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 8
▸ Crush Injuries 4
▸ Severe Bleeding 9
▸ Severe Lacerations 1
▸ Concussion 5
▸ Whiplash 21
▸ Contusion/Bruise 81
▸ Abrasion 67
▸ Pain/Nausea 20
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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East Village: Nights of impact, years of harm
East Village: Jan 1, 2022 - Sep 4, 2025
Just after noon on Aug 23, a taxi hit a cyclist on East 5th Street in the East Village (Aug 23, 2025).
Eight people are dead here since Jan 1, 2022. Another 658 are hurt. Those figures come from city crash records for this neighborhood through Sep 4, 2025 (NYC Open Data).
Where the street keeps breaking
Avenue D leads the list of harm, with deaths and injuries tied to that corridor (NYC Open Data). FDR Drive cuts its own line of loss. Avenue C and 1st Avenue follow close behind, each with repeated crashes in the record.
Evenings hit hard. Injuries peak at 8 PM and 9 PM, with 44 at each hour recorded in this dataset. Deaths strike at 7 PM, 10 PM, and 11 PM, alongside dozens more injuries (NYC Open Data).
Named factors show up again and again: inattention and failure to yield sit in the file; speed appears in specific cases, too (NYC Open Data). One record logs an unlicensed driver, unsafe speed, and a man killed in the crosswalk at Cooper Square in the early morning of Nov 27, 2022 (NYC Open Data).
The bodies behind the numbers
Pedestrians take most of the deaths here. Cyclists pile up injuries. Trucks and buses turn into walkers at corners. Taxis and private cars do the same, over and over. This is not one bad night; it is a file that does not close (NYC Open Data).
From 2022 through this week, serious injuries in this area reach nine, spread across modes and years. The toll does not spare the young or the old (NYC Open Data).
Fix the corners, slow the cars
The map points to corners like Avenue D and East 10th, Avenue C and East 10th. These need daylighting now, with no parking blocking sight lines. City lawmakers have a bill to ban parking at crosswalks; our Council Member Carlina Rivera is a co-sponsor (Int 1138-2024, timeline record).
Night harm calls for night action: targeted enforcement where injuries spike after dark; hardened turns on Avenue C and Avenue D; leading pedestrian intervals where walkers move first. The data flags heavy vehicles in the mix; turning controls and truck routing can cut those impacts (NYC Open Data).
Albany’s lever on the worst repeat drivers
There is a bill to stop the most dangerous pattern drivers. Senate bill S 4045 would require speed-limiting tech for anyone who racks up 11 points in 24 months or six speed/red-light camera tickets in a year. Our State Senator Brian Kavanagh voted yes in committee (timeline record; Open States). Our Assembly Member Harvey Epstein co-sponsors the Assembly companion A 2299 (timeline record).
Cameras work best when they stay on. The Legislature renewed NYC’s school-zone speed cameras through 2030; Senator Kavanagh voted yes in June (S 8344, timeline record; AMNY).
Slow it everywhere, save lives here
Lower, enforced speeds save lives. A citywide lower default, paired with speed limiters for repeat violators, would reach the corners where people keep getting hit. That is the path from the taxi on East 5th to fewer names in the file. If you live these streets, ask City Hall and Albany to move. Start here: Take Action.
Frequently Asked Questions
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▸ What recent crashes stand out in the East Village?
▸ Where and when is it most dangerous locally?
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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
- Staying on: New Yorkers react to Hochul’s renewed speed camera program in NYC, AMNY, Published 2025-06-30
- File A 8787, NY Assembly, Published 2025-06-05
- File A 7997, NY Assembly, Published 2025-04-16
- Greenway Master Plan Shows the Way … For The Next Mayor, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-08-14
Other Representatives
Assembly Member Harvey Epstein
District 74
Council Member Carlina Rivera
District 2
State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27
▸ Other Geographies
East Village East Village sits in Manhattan, Precinct 9, District 2, AD 74, SD 27, Manhattan CB3.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for East Village
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Trailing Sedan Slams Lead Car on FDR▸Jan 16 - Two sedans collided on FDR Drive. The rear car hit the lead’s left bumper. Both drivers suffered neck and back injuries. Air bags burst. Pain and shock followed. Following too closely caused the crash.
According to the police report, two sedans traveling southbound on FDR Drive collided when the trailing vehicle struck the left rear bumper of the lead car. Both drivers, aged 36 and 18, were injured, suffering neck and back pain. Air bags deployed. The report lists "Following Too Closely" as the contributing factor. Both men were in shock and complained of pain or nausea. No other factors were noted. The crash damaged the left rear bumper of the lead sedan and the right front bumper of the trailing car.
Jan 16 - Two sedans collided on FDR Drive. The rear car hit the lead’s left bumper. Both drivers suffered neck and back injuries. Air bags burst. Pain and shock followed. Following too closely caused the crash.
According to the police report, two sedans traveling southbound on FDR Drive collided when the trailing vehicle struck the left rear bumper of the lead car. Both drivers, aged 36 and 18, were injured, suffering neck and back pain. Air bags deployed. The report lists "Following Too Closely" as the contributing factor. Both men were in shock and complained of pain or nausea. No other factors were noted. The crash damaged the left rear bumper of the lead sedan and the right front bumper of the trailing car.