Crash Count for Lower East Side
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 2,193
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 1,197
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 312
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 20
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 9
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 29, 2025
Carnage in Lower East Side
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Killed 9
+2
Crush Injuries 4
Lower leg/foot 3
Back 1
Neck 1
Amputation 2
Head 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Severe Bleeding 5
Head 4
Lower leg/foot 1
Severe Lacerations 4
Head 3
Lower leg/foot 1
Concussion 8
Head 8
+3
Whiplash 37
Neck 15
+10
Head 8
+3
Back 7
+2
Lower leg/foot 3
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Whole body 1
Contusion/Bruise 89
Lower leg/foot 30
+25
Lower arm/hand 19
+14
Shoulder/upper arm 12
+7
Head 11
+6
Back 5
Chest 5
Hip/upper leg 4
Face 3
Eye 1
Neck 1
Abrasion 56
Lower arm/hand 20
+15
Lower leg/foot 13
+8
Head 8
+3
Shoulder/upper arm 6
+1
Face 3
Abdomen/pelvis 2
Chest 2
Hip/upper leg 1
Whole body 1
Pain/Nausea 21
Lower leg/foot 7
+2
Lower arm/hand 3
Neck 3
Shoulder/upper arm 3
Head 2
Back 1
Chest 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 29, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Lower East Side?

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Blood on the Crosswalks: How Many More Must Die Before They Act?

Lower East Side: Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 17, 2025

The Toll in Flesh and Blood

Eight dead. Fifteen left with injuries so severe they may never walk the same. In just over three years, the Lower East Side has seen 1,627 crashes. Cars, trucks, bikes, and mopeds—steel against skin. Pedestrians and cyclists take the brunt.

A pickup truck on Water Street crushed four people on July 4, 2024. Three women and a man, all pedestrians, died where they stood. An eleven-year-old boy survived with his face torn open. No warning. No time to run. Crash data from NYC Open Data.

A city worker, fixing a street sign at dawn, was slashed by a delivery cyclist after a near miss. “They weren’t even in the bike lane, they were parked on the corner, fixing the light or the sign or something,” a witness said. The worker bled on the sidewalk. The cyclist fled.

Heavy vehicles—trucks and buses—account for four of the eight deaths, a disproportionate share of fatalities given their smaller share of total crashes.

Leadership: Promises and Delays

Local leaders have moved, but not fast enough. Council Member Marte co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks, aiming to clear sightlines and protect those on foot. The bill sits in committee, waiting. Council records on Legistar.

Senator Kavanagh voted yes on the Stop Super Speeders Act, a bill to force repeat dangerous drivers to install speed-limiting devices. The law targets the worst offenders, but the carnage continues while the process drags on. Bill details on Open States.

On Canal Street, Council Member Marte said, “The time is long overdue to take action in response to the dire conditions of Canal Street. He pledged his support to take action.”

Political solutions must be citywide, not local gestures. New York must lower its default speed limit across the city and require speed-limiters (intelligent speed assistance) for habitual speeders. The Stop Super Speeders Act (S4045) pushes speed-limiter tech for repeat offenders; implementing citywide lower limits plus targeted speed-limiter requirements would cut kinetic force and save lives.

The Cost of Waiting

Every delay is another body on the pavement. The city has started daylighting intersections and lowering speed limits, but the pace is glacial. The Fifth Avenue redesign cut bike and bus lanes to keep car lanes wide. “We want a real solution to the bike and pedestrian safety issue,” said a community board leader.

The dead cannot wait.

Concrete steps the city and local leaders should implement now:

  • Install Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs) and hardened curb turns at dangerous crossings.
  • Expand daylighting and daylighting enforcement near crosswalks; ban curbside parking that blocks visibility.
  • Deploy targeted enforcement and traffic-calming on corridors with high severe-injury and truck involvement.

Call your council member. Call your senator. Demand safer streets now.

