Crash Count for Maspeth
Crashes: Collisions involving cars, bikes, and pedestrians. 1,980
All Injuries: Any injury from a reported crash. 1,166
Moderate: Broken bones, concussions, and other serious injuries. 230
Serious: Life-altering injuries: amputations, paralysis, severe trauma. 21
Deaths: Lives lost to traffic violence. 14
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 29, 2025
Carnage in Maspeth
Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.
Killed 14
+2
Crush Injuries 4
Back 3
Head 1
Amputation 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Severe Bleeding 5
Head 2
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Severe Lacerations 4
Face 2
Head 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Lower leg/foot 1
Concussion 3
Head 2
Neck 1
Whiplash 35
Neck 14
+9
Back 6
+1
Whole body 6
+1
Head 5
Shoulder/upper arm 5
Lower leg/foot 2
Chest 1
Contusion/Bruise 56
Lower leg/foot 21
+16
Lower arm/hand 8
+3
Back 7
+2
Head 5
Shoulder/upper arm 5
Whole body 5
Hip/upper leg 3
Face 2
Neck 2
Eye 1
Abrasion 31
Lower leg/foot 11
+6
Lower arm/hand 9
+4
Head 6
+1
Face 3
Whole body 3
Pain/Nausea 11
Neck 4
Lower leg/foot 3
Back 2
Head 2
Chest 1
Lower arm/hand 1
Shoulder/upper arm 1
Whole body 1
Data from Jan 1, 2022 to Oct 29, 2025

Who’s Injuring and Killing Pedestrians in Maspeth?

Preventable Speeding in Maspeth School Zones

(since 2022)

Caught Speeding Recently in Maspeth

Vehicles – Caught Speeding in NYC (12 months)
  1. 2025 Black BMW Suburban (LKJ4511) – 40 times • 1 in last 90d here
  2. 2024 White Subaru Suburban (LAA4692) – 20 times • 1 in last 90d here
  3. 2021 Blue Dodge Sedan (LFJ1130) – 15 times • 1 in last 90d here
  4. 2022 White RAM Pickup (JPA2060) – 15 times • 2 in last 90d here
  5. 2019 Me/Be Sedan (LFV0188) – 14 times • 1 in last 90d here

Maurice and Borden: a body on the asphalt, a pattern in plain sight

Maspeth: Jan 1, 2022 - Nov 1, 2025

Just before 9 AM on Oct 16, at Borden Ave and Maurice Ave, a truck driver hit and killed a person walking. City data records the death.

They were one of 13 people killed on Maspeth streets since 2022. The same records count 1,166 injured. Trucks and buses figure in the toll. They are tied to 16 pedestrian injury crashes here, including 4 deaths. The dataset says so.

Morning isn’t safe here

The 8 AM hour is the deadliest in this area, with 3 deaths on the books. Late morning and evening take more: 2 deaths at 10 AM, 2 at 6 PM, 2 at 11 PM. This is not a freak spike. It’s a schedule. Source.

Police reports cite drivers’ failures we know well: failure to yield, inattention, and speed appear in the files. A left turn with a pedestrian crossing. A parked door flung into a bike’s path. A truck starting from a stop. Each is written down in the system. See records.

Where people keep getting hurt

Maurice Avenue. Grand Avenue. The Long Island Expressway frontage. Those names repeat. Maurice has 3 deaths. Grand has 2. The L.I.E. entries list heavy harm: 206 injuries and a death. These are the places where lives come apart. Records here.

This year is not better. So far, this area counts 11 serious injuries, up from 2 at this point last year, while deaths hold at 2 in both periods. The bodies change; the pattern does not. City data.

What leaders do — and don’t

Queens leaders warned about delays that put people at risk. “Any further delays to this project that is otherwise ready to open will unnecessarily put at risk the thousands of New Yorkers who cycle and walk the current shared path every day,” read a public letter about the Queensboro Bridge path. Streetsblog reported it.

