Belt Parkway Bleeds. Ocean Avenue Mourns.

• Brooklyn police pursuit ends with pedestrian struck, alleged teenage car thief caught, amny, Published 2025-09-14

Sep 13 - At Avenue U and Stuart Street, a northbound driver in a Toyota sedan hit the left side of an eastbound Mazda. The Mazda’s 49-year-old driver was hurt. Police listed contributing factors as Unspecified.

Two sedans collided at Avenue U and Stuart Street in Brooklyn. A northbound driver in a Toyota hit the left side of an eastbound Mazda. The Mazda’s 49-year-old male driver suffered a contusion and was recorded injured. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight. The report records point of impact as Left Side Doors for the Mazda and Center Front End for the Toyota. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as Unspecified for both drivers. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842516 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 7 - Two westbound mopeds in Brooklyn. The trailing driver hit the back of the lead moped on Oriental Boulevard at Ocean Avenue. A 16-year-old passenger was hurt. A 19-year-old driver was injured. Police recorded Following Too Closely.

Two westbound mopeds collided on Oriental Boulevard at Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn. The trailing driver hit the rear of the lead moped. A 16-year-old passenger suffered a leg and foot bruise. A 19-year-old moped driver reported shoulder pain. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight, the trailing moped had front-end damage, and the lead moped had back-end damage. Police recorded Following Too Closely by the driver. No other contributing factors were recorded in the data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841384 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 3 - On Nostrand at Avenue X, a driver pulled from parking and hit a stopped SUV. A 45-year-old driver suffered a neck bruise. Police recorded driver inexperience.

Two SUVs collided at Nostrand Avenue and Avenue X in Brooklyn at 6:35 a.m. One driver was starting from parking and hit a southbound SUV that was stopped in traffic. A 45-year-old male driver was injured with a neck contusion. According to the police report, police recorded Driver Inexperience. Both drivers were licensed in New York, and the Toyota SUV carried two occupants while the other had one. Both drivers were traveling south, per the report. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as hurt.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839560 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 2 - On Avenue Z at Voorhies. A teen passenger was hurt. The driver of a BMW sedan hit the back of a stopped SUV. Police recorded Following Too Closely and Passing or Lane Usage Improper. A parked Audi was damaged.

An 18-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was injured when the driver of a BMW sedan going north on Avenue Z hit the back of a stopped BMW SUV near Voorhies Ave in Brooklyn. According to the police report, the sedan was traveling straight and the SUV was stopped in traffic. Police recorded “Following Too Closely” and “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” as contributing factors, and also listed “Other Vehicular.” The sedan’s driver was 17 and held a learner permit. A parked Audi sedan sustained left-rear damage in the crash. The injured passenger suffered a head contusion and was conscious at the scene.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839556 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 2 - A cyclist going east hit an 80-year-old woman near 2623 E 17 St. She was not in the roadway, not at an intersection. She suffered a head abrasion. Police recorded Passing or Lane Usage Improper.

An eastbound cyclist, going straight, hit an 80-year-old woman near 2623 E 17 St in Brooklyn. She was not at an intersection and not in the roadway. She sustained a head abrasion and was conscious. According to the police report, police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” as contributing factors. The bike’s point of impact was the center front end, and no damage was recorded. No other vehicles were listed in the crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839397 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 2 - A driver changing lanes on Avenue U hit a moped rider going straight near Burnett Street in Brooklyn. The 32-year-old rider suffered a leg abrasion. Police recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing.

A driver in a sedan changed lanes on Avenue U near Burnett Street in Brooklyn at 11:15 a.m. and hit a moped rider who was going straight. The rider, 32, was injured with a leg abrasion. According to the police report, officers recorded unsafe speed and unsafe lane changing. The driver of a sedan was changing lanes before impact. The moped was proceeding straight ahead. Damage to the sedan’s right rear quarter panel was noted. No other injuries were listed.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839419 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 2 - At 8:49 a.m., a driver in an SUV rear-ended an eastbound sedan on Avenue V in Brooklyn. The SUV’s front was crushed; the sedan’s rear was hit. A 40-year-old driver was injured. Police recorded alcohol involvement and unsafe speed by the drivers.