Citations

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Other Representatives

Grace Lee
Assembly Member Grace Lee
District 65
District Office:
Room 302, 64 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038
Legislative Office:
Room 429, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
Christopher Marte
Council Member Christopher Marte
District 1
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
Brian Kavanagh
State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27
District Office:
Room 2011, 250 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
Legislative Office:
Room 512, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
Other Geographies

Lower East Side Lower East Side sits in Manhattan, Precinct 7, District 1, AD 65, SD 27, Manhattan CB3.

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Lower East Side

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Int 1439-2025 Christopher Marte

29
Woman who screamed ‘f–k these cops’ after purposely mowing down NYPD officer handed light sentence
25
Taxi Driver Hits 70-Year-Old Cyclist on East Houston

Oct 25 - Taxi driver going west on East Houston hit a 70-year-old woman biking north on Avenue A. She went down, unconscious, with a neck injury. Police recorded driver inattention by the taxi driver.

A taxi driver traveling west on East Houston Street collided with a 70-year-old woman riding a bike north on Avenue A in Manhattan. The cyclist went down. She was reported unconscious with a neck injury. According to the police report, contributing factors included Driver Inattention/Distraction. Police recorded driver inattention by the taxi driver. The vehicles were listed as a taxi and a bike. The crash was logged at 9:23 a.m. at East Houston Street and Avenue A, zip code 10002, under collision ID 4852590. The location is in NYPD’s 7th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852590 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
23
Southbound Sedan Hits Woman on Essex Street

Oct 23 - A southbound sedan driver hit a 47-year-old woman crossing at the Essex Street intersection near 115. She had a head wound with minor bleeding. A 29-year-old front passenger in the car was also injured.

According to the police report, the driver of a southbound sedan hit a 47-year-old woman crossing at the intersection near 115 Essex Street in Manhattan. She suffered a head injury with minor bleeding. A 29-year-old front-seat passenger in the sedan was injured with a head contusion. The point of impact and damage were to the left front bumper. It happened around 7:15 p.m. The driver was traveling straight southbound. Only one vehicle was involved, a 2012 sedan registered in Virginia. The report listed contributing factors as “Unspecified,” and police recorded no specific driver errors in the data.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852199 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
21
Police bodycam video from deadly NYC July 4 crash shown during trial
19
Two Rear Passengers Hurt at Delancey and Allen

Oct 19 - A northbound driver hit the left side of a westbound sedan at Delancey and Allen. Two rear passengers suffered head injuries and whiplash. Late-night crash in Manhattan. Both drivers were listed uninjured.

Two sedans collided at Delancey Street and Allen Street in Manhattan. The driver traveling north hit the left side of a westbound sedan. Two rear passengers were injured: a 22-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man, both with head injuries and whiplash. According to the police report, both drivers were licensed and going straight before impact. Officers recorded no specific contributing factors; the report lists "Unspecified" for each driver. Damage notes show a center-front hit to the northbound car and left-side damage to the westbound car, consistent with a side impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. Both drivers were marked uninjured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851292 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
16
FDR Drive northbound crash injures two drivers

Oct 16 - Northbound drivers collided on FDR Drive in Manhattan. A 20-year-old driver had chest pain. A 59-year-old driver reported whiplash. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.

A multi-vehicle crash unfolded on northbound FDR Drive in Manhattan at 6:43 a.m. Two drivers were hurt: a 20-year-old man with chest pain and a 59-year-old man with whiplash. According to the police report, drivers were traveling north and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” was a contributing factor. Police recorded front-end damage to a sedan and back-end damage to an SUV, with two additional vehicles listed. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported hurt. The record documents injuries to both drivers and notes lap belts in use. The file lists Manhattan and the 7th Precinct location tags. The cause is driver inattention, per police.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850171 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
12
SUV rear hit on Houston at 1 Ave

Oct 12 - A sedan driver hit the back of an SUV on Houston at 1 Ave just after midnight. Police recorded Following Too Closely. One driver reported whiplash. Three other occupants were listed as Unspecified.

