Lower East Side: Traffic Crash Statistics

Blood on the Crosswalks: How Many More Must Die Before They Act?
Firefighters work around smashed benches and the driver’s Ford F-150 inside Corlears Hook Park on the Lower East Side after his July 4 crash that killed four people.
Photo: NY Daily News (source)
Crash Count for Lower East Side 2,252 crashes • 9 deaths
Crashes: 480
All Injuries: 249
Moderate: 68
Serious: 4
Deaths: 0
Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 14, 2025
Crashes by Hour in Lower East Side 3 PM • 20 injuries ↓26%
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Who is getting hurt? Kids 6 injuries ↓57% Seniors 18 injuries ↑5.9%

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Carnage in Lower East Side 6 Whiplash (Neck)
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Crush Injuries 2
Severe Bleeding 2
Whiplash 14
Contusion/Bruise 19
Abrasion 16
Pain/Nausea 6
Internal Injury 1
Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 14, 2025
Totals count people injured or killed.
Worst Streets Delancey Street: 1 serious injury

Recent crashes at Delancey Street

  • 2025-12-02
  • 2025-11-23
  • 2025-10-19
Dropped off vs. last year
  • East Houston Street
  • Water Street
  • Broome Street
Preventable Speeding 734 16+ offenders ↓61%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Lower East Side
Data through 2025-12-14
734
Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2025 year-to-date
Prev: 1,859 2024 year-to-date
↓60.5% vs 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16
  • ≥ 6: 1,819 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 4,879 2024 year-to-date
  • ≥ 16: 734 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 1,859 2024 year-to-date
Pedestrian Injuries 85% by Cars and Trucks ↓44%
Cars 0
Trucks 0
Mopeds 0
Bikes 0
Assembly Member Grace Lee A (100)
Grace Lee
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
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)
Christopher Marte
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
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
State Senator Brian Kavanagh A (100)
Brian Kavanagh
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
District Office:
Room 2011, 250 Broadway, New York, NY 10007
212-298-5565
Legislative Office:
Room 512, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12247
518-455-2625
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Lower East Side Lower East Side sits in AD 65, Manhattan, Manhattan CB3, District 1, Precinct 7, SD 27.

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