At 8:49 a.m. at 3044 Avenue V in Brooklyn, the driver of an SUV traveling east hit the back of an eastbound sedan. Impact data show center front damage to the SUV and center back damage to the sedan. One driver, age 40, sustained back injury and reported whiplash; others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, alcohol involvement and unsafe speed were recorded for the drivers. The crash-level record lists Alcohol Involvement as a contributing factor. Person-level records also list Unsafe Speed. Both drivers were licensed and going straight. This was a rear-end crash on a neighborhood avenue.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839152 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Sep 1 - On Belt Parkway, two drivers went straight. They collided. A 34-year-old woman driving east was hurt, bruised in the arm. Police recorded Failure to Yield and Unsafe Lane Changing by the drivers. Another occupant’s injury was listed as unspecified.

A crash on Belt Parkway involved two drivers going straight. The eastbound driver, a 34-year-old woman, had a bruised arm. She was conscious and not ejected. Another occupant, a 32-year-old man, was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, officers recorded Failure to Yield Right-of-Way and Unsafe Lane Changing by the drivers. Impact points were recorded at the front bumpers, with damage to the front quarter panels. One car was a 2024 Hyundai sedan registered in New York, driven east on a valid Arizona license.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841383 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 31 - Driver rear-ended a motorcycle on Bedford Ave at Avenue Z. The 39-year-old rider suffered a fractured back and was reported in shock. Police recorded "Traffic Control Disregarded" by a driver.

A driver rear-ended a motorcycle on eastbound Bedford Avenue at Avenue Z. The motorcycle rider, a 39-year-old man and the motorcycle driver, suffered a fractured back and was reported in shock. The motorcycle sustained center-back-end damage; the striking vehicle showed center-front-end damage. Both units were traveling east and were going straight ahead before the crash. “According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Traffic Control Disregarded" by a driver.” Police identified the injured person as the motorcycle driver and registrant. No other contributing factors were specified in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839399 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 24 - A driver hit a 30-year-old man at the intersection of Avenue W and E 24 St in Brooklyn. He suffered a lower-leg contusion and remained conscious. Police list him injured; the striking vehicle is recorded as unspecified.

A driver struck a pedestrian at Avenue W and East 24th Street in Brooklyn. The victim was a 30-year-old man who suffered a lower-leg contusion to the knee/foot area and remained conscious. "According to the police report …" the pedestrian was at an intersection when the crash occurred and was listed as Injured and Conscious. The report lists the striking vehicle only as Unspecified. Police recorded no contributing factors in the dataset, leaving any driver errors unclassified. No pedestrian factors such as helmet use or signaling were recorded.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837363 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 18 - A sedan driver turned right and hit a northbound motorized scooter on Brigham Street. The 27‑year‑old rider was ejected with a bleeding head wound and was conscious. Police cited improper passing or lane use.

The driver of a sedan made a right turn and hit a northbound motorized scooter near 2328 Brigham St in Brooklyn. The scooter overturned and the 27-year-old male rider was ejected. He suffered a head injury with severe bleeding and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Passing or Lane Usage Improper." Police recorded improper passing or lane use by the driver. The sedan showed right-front bumper damage and the scooter was listed as overturned. No pedestrians were reported injured.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836380 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 18 - A driver turned left from Avenue V onto Bedford and hit a 12‑year‑old crossing with the signal. The boy suffered a lower‑leg fracture. The driver remained at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield and driver inattention.

A driver in a New Jersey‑registered sedan made a left turn from Avenue V onto Bedford and struck a 12-year-old pedestrian in the intersection. According to the police report, the child was "Crossing With Signal" and suffered a lower-leg fracture. The report lists the driver’s contributing factors as "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" and "Driver Inattention/Distraction." The sedan’s center front end was the point of impact, consistent with a turning movement. The driver was licensed and remained at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver; inattention is listed as a compounding factor.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835980 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 17 - Westbound on the Belt. A pickup plowed into an SUV’s rear. Steel buckled. Two men in the SUV suffered head bruises. Speed ruled the crash. Traffic turned cruel and fast.

