Crash Count for Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 1,454
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 597
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 144
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 17
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 3
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 3, 2025
Carnage in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 3
Crush Injuries 9
Lower leg/foot 6
+1
Hip/upper leg 2
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Severe Bleeding 4
Head 2
Face 1
Neck 1
Severe Lacerations 3
Head 2
Lower arm/hand 1
Concussion 5
Head 2
Abdomen/pelvis 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Neck 1
Whiplash 17
Neck 10
+5
Shoulder/upper arm 3
Back 2
Face 1
Whole body 1
Contusion/Bruise 44
Lower leg/foot 14
+9
Head 10
+5
Lower arm/hand 5
Back 4
Face 3
Shoulder/upper arm 3
Abdomen/pelvis 2
Chest 1
Hip/upper leg 1
Neck 1
Whole body 1
Abrasion 29
Lower arm/hand 10
+5
Lower leg/foot 9
+4
Shoulder/upper arm 4
Head 3
Chest 1
Face 1
Neck 1
Pain/Nausea 10
Head 3
Back 2
Hip/upper leg 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Neck 1
Whole body 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Nov 3, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill?

Preventable Speeding in Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill School Zones

(since 2022)
Park Avenue, 7:30 PM. A man steps off the curb. He doesn’t make it home.

Park Avenue, 7:30 PM. A man steps off the curb. He doesn’t make it home.

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill: Jan 1, 2022 - Oct 29, 2025

Just after dusk on Oct 24, at Park Avenue and E 63rd Street, a driver making a left turned into a 28-year-old man who was crossing with the signal. He died at the scene. Police recorded driver distraction as a factor. source

This Week

  • Oct 24: A driver turning left on Park at E 63 killed a man who had the walk signal. Police cited driver distraction. source
  • Oct 19: A man on a bike going north on Fifth hit a 59-year-old woman crossing at E 61; she was injured. source

The pattern on these blocks

Since Jan 1, 2022, in Upper East Side–Carnegie Hill, there have been 1,442 crashes, with 591 people injured and 3 killed. source

Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue keep showing up as injury hot spots. source

Injuries spike in the afternoon, especially between 2 PM and 5 PM, when more people are in the crosswalks and drivers are rushing the turns. source

Police records point again and again to driver inattention, failure to yield, and drivers rolling through signals as named causes. These are choices made at the wheel. source

This year, the harm didn’t slow

By year-to-date counts, crashes here edged from 279 last year to 281 this year, and deaths rose from 0 to 1. Injuries also increased from 120 to 126. The names change; the corners don’t. source

On 5th and E 66 in September, a bus driver turned right and crushed a 61-year-old woman’s leg. Police listed “turning” and a pedestrian in the intersection. She survived. source

Fix the turns. Clear the corners. Slow the cars.

Park Avenue and Lexington need hard protections at turns: daylighting at every crosswalk, leading pedestrian intervals, and hardened centerlines so drivers can’t cut the corner. Cameras and targeted enforcement at these corridors would back it up where people are getting hit. source

A citywide answer is on the table. New York can lower default speeds under Sammy’s Law; it should be done on the streets where people walk. details

For the worst repeat offenders, Albany has bills that would force speed-limiters onto cars tied to repeat violations. In the Senate, S4045 has backing from Sen. Liz Krueger, who co-sponsored and voted yes in committee. In the Assembly, A2299 is co-sponsored by Assembly Member Alex Bores. Senate bill Assembly bill

Council Member Keith Powers has supported car-free bus priority on 34th Street—less traffic, safer crossings. As he said during a gridlocked Midtown demo, “If you look around us right now, we’re in a pretty tough jam here… I don’t see a lot of officials getting on the bus, and if they did, they would experience this.” source

What it comes down to

A left turn on Park took a man’s life in the past month. The same streets show the same wounds. The tools exist. Use them. Ask the city to slow these blocks and the state to rein in repeat speeders. /take_action/

Frequently Asked Questions

How were these numbers calculated?
We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes, Persons, Vehicles). We filtered for incidents inside the Upper East Side–Carnegie Hill neighborhood (NTA MN0802) between 2022-01-01 and 2025-10-29. We counted total crashes, injuries, serious injuries, and deaths, and reviewed police-coded contributing factors and times of day. Data were accessed Oct 29, 2025. You can explore the base datasets here.
What keeps hurting people here?
Police reports in this area frequently list driver inattention/distraction, failure to yield, and disregarding traffic control among the named factors. Turning movements at busy avenues like Park and Lexington are a recurring pattern in injury crashes. source
Where are the worst corners?
Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue show the highest injury counts in this neighborhood’s records. source
Who are the local officials responsible for these streets?
This area is represented by Council Member Keith Powers, Assembly Member Alex Bores, and State Senator Liz Krueger. Powers has backed bus-priority safety changes in Midtown; Bores co-sponsors A2299, and Krueger co-sponsors and voted for S4045. Council Assembly Senate S4045 A2299
What is CrashCount?
We’re a tool for helping hold local politicians and other actors accountable for their failure to protect you when you’re walking or cycling in NYC. We update our site constantly to provide you with up to date information on what’s happening in your neighborhood.

