Crash Count for Dyker Beach Park
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 111
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 75
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 16
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 1
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 0
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 15, 2025
Carnage in Dyker Beach Park
Severe Bleeding 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Whiplash 2
Back 1
Chest 1
Neck 1
Contusion/Bruise 3
Chest 1
Face 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Abrasion 2
Lower leg/foot 2
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Sep 15, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Dyker Beach Park?

Preventable Speeding in Dyker Beach Park School Zones

(since 2022)

No More Casualties: Dyker Beach Bleeds While Politicians Stall

Dyker Beach Park: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 16, 2025

The Slow Grind of Harm

In Dyker Beach Park, the violence comes quietly. No headlines. No sirens in the night. But the numbers do not lie. In the last twelve months, 19 people were injured in 24 crashes. Not one death, but the wounds are real—broken legs, bruised faces, a child’s knee torn open by a truck. No one walks away untouched.

A five-year-old boy and his mother were hit crossing at a marked crosswalk. The truck kept going straight. The boy’s injury: abrasion. His mother’s: a bruise. Both were left conscious, but changed. The cause: “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” according to NYC Open Data.

Who Pays the Price

Children, the elderly, the ones on foot—these are the first to bleed. In this region, cars and trucks caused every pedestrian injury. Not a single bike or moped. Trucks struck twice, sedans twice.

A crash on 14th Avenue left a driver and her passenger burned and hurt. The reason: “Turning Improperly” and “Passenger Distraction.” The air bags went off. They were lucky. Others are not.

Leadership: Votes and Silence

State Senator Andrew Gounardes has moved. He voted yes to extend school speed zones, saying it would improve child pedestrian safety as shown in Open States records. He sponsored the bill to curb repeat speeders, pushing for devices that would keep the worst drivers from killing again according to Open States.

But not all stand with the vulnerable. Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny voted no, opposing safer school speed zones for children per Open States. The silence is loud.

The Words That Remain

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of two individuals… simply trying to access food like so many New Yorkers in need,” said City Harvest. The line for food is long. The danger is longer.

A relative, after a driver killed his girlfriend doing donuts in a parking lot, said: “It was just a freak accident. Nothing intentional. I know that he loved her. He loved her dearly. He’d do anything for her, and she would do the same for him.” as reported by NY Daily News

Call to Action: No More Waiting

This is not fate. This is policy. Call your council member. Call your senator. Demand a 20 mph speed limit. Demand real penalties for repeat speeders. Do not wait for another child’s blood on the crosswalk.

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Other Representatives

Alec Brook-Krasny
Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny
District 46
District Office:
2002 Mermaid Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11224
Legislative Office:
Room 529, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
David Carr
Council Member David Carr
District 50
District Office:
130 Stuyvesant Place, 5th Floor, Staten Island, NY 10301
718-980-1017
Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1553, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6965
Twitter: @CMDMCarr
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

Dyker Beach Park Dyker Beach Park sits in Brooklyn, Precinct 68, District 50, AD 46, SD 26, Brooklyn CB10.

See also
Boroughs
City Council Districts
Community Boards
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State Senate Districts

Traffic Safety Timeline for Dyker Beach Park

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Andrew Gounardes Supports Safety Boosting MTA Funding Increase

Jan 28 - Albany leaders debate MTA’s future. Advocates want $500 million yearly to keep subways and buses moving. Riders face fare hikes and service cuts if lawmakers stall. The fight is urgent. Riders wait. Cars kill. Transit saves lives.

This funding debate centers on Gov. Hochul’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget, which allocates $6.6 billion in operating aid for the MTA but lacks new dedicated revenue. The proposal, discussed on January 28, 2022, has not advanced to a formal committee or bill stage. The matter: 'Who Wants To Give The MTA Half A Billion Dollars?' State Sen. Andrew Gounardes backs progressive funding, saying, 'Funding high-ridership bus routes and the subway such that transit options would be arriving every six minutes is something we need to be pushing for.' Comptroller Brad Lander and advocates like the Riders Alliance demand $500 million per year to avoid fare hikes and boost service. The push is clear: more frequent, affordable transit keeps vulnerable New Yorkers out of harm’s way. No formal safety analysis was provided, but the stakes for pedestrians and riders are life and death.