Jun 29 - A 31-year-old woman died beneath the city’s hush, struck by a northbound SUV on FDR Drive. The driver’s inattention cut her down, leaving her alone in the dark, far from any crosswalk, her life ended by steel and neglect.

A 31-year-old woman was killed when a 2003 Ford SUV, heading north on FDR Drive, struck her with its left front bumper. According to the police report, the collision occurred far from any crosswalk, with the victim crossing the roadway. The report explicitly cites 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor in the crash. The woman suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The narrative notes she was alone, in the dark, and not at an intersection. The data does not list any victim behavior as a contributing factor. The deadly impact and the cited driver inattention underscore the persistent systemic dangers faced by pedestrians on New York City’s high-speed corridors.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4736690 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 28 - Two motorcycles collided at East 14th Street in Manhattan. One rider suffered knee and lower leg abrasions. Police cited driver inattention and other vehicular factors. The injured driver was conscious and not ejected from the vehicle.

According to the police report, the crash occurred at 7:40 PM on East 14th Street in Manhattan involving two motorcycles. One motorcycle was making a left turn traveling north, while the other was going straight ahead traveling east. The point of impact was the center back end of the turning motorcycle and the center front end of the other. The injured party was a 28-year-old male driver who sustained abrasions to his knee and lower leg but was conscious and not ejected. The report lists 'Other Vehicular' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors, indicating driver error played a significant role in the collision. No victim behaviors were cited as contributing factors in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4739100 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 27 - Two bikes collided on 2nd Avenue. A 66-year-old woman suffered fractures and shock. Police cite unsafe speed and other vehicular factors. The crash left her hurt in the street.

According to the police report, two bicycles collided at 17:15 on 2 Avenue near East 14 Street in Manhattan. A 66-year-old female bicyclist was injured, suffering fractures and dislocations to her knee, lower leg, and foot. She was not ejected and experienced shock. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Other Vehicular' as contributing factors, pointing to errors in speed control and vehicle handling. The injured cyclist was not using any safety equipment. The crash involved one bike traveling west and another going straight south. The impact struck the right front quarter panel of a parked bike.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4740776 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 27 - A 62-year-old female bicyclist was ejected and suffered head injuries after a pick-up truck struck her on East 13th Street in Manhattan. The collision caused abrasions and shock. Driver inattention and bicyclist confusion contributed to the crash.

According to the police report, a pick-up truck and a bicycle collided on East 13th Street in Manhattan at 15:05. The bicyclist, a 62-year-old woman, was ejected from her bike and sustained head injuries and abrasions, resulting in shock. The truck was initially parked before the crash and was impacted on the left side doors, while the bike was traveling west and struck on the right front quarter panel. The report cites driver inattention and distraction as contributing factors, alongside bicyclist error or confusion. The bicyclist was not wearing any safety equipment. The collision highlights critical driver errors, particularly inattention, which played a significant role in this serious injury crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4737282 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 22 - A 57-year-old woman was injured crossing outside an intersection in Manhattan. The sedan traveling west struck her on the right front quarter panel. She suffered a shoulder contusion and remained conscious after the impact.

According to the police report, a sedan traveling west on East 11th Street struck a 57-year-old female pedestrian who was crossing outside of an intersection. The point of impact was the vehicle's right front quarter panel. The pedestrian sustained a contusion and bruising to her shoulder and upper arm, with an injury severity rated at level 3. She remained conscious following the collision. The report does not list any contributing factors related to driver error or pedestrian behavior. The pedestrian's location was described as 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection' with 'Other Actions in Roadway' noted, but no driver violations such as failure to yield or speeding were cited in the data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4736082 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 16 - A taxi driver suffered back injuries and shock after impact to the right rear quarter panel on East 14 Street. The driver was restrained by a lap belt and was not ejected. The crash involved unspecified contributing factors and no other vehicle occupants.

According to the police report, a 54-year-old male taxi driver was injured in a crash on East 14 Street in Manhattan around 12:20 a.m. The taxi, traveling eastbound, sustained damage to its right rear quarter panel. The driver, restrained by a lap belt, suffered back contusions and was in shock but was not ejected from the vehicle. The report lists unspecified contributing factors without detailing driver errors such as failure to yield or speeding. No other vehicle occupants were involved, and no pedestrian or cyclist was reported. The crash narrative and contributing factors remain vague, highlighting systemic issues in crash reporting and the dangers taxi drivers face even without clear fault assigned.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4733823 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 12 - A 35-year-old bicyclist suffered head abrasions after a BMW sedan hit him on 2 Avenue. The driver failed to yield right-of-way, striking the cyclist’s front center with the car’s left front bumper. The cyclist was conscious but injured.