A little after 12:25 a.m. in Manhattan, a driver in a sedan hit the back of an SUV at E HOUSTON ST and 1 AVE. One driver was injured and reported whiplash. Three other occupants were listed with injury status marked “Unspecified.” According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Following Too Closely.” The SUV showed center back‑end damage, and the sedan showed center front‑end damage. Both drivers were licensed, per the record. The crash is coded to the NYPD 7th Precinct area. Police recorded Following Too Closely by a driver. The impact and the injuries are the cost of that choice.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849235 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
3
Taxi driver injures man on E Houston

Oct 3 - A taxi driver going north on East Houston hit a 61-year-old man at the intersection. Right front bumper impact. The man went into shock with a leg injury. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

Near 217 E Houston Street in Manhattan, a taxi driver traveling north and going straight hit a 61-year-old man at the intersection. The pedestrian suffered a lower-leg injury and went into shock. According to the police report, “contributing factors: Unspecified,” the vehicle was “Going Straight Ahead,” and the point of impact was the “Right Front Bumper.” Police recorded no specific driver error. The driver is listed as an occupant with injuries noted as unspecified. The crash left one pedestrian injured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847634 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
3
E-bike Rider Hurt in Bowery Crash

Oct 3 - A northbound sedan driver and an e-bike rider collided on Bowery at Rivington. The rider suffered a leg abrasion. Police listed contributing factors as "Unspecified".

An e-bike rider and a sedan driver collided while heading north on Bowery at Rivington Street in Manhattan at 12:00. The rider suffered a lower-leg abrasion and remained conscious. The car carried one occupant with status listed as Unspecified. According to the police report, the rider's bike showed center-front damage and the sedan's left front bumper was the point of impact. The sedan driver was slowing or stopping. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as "Unspecified" for both parties.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847282 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
2
SUV Driver Tailgates, Injures Cyclist on Houston

Oct 2 - Eastbound on E Houston near Ludlow. A Mercedes SUV driver followed too close and collided with a 20-year-old bicyclist. The cyclist suffered arm injuries and shock. Police recorded Following Too Closely.

A driver in a 2022 Mercedes SUV and a bicyclist were both heading east on E Houston Street at Ludlow Street in Manhattan when the driver collided with the cyclist at 10:05 a.m. The 20-year-old male bicyclist was injured, with arm and hand trauma and signs of shock. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Following Too Closely." Police recorded "Following Too Closely" by the driver. The SUV had right-side door damage. The driver reported no listed injuries. No pedestrians were reported hurt. The driver was 33.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846898 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
26
German Woman Killed in Horrific Hit-and-Run Near Bryant Park

24
German tourist, 50, killed after reversing minivan pins her against truck in Midtown Manhattan
20
Taxi, e-bike collide on Houston; rider hurt

Sep 20 - On East Houston near 147, the driver of a taxi and an e‑bike rider collided. The 24‑year‑old rider suffered arm abrasions and stayed conscious. Police recorded Unsafe Lane Changing. Both were listed eastbound.

An e-bike rider and a taxi driver crashed on East Houston Street near 147 E Houston St in Manhattan at about 7:06 p.m. on September 20, 2025. The 24-year-old rider was injured with abrasions to the arm and remained conscious. According to the police report, officers recorded 'Unsafe Lane Changing' in the crash. Police coded the taxi driver as passing while the e-bike rider traveled straight eastbound. Both were listed heading east. No vehicle damage was recorded. The crash was logged in the 5th Precinct, ZIP 10002, community district 103.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4844205 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
18
Bus driver turning right hits cyclist on Allen

Sep 18 - A bus driver turned right at 205 Allen St and hit a cyclist riding straight east. The 66-year-old cyclist suffered back and fracture injuries. The 59-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded Following Too Closely.

A bus driver turned right near 205 Allen St in Manhattan and collided with a cyclist who was traveling straight east. The 66-year-old bicyclist suffered back trauma and a fracture/dislocation. The 59-year-old bus driver was also injured. “According to the police report, the crash involved a bus and a bike; the bus driver was making a right turn and the cyclist was going straight ahead.” Police recorded Following Too Closely as a contributing factor. Records list the bus’s point of impact as the right front quarter panel and the bike’s as the center front end. No other contributing factors were identified in the person records.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843547 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
16
E-bike rider hits man in crosswalk

Sep 16 - An e-bike rider hit a 53-year-old man in a marked crosswalk at Delancey and Essex. The man suffered arm and hand bruises and stayed conscious. Police recorded no contributing factors.