Two westbound vehicles collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. A pickup truck struck the center rear of a Toyota SUV. The SUV’s driver and his front passenger sustained head injuries. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Unsafe Speed.” The listed driver errors include speeding that led to a rear-end impact. No pedestrian or cyclist was struck, but the force fell on the SUV’s occupants. The pickup showed front-end damage; the SUV’s rear was crushed. The data does not state any other contributing factors for the injured parties.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835802 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 16 - A southbound sedan hit a 60-year-old woman on a bicycle at Shore Blvd and W End Ave. She suffered back and internal injuries and was conscious at the scene. The sedan's center front end was damaged.

The driver of a 2017 sedan was traveling south on Shore Blvd when the vehicle's center front end struck a bicyclist traveling east at W End Ave. The bicyclist, a 60-year-old woman, sustained back and internal complaints and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as "Unspecified." The report records both vehicles' pre-crash actions as "Going Straight Ahead" and the sedan's point of impact as "Center Front End." No specific driver error such as failure to yield is recorded in the police data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836451 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 16 - Two eastbound SUVs collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. Both drivers suffered concussions. Metal tore. Traffic boxed in. Distraction ruled the scene.

Two eastbound SUVs collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. Two male drivers were injured, each reporting a concussion; both were conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Data show both vehicles traveling straight when impact struck, with damage to a right front bumper and a left rear bumper. Driver errors led this crash: Driver Inattention/Distraction was cited for each involved person. No other contributing factors are listed beyond “Unspecified.”

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835904 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 14 - Council moves to hit rogue vans hard. A checklist. Max fines for each breach. TLC, NYPD, DOT must act together. Crack down on illegal operators who imperil riders and people on the street. The bill sits in committee.

Int 1347-2025 sits in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Introduced and referred on August 14, 2025. The bill’s title: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans.” It orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to keep a compliance checklist. When officers stop an unlicensed van, they must check every rule and issue the maximum fine for each breach. Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams. Co-sponsors Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, and Chris Banks. Status: Committee. If enacted, it takes effect 120 days later. It targets illegal operators who put riders and bystanders at risk.

• File Int 1347-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14

Aug 14 - Council introduces Int 1347-2025 to curb rogue commuter vans. TLC, NYPD, and DOT must keep a safety checklist. Officers who spot an unlicensed van stack every charge and levy max fines. A push to shield riders and people on the street.

Int 1347-2025 is in Committee. It sits with the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure after introduction and referral on August 14, 2025. The bill’s title reads, “A Local Law … in relation to enforcing violations against unlicensed commuter vans.” It orders TLC, with NYPD and DOT, to maintain a checklist of laws on vehicle and driver licensure, service authorization, insurance, and inspections. When an officer stops an unlicensed van, they must review the list and issue the maximum penalty for each violation. Primary sponsor Nantasha M. Williams is joined by Selvena N. Brooks-Powers, Mercedes Narcisse, Chris Banks, and Farah N. Louis. The aim is to protect riders and bystanders from unlicensed operators who skip the rules.

• File Int 1347-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14

Aug 9 - A driver making a left turn hit a 65-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal at Avenue Z and E 17 St in Brooklyn. She suffered neck abrasions and was conscious. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver.

According to the police report, a driver making a left turn struck a 65-year-old woman crossing at Avenue Z and E 17 St. The woman suffered neck abrasions and remained conscious. Police listed 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the primary contributing factor by the driver. The report notes the vehicle was a 2020 Honda SUV traveling southeast; the point of impact was the left front bumper. The driver was licensed and uninjured. No other contributing factors were recorded in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4833702 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Aug 8 - DOT sides with car-first politicians. Daylighting stalls. Corners stay blind. Pedestrians and cyclists lose. Safety takes a back seat. The city’s most vulnerable pay the price.

On August 8, 2025, Streetsblog NYC covered the clash over universal daylighting. No bill number or committee listed. DOT’s report claimed high costs and little safety gain, fueling opposition from Council Members Inna Vernikov, Bob Holden, and Vito Fossella. Council Member Julie Won and Mayor Ravi Bhalla called the report a scare tactic, urging citywide daylighting to save lives. DOT’s compromise with pro-car officials weakens protections. As safety analyst notes, this shift prioritizes cars over people, undermining vulnerable road user safety and citywide mode shift goals.

• We Told You So! DOT’s Anti-Daylighting ‘Scare Tactic’ Now Fuels Pro-Car Pols, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-08-08