Citations

Citations

Other Representatives

Assembly Member Alex Bores

District 73

Twitter: @AlexBores

Council Member Keith Powers

District 4

State Senator Liz Krueger

District 28

Other Geographies

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill sits in Manhattan, Precinct 19, District 4, AD 73, SD 28, Manhattan CB8.

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Traffic Safety Timeline for Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill

6
Woman killed by van going wrong way in Greenwich Village
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Int 1444-2025 Keith Powers

26
Right-on-Red Driver Injures Moped Rider

Oct 26 - A southbound sedan driver turned right on red at East 96th and Madison and hit a northbound moped rider. The rider was ejected and injured. Police recorded driver inexperience and other vehicular factors.

At East 96th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan, a driver in a sedan made a right turn on red and hit a northbound moped rider. The 36-year-old rider was ejected, remained conscious, and suffered a contusion to the lower leg and foot. According to the police report, the sedan driver was making a right on red, and police recorded "Driver Inexperience" and "Other Vehicular" as contributing factors. Damage was recorded to the front of both vehicles. The crash injured the moped rider.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853130 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
24
Left-turn driver hits man on Park; apparent death

Oct 24 - A left-turning sedan driver hit a 28-year-old man on Park Avenue at East 63rd. The right-front bumper knocked him down. Head trauma. Police recorded driver inattention. The report lists apparent death.

A driver in a 2013 Toyota sedan turned left on Park Avenue near East 63rd Street and hit a 28-year-old man. The impact came at the right front bumper. The pedestrian suffered head injuries and was reported as “Apparent Death.” According to the police report, the driver was “Making Left Turn,” and police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” by the driver. The crash was logged in Manhattan’s 19th Precinct at about 7:34 p.m. The data lists the pedestrian’s injury severity as 5. No other injuries were reported.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852454 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
24
E-bike driver injures man at 1436 Lexington

Oct 24 - An e-bike driver going north hit a 55-year-old man near 1436 Lexington Ave in Manhattan at 6:20 p.m. Police recorded failure to yield and improper lane use by the driver. The man suffered a lower-leg bruise and was conscious.

An e-bike driver traveling north on Lexington Avenue hit a 55-year-old man near 1436 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan at about 6:20 p.m. The man suffered a lower-leg injury and a bruise. He was conscious. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” were recorded. Police listed the driver going straight before the crash, with impact at the center front of the bike. The location was 1436 Lexington Avenue, zip 10128, in the 19th Precinct. The harm fell on the person walking.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4854030 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
23
Elderly Driver Unleashes Chaos in E. 57th St. Crash, Injures 3
22
Merging driver hits taxi on Lexington; passenger trapped

Oct 22 - A southbound driver merged into a stopped taxi on Lexington at East 94th. The crash crushed the right doors. A 55-year-old passenger riding outside was trapped and hurt. Police recorded driver inexperience.

According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling south on Lexington Avenue at East 94th Street in Manhattan’s 19th Precinct. The driver of a 2025 Toyota sedan merged and hit a 2024 Toyota taxi that was stopped in traffic. The impact crushed the taxi’s right side doors. The sedan’s left front bumper was damaged. The taxi carried two people; the sedan carried one. A 55-year-old male passenger riding on the outside was trapped and injured. Police recorded driver inexperience by both drivers.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852734 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
22
Left-turn driver hits woman at 86th and Madison

Oct 22 - A driver turning left at East 86th and Madison hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to the hip and leg. Police cited obstructed view and driver inexperience.

A driver in a 2021 sedan made a left at East 86 Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan and hit a 60-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to her hip and upper leg and was conscious at the scene. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn and struck a pedestrian at the intersection. Police recorded View Obstructed/Limited and Driver Inexperience for the driver. The report lists the pedestrian as injured; the driver had no reported injuries. The vehicle, registered in New York, showed no reported damage.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853837 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
22
Three injured when elderly minivan driver plows into yellow cab, mounts Manhattan sidewalk
21
Police bodycam video from deadly NYC July 4 crash shown during trial
20
Pedestrians injured, one critically, after box truck plows into them near Madison Square Garden
19
Cyclist hits woman crossing Fifth Avenue

Oct 19 - A northbound bicyclist going straight on Fifth Avenue hit a 59-year-old woman crossing at East 61st. She suffered a leg contusion and stayed conscious. Police recorded "Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion" in the file.

