The 24-year-old male driver of the other car had an unspecified injury. "According to the police report," the contributing factor for both drivers was Driver Inattention/Distraction. Records show both drivers were unlicensed at the time of the crash. One car traveled north and the other east before impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4860635 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Right-turn driver hits 12-year-old on moped

Nov 23 - A northbound sedan driver turned right at 65 St and 8 Ave and hit a southbound moped. A 12-year-old rider was injured. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.

A northbound sedan driver turned right at 65 St and 8 Ave in Brooklyn and hit a southbound moped that was going straight. The rider is 12. He suffered a hip and upper leg injury with a reported fracture and dislocation. He was conscious. The sedan driver, 52, had no reported injury. According to the police report, the contributing factor was 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.' Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. The sedan's right front quarter panel was damaged. The moped's front end was hit.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4859685 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Distracted driver pulls out, injures cyclist in Brooklyn

Nov 22 - A Honda sedan driver started from a parking spot by 7216 13 Ave and hit a southbound cyclist. The 22-year-old suffered arm abrasions and shock. Police recorded driver inattention. Midday in Brooklyn. A rider down for nothing gained.

A 22-year-old bicyclist was hurt on 13 Ave near 7216 in Brooklyn around 11:15 a.m. The driver of a 2006 Honda sedan started from parking, moved south, and hit the southbound cyclist. The rider sustained abrasions to the arm and hand and was listed in shock. Two vehicle occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by the sedan driver. The point of impact was the left front of the car. The cyclist was going straight ahead. The driver was licensed in New York. This was logged by the 68th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4859027 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Truck Driver Hits Parked Car; Two Kids Hurt

Nov 20 - A box-truck driver turned right on 65th Street at Seventh Avenue and hit a parked BMW. Two girls, 2 and 4, suffered head injuries. A front-seat passenger was hurt. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the driver.

Three passengers were injured when a box-truck driver turned right on 65th Street at Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn and hit the back of a parked BMW sedan. A 2-year-old girl and a 4-year-old girl in the rear seats reported head injuries. A 36-year-old woman in the front seat was also hurt. “According to the police report, the truck driver was making a right turn, the sedan was parked, and the truck’s front end hit the sedan’s center back end.” Police recorded driver inattention/distraction by the driver. The vehicles were a commercial box truck and a 2011 BMW.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4858701 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Right-turning pickup hits e-bike, injures child

Nov 18 - A pickup driver turned right at 6th Avenue and 65th Street in Brooklyn and hit a northbound e-bike. A 3-year-old passenger suffered a head injury. The rider’s injury status was unspecified. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.

At 6th Avenue and 65th Street in Brooklyn, the driver of a pickup truck turned right. The driver hit a northbound e-bike. A 3-year-old girl riding as a passenger on the e-bike suffered a head injury and was conscious, with a reported contusion. The adult rider was listed with an unspecified injury status. According to the police report, the pickup was traveling south and making a right turn, and the e-bike was going straight north. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way by the driver. The truck showed impact to the left front bumper, and the bike to the center front end. A vehicle occupant and a registrant were also listed with unspecified injuries.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4858168 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Deadly wigmaker’s sweetheart deal proves even kid-killing is shrugged off by NYC judges
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Driver injures woman working on car in Brooklyn

Nov 14 - A driver injured a 72-year-old woman working on a car at 605 65 ST in Brooklyn. She suffered a shoulder bruise and was conscious. The crash came at 6:53 p.m.

According to the police report, a driver in an unspecified vehicle was involved in a crash that injured a 72-year-old woman who was pushing/working on a car at 605 65 ST in Brooklyn at 6:53 p.m. The pedestrian suffered a shoulder and upper arm contusion and was conscious at the scene. The report lists the woman as a pedestrian and does not identify the vehicle type. Police did not record any contributing factors or driver errors in the data. The case is logged under collision ID 4857233 in the 68th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4857233 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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S 8573 Stephen T. Chan

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Failure-to-yield SUV crash at 13 Ave

Nov 3 - Two drivers in SUVs collided at 13 Ave and 73 St in Brooklyn. Police recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Traffic Control Disregarded by drivers. A 52-year-old driver suffered a shoulder bruise.

Two drivers in Toyotas collided at 13 Ave and 73 St in Brooklyn at 11:45 a.m. One driver headed south. The other traveled east. Both went straight. Impact to the front ends. A 52-year-old male driver was injured with a shoulder bruise. "According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Traffic Control Disregarded by the drivers." The crash involved two SUVs, model years 2016 and 2023. It occurred in the 68th Precinct, zip code 11228. Both drivers were licensed in New York.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4854660 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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Int 1431-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits: Council vote

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Int 1431-2025 A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits: Council vote

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Int 1431-2025 Alexa Avilés

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Int 1446-2025 Avilés co-sponsors sidewalk and roadway cafe application expansion, worsening street safety.

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.


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Int 1431-2025 Avilés is primary sponsor of police pursuit limits, improving safety.

Oct 29 - Int 1431-2025 tightens NYPD high-speed pursuit rules. Two units max. Supervisor authorization required. PIT banned. Cameras must record and footage released. Annual reports due. The bill targets chases that put pedestrians, cyclists and bystanders in danger.

Int 1431-2025 is an introduction now in the Committee on Public Safety. Introduced Oct. 29, 2025 and referred to committee same day (agenda 10/29/2025; votes recorded 13:25–13:30). The matter title reads, "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requirements for police department high-speed vehicle pursuits." Council Members Cabán, Avilés and Marte introduced the bill. It would cap pursuits at two units, require verbal supervisor authorization, ban tactical vehicle intervention (PIT), force body/vehicle cameras on and require footage release within 30 days plus an annual report (first due March 1, 2026). No safety-impact note from an analyst was provided.


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Driver backs onto Brooklyn sidewalk, killing one woman and injuring two others
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Driver backing hits stopped SUVs, injures 87-year-old

Oct 14 - Brooklyn, 78 St at 13 Ave. A sedan driver reversed into two stopped SUVs. An 87-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured with whiplash. Police recorded Backing Unsafely and Driver Inattention/Distraction.

The driver of a sedan reversed on 78 St at 13 Ave in Brooklyn and hit two SUVs stopped in traffic. The SUVs had front-end damage. The sedan had rear damage. An 87-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured. She reported whiplash and a neck injury. According to the police report, police recorded Backing Unsafely and Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver of the sedan.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849801 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14
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11-year-old boy critically hurt in Brooklyn hit-and-run

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SUV driver injures man on Fort Hamilton Parkway

Oct 9 - A Subaru SUV driver, eastbound on Fort Hamilton Parkway, hit a 30-year-old man at 72nd Street. The man suffered severe leg lacerations. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

At Fort Hamilton Parkway and 72nd Street in Brooklyn, a driver in a 2025 Subaru SUV traveling east hit a 30-year-old man in the intersection. The impact registered on the SUV's left front bumper. The pedestrian was conscious and suffered severe lacerations to his lower leg and foot. According to the police report, the crash occurred at 8:53 p.m., the pedestrian was listed as injured, and contributing factors were recorded as "Unspecified." Police did not record any driver errors. No other injuries were reported.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848708 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14