On Delancey Street at Essex Street in Manhattan, the rider of an e-bike hit a 53-year-old man who was crossing in a marked crosswalk. The pedestrian suffered a contusion to his arm and hand and was reported conscious. "According to the police report, an e-bike was involved and the pedestrian was crossing in a marked crosswalk." The crash log lists no contributing factors for the rider or anyone else. The report also lists an unspecified vehicle with no details on its role.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842871 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
11
Merging Crash Injures Driver on FDR Drive

Sep 11 - Two northbound drivers collided at a merge on FDR Drive. A sedan moved in. A convertible kept straight. Left front into right rear. A 27-year-old driver suffered leg injury and shock. Late-night traffic turned brutal.

Two northbound drivers collided on FDR Drive during a merge. The driver of a sedan was merging when the crash happened. The driver of a convertible was going straight. Impact marked the convertible's left front quarter panel and the sedan's right rear bumper. A 27-year-old male driver was injured, with knee and lower-leg injury, shock, and pain. Other listed occupants had injuries noted as Unspecified. "According to the police report, the sedan's pre-crash action was 'Merging' and the convertible's was 'Going Straight Ahead'." "According to the police report, contributing factors were recorded as 'Unspecified'."


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841616 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
10
Int 1375-2025 Rivera is primary sponsor of bike parking expansion, improving pedestrian and cyclist safety.

Sep 10 - Int. 1375 orders DOT to install 5,000 bike parking stations over five years — 1,000 a year, 400 on commercial blocks. Secure, well-sited racks aim to clear sidewalks, curb bikes chained to poles, and boost pedestrian and cyclist safety through mode shift and safety‑in‑numbers.

Bill Int. 1375-2025 is at SPONSORSHIP in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Filed 02/26/2025 and listed 09/10/2025. The matter is titled: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding the bicycle parking station program." Council Member Carlina Rivera is the primary sponsor. Gale A. Brewer is co-sponsor. The bill would require DOT to install 5,000 bicycle parking stations over five years (1,000/year; at least 400 commercial-block stations/year), post locations online, and submit a one-time report within six years. Safety analysis notes expanding secure, well‑sited bike parking encourages mode shift, reduces bikes chained on sidewalks, frees pedestrian space, and yields safety‑in‑numbers benefits for cyclists.


6
Driver Hits Teen Cyclist on E Houston

Sep 6 - A westbound sedan driver hit a northbound teen cyclist at Avenue C on E Houston. The rider went down with a leg injury. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded.

According to the police report, a westbound sedan driver and a northbound bicyclist going straight collided at E Houston St and Avenue C in Manhattan at 9:34 p.m. The 18-year-old rider was injured, with hip and upper-leg abrasion and shock noted. Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded.” The sedan’s left front bumper took the hit; the bike’s front end was damaged. The car was a 2024 sedan registered in New Jersey; the driver was licensed, per the report. No contributing factors were recorded for the bicyclist. The record points to a vulnerable road user injured in a crash where traffic control was disregarded.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840496 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
6
Eastbound sedans crash at Williamsburg Bridge

Sep 6 - Two eastbound sedan drivers crashed on Delancey St North at the Williamsburg Bridge. A 48-year-old woman driver was hurt with a back injury. Others were listed with no specific injuries. Police recorded contributing factors as unspecified.

Two eastbound sedan drivers collided on Delancey St North at the Williamsburg Bridge. A 48-year-old woman driving the New York-registered sedan was injured with a back contusion; she was conscious and not ejected. A 22-year-old male Virginia driver reported no injury. Other occupants were listed with no specific injuries. Impact was to the left front bumpers; damage centered on the front ends. "According to the police report, the crash occurred at 19:04 and involved two sedans traveling east." Police recorded contributing factors as "Unspecified" for both drivers.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840114 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02