According to the police report, a collision occurred on 2 Avenue involving a 2018 BMW sedan traveling south and a bicyclist traveling east. The sedan's left front bumper impacted the center front end of the bicycle. The bicyclist, a 35-year-old male, sustained head abrasions and was conscious at the scene. The report cites 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the contributing factor, indicating the sedan driver did not yield to the bicyclist. The bicyclist was not wearing any safety equipment, but no contributing factors were assigned to his actions. The driver was licensed and operating the vehicle going straight ahead. This crash highlights the dangers posed by driver errors in yielding to vulnerable road users.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4732682 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 8 - Two SUVs collided on FDR Drive. Both occupants suffered back injuries and whiplash. Police cited driver inattention and following too closely. No pedestrians or cyclists involved.

According to the police report, two SUVs crashed on FDR Drive. The BMW SUV struck the rear of the Nissan SUV. Both occupants, a 34-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman, suffered back injuries and whiplash. Police listed 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Following Too Closely' as contributing factors. Both were restrained by lap belts and remained conscious. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. The crash underscores the danger of inattention and tailgating on city highways.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4732515 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-09-19

Jun 7 - Assembly passes A 7652. Schenectady gets school speed cameras. Law aims to slow drivers near kids. Cameras expire in 2028. Vote split. Streets may get safer for children on foot.

Bill A 7652, titled 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Schenectady,' passed the Assembly on June 7, 2024. The measure, sponsored by Assemblymembers Phil Steck and Angelo Santabarbara, creates a camera program to catch speeding drivers near schools. The program ends December 31, 2028. The Assembly vote saw strong support but also opposition. Steck and Santabarbara led the push. The bill's text is blunt: 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Schenectady.' No formal safety analyst note was provided, but speed cameras have a record of reducing driver speed and protecting children walking to school.

• File A 7652, Open States, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Albany lawmakers shut down a last-ditch MTA funding plan after Governor Hochul paused congestion pricing. No replacement for the lost $1 billion. Transit riders and street users face uncertainty. Lawmakers call the move reckless. The city waits. Danger lingers.

On June 7, 2024, the New York State legislative session ended without passing a replacement funding plan for the MTA after Governor Kathy Hochul paused congestion pricing. The matter, described as 'Albany pumps the brakes on MTA funding plan in rebuke of Hochul’s move to ditch congestion pricing,' left the MTA without the $1 billion annual revenue congestion pricing would have provided. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins announced the session’s close without a deal. Lawmakers including State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris, State Sen. John Liu, Assemblyman Harvey Epstein, and Assemblyman Tony Simone criticized the governor’s decision and the proposed IOU bailout. Gounardes said, 'I cannot in good conscience ratify a decision that will eliminate a significant, dedicated revenue source for the MTA’s capital plan.' The pause leaves the city’s transit future—and the safety of those who rely on it—uncertain.

• Albany pumps the brakes on MTA funding plan in rebuke of Hochul’s move to ditch congestion pricing, nypost.com, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Lawmakers back speed cameras near Kingston schools. Cameras catch drivers who speed. The bill passed both chambers. It sunsets in 2029. Children and families walk safer, but the fix is temporary.

Senate Bill S 8607, titled 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Kingston,' passed the Senate on June 6, 2024, and the Assembly on June 7, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Senator Michelle Hinchey, creates a camera program to catch speeding drivers near schools. The program ends December 31, 2029. The measure saw broad support in both chambers, but some lawmakers voted no. The bill aims to protect children and families on foot near schools, but its impact will end unless renewed. No safety analyst note was provided.

• File S 8607, Open States, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Charles Komanoff, veteran traffic reformer, pressed Assembly Member Deborah Glick to oppose payroll tax hikes and defend congestion pricing. He invoked decades of lost lives—pedestrians, cyclists—arguing congestion pricing cuts danger and keeps streets fair. He called tax hikes regressive, congestion pricing just.

On June 7, 2024, Charles Komanoff, a longtime congestion pricing advocate, issued an open letter to Assembly Member Deborah Glick. He urged her to vote no on revenue alternatives to congestion pricing, especially a proposed Payroll Mobility Tax (PMT) increase. Komanoff wrote, 'what motivates me...to demand congestion pricing is its power to act as a counterweight to cars and trucks and driving and traffic.' He called the PMT hike regressive, unlike congestion pricing, and warned it would undermine safer, fairer streets. The advocacy statement, published by Streetsblog NYC, highlights Komanoff’s decades of work driven by the deaths of pedestrians and cyclists. He pressed Glick to keep congestion pricing viable, framing it as the effective, equitable path for vulnerable road users.

• Komanoff: For Congestion Pricing, I’ll Eat Crow, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Lawmakers back speed cameras near Kingston schools. Cameras catch drivers who speed. The bill passed both chambers. It sunsets in 2029. Children and families walk safer, but the fix is temporary.

