Where does Financial District-Battery Park City sit politically?

It belongs to borough [Manhattan](/borough/manhattan/), community board [Manhattan CB1](/community-board/101/), city council district [District 1](/council-district/1/), assembly district [AD 65](/assembly-district/65/) and state senate district [SD 27](/senate-district/27/).

What types of vehicles caused injuries and deaths to pedestrians in Financial District-Battery Park City?

**Cars and SUVs** caused 88 pedestrian injuries (2 serious). **Trucks and buses** caused 13 injuries (1 serious). **Motorcycles and mopeds** caused 3 injuries (1 serious). **Bikes** caused 11 injuries (none serious). No pedestrian deaths were recorded in the last three years.

Are these crashes just 'accidents'?

No. The steady toll of injuries and near-misses shows a pattern, not random chance. These are preventable events, shaped by policy and street design.

What can local politicians do to stop traffic violence?

They can set a default 20 mph speed limit, ban parking near crosswalks, expand daylighting, and push for safer street designs. Every delay leaves people at risk.

What has Council Member Marte done for street safety?

Marte co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks, aiming to improve visibility and protect pedestrians.

How can I help make streets safer here?

Call your council member and demand a 20 mph speed limit, daylighting at every crosswalk, and urgent action on street redesigns.

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Financial District-Battery Park City traffic safety: 0 deaths, 145 injuries in 2025 year-to-date

Crash Map Explore recent crashes

Data as of 2025-12-16

Recent severe crashes

Head-On Bike Crash Bloodies Brooklyn Bridge 2025-08-25T18:00:00+00:00
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Two cyclists riding opposite ways on the Brooklyn Bridge hit head-on. A 36-year-old man suffered severe bleeding and upper-arm trauma; a 50-year-old woman also injured her arm. Evening commute, and the path still isn’t safe from itself.
According to the police report, a westbound bike rider and an eastbound bike rider were both traveling straight on the Brooklyn Bridge around 6 p.m. when they collided head-on. A 36-year-old man sustained severe bleeding and an upper-arm injury. A 50-year-old woman also suffered an upper-arm injury. The crash involved only the two bikes and happened in daylight evening conditions on the bridge’s arterial span.
Passenger flings door, sends cyclist flying 2025-08-14T09:35:00+00:00
LIBERTY ST
On Liberty St, a passenger threw open a right-side door into a 58-year-old man riding a bike. He hit the door, was ejected, and suffered severe arm lacerations. Police recorded passenger distraction as the cause.
A 58-year-old man riding a bicycle southwest on Liberty St at South End Ave hit a right-side door opened by a passenger and was ejected. He suffered severe lacerations to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor in the crash, which happened on a rainy weekday morning.
Driver hits girl and mom in Battery Park crosswalk 2025-12-10T08:10:00+00:00
212 N END AVE
A driver in a sedan hit a 7‑year‑old girl and her mother as they crossed in a marked crosswalk on North End Ave. Both were left with leg abrasions in the morning rush.
According to the police report, a driver traveling north in a sedan hit a 7-year-old girl and a 41-year-old woman who were crossing in a marked crosswalk at North End Avenue around 8:10 a.m. in Battery Park City. Both pedestrians sustained abrasions to their lower legs. Police listed a third person as an occupant but did not record injuries for them.
Distracted cab driver hits man on Wall 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
WALL ST
A taxi driver turned left off Wall Street and hit a 41-year-old man in the marked crosswalk at Pearl. Night, below-freezing, and a driver staring at anything but the person in front of him.
According to the police report, a taxi driver in a 2019 Cadillac making a left turn from Wall Street onto Pearl Street hit a 41-year-old man who was walking in a marked crosswalk. The man suffered a hip and upper leg contusion and was listed as injured. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction as the contributing factors. The crash happened overnight in below-freezing weather.
Distracted pickup driver hammers parked SUV 2025-12-04T15:00:00+00:00
104 GREENWICH ST
On Greenwich Street, a distracted pickup driver hit a parked SUV and injured the 52‑year‑old woman sitting behind its wheel. A moment’s inattention, and a quiet parked car turned into a crash scene.
According to the police report, a driver in a pickup truck hit a parked SUV near 104 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan. The 52-year-old woman driving the SUV reported back pain and whiplash and was listed as injured. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction by at least one driver in the crash, which occurred on a weekday afternoon involving an oversized pickup truck.

Carnage in Financial District-Battery Park City 7 Whiplash (Back)

Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.

▸ Severe Bleeding 1

▸ Severe Lacerations 1

▸ Concussion 2

▸ Whiplash 18

▸ Contusion/Bruise 18

▸ Abrasion 9

▸ Pain/Nausea 5

▸ Internal Injury 3

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025

Totals count people injured or killed.

Worst Streets Brooklyn Bridge: 1 serious injury

2025-08-25
2025-08-06
2025-07-12

Dropped off vs. last year

FDR Drive
Fulton Street
Pearl Street

Preventable Speeding 2,755 16+ offenders ↓29%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Financial District-Battery Park City

Data through 2025-12-16

2,755

Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2025 year-to-date

Prev: 3,891 2024 year-to-date

↓29.2% vs 2024 year-to-date

Threshold

≥ 16

≥ 6: 7,110 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 9,010 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16: 2,755 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,891 2024 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 91% by Cars and Trucks ↓30%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Assembly Member Grace Lee A (100)

Assembly Member Grace Lee
District 65

Assembly 65

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Lee votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-17 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Lee votes yes to weaken bus rules, increasing pedestrian and cyclist risk.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passed S 7785. The bill carves out large Mitchell-Lama housing from bus traffic rules. Lawmakers voted yes. The carve-out weakens enforcement. Streets grow less safe for people on foot and bike.
Lee votes yes to expand school speed cameras, boosting pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
White Plains gets speed cameras near schools. Lawmakers move fast. Most vote yes. Cameras catch drivers who endanger kids. Program ends 2030. Streets may slow. Danger faces children every day.
Lee votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.

Email: leeg@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
Room 302, 64 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038
212-312-1420

Legislative Office:
Room 429, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3640

Twitter: @AMGraceLee

Council Member Christopher Marte A (100)

Council Member Christopher Marte
District 1

Council 1

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

From 2022

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

Email: District1@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
65 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
212-587-3159

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1815, New York, NY 10007
212-587-3159

Twitter: @ChrisMarteNYC

State Senator Brian Kavanagh A (100)

State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27

Senate 27

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Kavanagh votes yes in committee, boosting street safety by curbing repeat speeders.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate backs S 4045. Repeat speeders face forced installation of speed assistance tech. Eleven points or six camera tickets triggers action. Law targets reckless drivers. Streets may get safer for those outside the car.
Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Kavanagh votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.