At Fifth Avenue and East 61st Street, a northbound bicyclist going straight hit a 59-year-old woman who was crossing at the intersection. She suffered a contusion to her lower leg and was listed as conscious. "According to the police report, officers recorded 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' as a contributing factor." Police recorded the same factor for the bicyclist driver. No other contributing factors were listed. The bike’s point of impact was the center front. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct in Manhattan.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851351 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
10
Bronx advocates score win in debate over Cross-Bronx highway rehab plans
5
Sedan driver hits bus, passenger hurt

Oct 5 - Two westbound drivers collided on E 60th at Lexington. The driver in a sedan hit the bus's left side doors with the right front. A 45-year-old bus passenger was injured. Police recorded "Other Vehicular" factors.

Two westbound drivers crashed at East 60th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The driver in a 2024 Hyundai sedan hit the left side doors and rear quarter of a 2024 bus. A 45-year-old woman riding as a bus passenger was injured with back and internal complaints. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight west on East 60th Street when they collided near Lexington Avenue. The report lists contributing factors as "Other Vehicular" for both drivers. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847607 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
25
Taxi, sedan collide at Lexington and 63rd

Sep 25 - Two drivers collided in the box at Lexington and E 63rd. Night air. Steel and glass. A 21-year-old driver was hurt. A left-rear passenger rode along. Police listed no contributing factor.

A taxi driver heading north on Lexington Avenue and a sedan driver heading west on E 63rd Street collided in the Manhattan intersection at 11:45 p.m. One person was hurt: a 21-year-old male driver with whiplash and shock, injury severity 3. A 57-year-old woman rode in the left rear seat as a passenger; her injury status was not specified. According to the police report, both drivers were "Going Straight Ahead" before impact, with damage to the taxi's right front bumper and the sedan's center front end. According to the police report, contributing factors were recorded as "Unspecified." Police did not list Failure to Yield, distraction, or speeding.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845417 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
24
Distracted drivers injure passenger on E 65 St

Sep 24 - Two drivers going east on E 65 St collided at Madison. The right front of one car hit the left rear of the other. A 72-year-old woman in the back seat was hurt. Police recorded distraction by both drivers.

A 72-year-old woman riding in the rear seat was injured when two sedans collided on E 65 St at Madison Ave in Manhattan. The crash occurred at 2:37 p.m. on September 24, 2025. Both drivers were traveling east. The driver of a 2022 Toyota hit the left rear of a 2014 Toyota with the car’s right front bumper. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was recorded as a contributing factor for both drivers. Police recorded distraction for each driver involved. The injured passenger reported neck whiplash. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed as injured.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846251 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
22
Driver inattention injures cyclist at 79th and Park

Sep 22 - A driver in a sedan hit a 23-year-old cyclist at E 79th and Park. The crash threw him. He suffered a head bruise. Police recorded driver inattention.

At East 79th Street and Park Avenue in Manhattan, a driver in a sedan hit a bicyclist. The cyclist, 23, was ejected and suffered a head contusion. According to the police report, the crash involved a sedan and a bike. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction by the driver. Impact landed on the sedan's left front bumper and the bike's right front quarter. No injury was recorded for the 56-year-old driver. The crash sits in ZIP 10075 and the 19th Precinct area.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846469 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
8
Sedan driver hit cyclist at 96th/Madison, Manhattan

Sep 8 - A sedan driver hit a cyclist at East 96th Street and Madison Avenue. The rider was semiconscious with a neck injury. Police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.”

A driver in a 2007 Toyota sedan, traveling north, hit a cyclist traveling south at East 96th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan at 9:26 p.m. The rider, 26, was semiconscious with a neck injury and complained of whiplash. The driver and another occupant were listed with no injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors recorded were “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” and “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.” The sedan had left‑front bumper damage. The bike had front‑end damage.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842424 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
6
SUV Driver Hits Taxi at Lexington and 66th

Sep 6 - At Lexington and East 66th, a southbound SUV driver hit a westbound taxi in the right side. Three passengers were hurt. Both drivers were injured. Police recorded view obstructed/limited.

At East 66th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, a southbound SUV driver hit the right side of a westbound taxi. The SUV had front-end damage. The taxi’s right-side doors were damaged. Three passengers were hurt: a 28-year-old in the SUV’s front seat, and two taxi riders, both 29. Both drivers, men 47 and 34, were injured. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight and police recorded “View Obstructed/Limited” as a contributing factor. The report lists five people injured in all. No pedestrians or cyclists are listed.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840166 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07
4
Bus driver turns right, injures woman at 66th

Sep 4 - A bus driver turned right at E 66 St and 5 Ave and hit a 61-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered lower-leg crush injuries. Police listed no driver contributing factor.

According to the police report, a bus driver making a right turn at E 66 St and 5 Ave in Manhattan hit a 61-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered crush injuries to her lower leg. Police coded the point of impact to the bus's right front quarter panel. The crash time was 7:51 p.m. The driver held a New York license and operated a 2021 bus. The report lists no driver contributing factor. No Failure to Yield or other driver error appears in the data. Other listed parties were occupants with unspecified injury status.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4841968 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-07