Senate Bill S 8607, titled 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Kingston,' passed the Senate on June 6, 2024, and the Assembly on June 7, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Senator Michelle Hinchey, creates a camera program to catch speeding drivers near schools. The program ends December 31, 2029. The measure saw broad support in both chambers, but some lawmakers voted no. The bill aims to protect children and families on foot near schools, but its impact will end unless renewed. No safety analyst note was provided.

• File S 8607, Open States, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Assembly passes A 7652. Schenectady gets school speed cameras. Law aims to slow drivers near kids. Cameras expire in 2028. Vote split. Streets may get safer for children on foot.

Bill A 7652, titled 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Schenectady,' passed the Assembly on June 7, 2024. The measure, sponsored by Assemblymembers Phil Steck and Angelo Santabarbara, creates a camera program to catch speeding drivers near schools. The program ends December 31, 2028. The Assembly vote saw strong support but also opposition. Steck and Santabarbara led the push. The bill's text is blunt: 'Establishes a school speed zone camera demonstration program in the city of Schenectady.' No formal safety analyst note was provided, but speed cameras have a record of reducing driver speed and protecting children walking to school.

• File A 7652, Open States, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 7 - Senate backs S 9752. Mt. Vernon gets green light for up to 20 school speed zones. Law aims to slow cars near kids. Most senators vote yes. A few say no. Streets may change. Danger remains for the young.

Senate Bill S 9752, sponsored by Jamaal Bailey, authorizes Mt. Vernon to launch a school speed zone demonstration program, with up to twenty zones allowed. The bill passed the Senate on June 7, 2024, during a committee vote. The matter title reads: 'Authorizes the city of Mt. Vernon to establish a school speed zone demonstration program; authorizes installation in no more than twenty school speed zones in such city.' Bailey and a majority of senators voted yes, while a handful opposed. The bill targets speeding near schools, a known threat to children and other vulnerable road users. No formal safety analyst note was provided.

• File S 9752, Open States, Published 2024-06-07

Jun 6 - Council calls for five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. Streets slow. Danger drops. Pedestrians and cyclists get space. Resolution adopted. Albany must act.

Res 0079-2024, adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 2024, urges Albany to let New York City set a five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. The resolution states: "authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program." Council Member Shahana K. Hanif led as primary sponsor, joined by Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson, Julie Won, and Carlina Rivera. The measure passed committee and full council on June 6. The bill aims to cut speed and risk where people walk, bike, and gather. The council's push now waits for state lawmakers and the governor.

• File Res 0079-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-06-06

Jun 6 - Council calls for five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. Streets slow. Danger drops. Pedestrians and cyclists get space. Resolution adopted. Albany must act.

Res 0079-2024, adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 2024, urges Albany to let New York City set a five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. The resolution states: "authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program." Council Member Shahana K. Hanif led as primary sponsor, joined by Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson, Julie Won, and Carlina Rivera. The measure passed committee and full council on June 6. The bill aims to cut speed and risk where people walk, bike, and gather. The council's push now waits for state lawmakers and the governor.

• File Res 0079-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-06-06

Jun 6 - Council calls for five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. Streets slow. Danger drops. Pedestrians and cyclists get space. Resolution adopted. Albany must act.

Res 0079-2024, adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 2024, urges Albany to let New York City set a five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. The resolution states: "authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program." Council Member Shahana K. Hanif led as primary sponsor, joined by Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson, Julie Won, and Carlina Rivera. The measure passed committee and full council on June 6. The bill aims to cut speed and risk where people walk, bike, and gather. The council's push now waits for state lawmakers and the governor.

• File Res 0079-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-06-06

Jun 6 - Council calls for five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. Streets slow. Danger drops. Pedestrians and cyclists get space. Resolution adopted. Albany must act.

Res 0079-2024, adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 2024, urges Albany to let New York City set a five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. The resolution states: "authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program." Council Member Shahana K. Hanif led as primary sponsor, joined by Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson, Julie Won, and Carlina Rivera. The measure passed committee and full council on June 6. The bill aims to cut speed and risk where people walk, bike, and gather. The council's push now waits for state lawmakers and the governor.

• File Res 0079-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-06-06

Jun 6 - Council calls for five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. Streets slow. Danger drops. Pedestrians and cyclists get space. Resolution adopted. Albany must act.

Res 0079-2024, adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 6, 2024, urges Albany to let New York City set a five mile per hour speed limit on Open Streets. The resolution states: "authorize New York City to set a five mile per hour speed limit on streets participating in the Open Streets program." Council Member Shahana K. Hanif led as primary sponsor, joined by Amanda Farías, Crystal Hudson, Julie Won, and Carlina Rivera. The measure passed committee and full council on June 6. The bill aims to cut speed and risk where people walk, bike, and gather. The council's push now waits for state lawmakers and the governor.

• File Res 0079-2024, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2024-06-06