About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows the official definitions in the NYPD dataset.
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: total injured people in those crashes.
- Moderate / Serious: subcategories reported by officers (e.g., broken bones vs. life‑threatening trauma).
- Deaths: people who died due to a crash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
Close▸ Killed 2
▸ Crush Injuries 2
▸ Severe Bleeding 5
▸ Concussion 12
▸ Whiplash 20
▸ Contusion/Bruise 68
▸ Abrasion 57
▸ Pain/Nausea 8
About this chart
We group pedestrian injuries and deaths by the vehicle type that struck them (as recorded in police reports). Use the dropdown to view totals, serious injuries, or deaths.
- Trucks/Buses, SUVs/Cars, Mopeds, and Bikes reflect the reporting categories in the crash dataset.
- Counts include people on foot only; crashes with no injured pedestrians are not shown here.
Notes: Police classification can change during investigations. Small categories may have year-to-year variance.
CloseAbout these numbers
These totals count vehicles with at least the shown number of camera‑issued speeding violations (school‑zone speed cameras) in any rolling 12‑month window in this district. Totals are summed from 2022 to the present for this geography.
- ≥ 6 (6+): advocates’ standard for repeat speeding offenders who should face escalating consequences.
- ≥ 16 (16+): threshold in the current edited bill awaiting State Senate action.
About this list
This ranks vehicles by the number of NYC school‑zone speed‑camera violations they received in the last 12 months anywhere in the city. The smaller note shows how many times the same plate was caught in this area in the last 90 days.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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Broadway and 8th: a cyclist down, a pattern unbroken
Greenwich Village: Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 4, 2025
Just after 8 PM on Jul 10, a driver turning left at Broadway and E 8th hit a 30‑year‑old cyclist. He suffered a concussion. The car had Alabama plates. The police coded it as failure to yield. NYC Open Data (CrashID 4827716).
Since Jan 1, 2022, in Greenwich Village, 2 people have been killed and 385 injured in 746 crashes. Seven were recorded as serious injuries. NYC Open Data.
This year isn’t easing. Through Sep 4, crashes are 155, up from 116 at this point last year; injuries are 99, up from 56. Period stats.
Corners that don’t forgive
Bowery at E 4th took a life on Jun 23, 2024. A taxi hit a 79‑year‑old woman at the intersection. She died. Crash record (CrashID 4735570).
Fifth Avenue at W 12th saw death, too. A 28‑year‑old pedestrian at the corner was struck in 2022 and recorded as an apparent death. Crash record (CrashID 4560786).
Lafayette Street shows up again and again in the logs, with the most injuries in this area. Local analysis.
When it hits hardest
The single worst hour is 9 AM. Thirty‑two injuries. Evening brings another swell, with 6–7 PM logging 25–28 injuries. Local analysis.
Named mistakes repeat: failure to yield, drivers turning into people in the crosswalk or bike lane; distraction at the wheel. Those are in the reports. Local analysis.
Fix the turns. Clear the corners. Slow the cars.
This is a map of hard edges. Daylight the crosswalks so drivers can see. Harden the turns so cars take them slow. Add leading pedestrian intervals at the worst corners.
Council Member Carlina Rivera backed a bill to ban parking near crosswalks in 2024 (Int 1138‑2024). The problem on these blocks looks like that bill was written for it. Timeline record.
Albany levers are on the table
Two citywide steps would bite here.
- Lower the default speed. Albany passed Sammy’s Law. The city can set safer limits. Our own Take Action page lays out the path and who to call. /take_action/.
- Stop the repeat speeders. State Senator Brian Kavanagh voted yes in committee on S 4045 to require intelligent speed assistance for chronic violators (Jun 12, 2025). Open States. Assembly Member Deborah Glick is listed as a co‑sponsor on the Assembly side (A 2299, Jan 16, 2025). Open States.
Glick is also carrying bills to keep and strengthen camera enforcement around schools (A 8787, introduced Jun 5, 2025; A 7997, introduced Apr 16, 2025). A 8787. A 7997. Kavanagh voted yes to extend school‑zone cameras (S 8344). Record.
The pattern on Broadway and the Bowery is simple. Too fast. Too close. The fixes exist. Use them.
Take one step now. Ask City Hall to lower the limit and Albany to pass the speed‑limiter bill. /take_action/.
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Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-04
- File S 4045, Open States / NY Senate, Published 2025-06-12
- File A 8787, Open States / NY Assembly, Published 2025-06-05
- File A 7997, Open States / NY Assembly, Published 2025-04-16
Other Representatives
Assembly Member Deborah Glick
District 66
Council Member Carlina Rivera
District 2
State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27
▸ Other Geographies
Greenwich Village Greenwich Village sits in Manhattan, Precinct 6, District 2, AD 66, SD 27, Manhattan CB2.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Greenwich Village
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Distracted SUV Driver Injures Self in Manhattan Crash▸Jan 4 - A distracted SUV driver collided with a parked sedan on Washington Place in Manhattan. The driver suffered knee and lower leg injuries, enduring shock and bruising. Police cite driver inattention and aggressive driving as key factors in the crash.
According to the police report, the crash occurred at 4:00 AM on Washington Place near Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The driver of a station wagon/SUV, traveling southeast, struck a parked sedan, impacting the right front quarter panel of the SUV and the left rear bumper of the sedan. The driver, a 65-year-old male occupant, was injured with contusions and injuries to the knee, lower leg, and foot, and experienced shock. The report identifies 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Aggressive Driving/Road Rage' as contributing factors to the collision. The driver was restrained with a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The crash involved no pedestrians or cyclists. The evidence highlights driver error as the primary cause of the incident.
Jan 4 - A distracted SUV driver collided with a parked sedan on Washington Place in Manhattan. The driver suffered knee and lower leg injuries, enduring shock and bruising. Police cite driver inattention and aggressive driving as key factors in the crash.
According to the police report, the crash occurred at 4:00 AM on Washington Place near Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The driver of a station wagon/SUV, traveling southeast, struck a parked sedan, impacting the right front quarter panel of the SUV and the left rear bumper of the sedan. The driver, a 65-year-old male occupant, was injured with contusions and injuries to the knee, lower leg, and foot, and experienced shock. The report identifies 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Aggressive Driving/Road Rage' as contributing factors to the collision. The driver was restrained with a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The crash involved no pedestrians or cyclists. The evidence highlights driver error as the primary cause of the incident.