There are concrete steps on the table now.

  • The Stop Super Speeders Act would require speed‑limiting tech for drivers who rack up violations. The Senate version is S 4045; the Assembly version is A 2299. In Queens’s SD 12, State Senator Michael Gianaris co‑sponsored S 4045 and voted yes in committee, twice in June 2025. Record. In AD 37, Assembly Member Claire Valdez is listed as a co‑sponsor of A 2299. Record.
  • On the Council side, Robert F. Holden is the primary sponsor of a bill to strip bus and bike lane benchmarks from the Streets Master Plan (Int 1362‑2025). That is a choice with consequences on streets like Grand and Maurice.

What would make Maurice and Grand safer now

  • Daylight the corners and harden turns along Grand and Maurice. Give people in the crosswalk a fighting chance.
  • Give pedestrians a head start with leading pedestrian intervals at high‑injury junctions on Grand Avenue and near the L.I.E. frontage.
  • Set and enforce truck routes and low‑speed operations by the depots around Maurice Avenue; focus inspections at the morning peak.

These are not theories. They match where and when people are dying and getting maimed here. The numbers point to the same corners, the same hours.

Citywide fixes matter here too. Lower speeds save lives. The state bills to rein in repeat speeders exist. The sponsors are named. The votes are recorded. The next step is simple: pass them, use them, and slow the streets.

Start with the corners where a person fell at Maurice and Borden. Then keep going.

Take one step now. Ask your officials to act on slower speeds and speed limiters. Here’s how.

Frequently Asked Questions

How were these numbers calculated?
We used NYC’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi-nx95, Persons f55k-p6yu, Vehicles bm4k-52h4). We filtered for Maspeth (NTA QN0501) and dates from 2022-01-01 to 2025-11-01. We counted deaths, injuries, and serious injuries; identified pedestrian cases and heavy vehicles using the linked Persons and Vehicles tables; and summarized hourly and location fields from the Crashes table. You can explore the underlying data starting here. Data last accessed Nov 1, 2025.
What spots in Maspeth see the most harm?
City records flag the Long Island Expressway frontage (1 death, 206 injuries), Maurice Avenue (3 deaths), and Grand Avenue (2 deaths) as recurring hotspots since 2022. Source: NYC Open Data crash records.
When are crashes most deadly here?
The 8 AM hour shows the highest death count (3). Additional peaks appear at 10 AM, 6 PM, and 11 PM (2 deaths each). Source: NYC Open Data hourly distributions for this area.
Which vehicles are linked to the worst outcomes for people walking?
In this area’s records since 2022, trucks and buses are associated with 16 pedestrian injury crashes and 4 pedestrian deaths. Source: NYC Open Data crashes joined with Persons and Vehicles tables.
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 Claire Valdez

District 37

Council Member Robert F. Holden

District 30

State Senator Michael Gianaris

District 12

Other Geographies

Maspeth Maspeth sits in Queens, Precinct 104, District 30, AD 37, SD 12, Queens CB5.

See also
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Traffic Safety Timeline for Maspeth

24
Speeding driver hurt at 66 St, 53 Ave

Oct 24 - Two drivers crashed while going straight at 66 St and 53 Ave in Queens. Police recorded unsafe speed. A 32-year-old driver was hurt with shoulder pain and whiplash. Front damage marked the hit.

Two drivers collided while going straight at 66 St and 53 Ave in Queens around 4:30 p.m. A 32-year-old driver was injured, with shoulder pain and whiplash. Impact fell to the fronts: center front on one vehicle, left front bumper on the other. According to the police report, one vehicle was westbound and the other northeast, both going straight, and police recorded Unsafe Speed as a contributing factor for the driver. Other occupants were listed with unspecified injury status. A Toyota sedan and another vehicle with unspecified type were involved.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4852807 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
16
Queens truck driver kills man on Borden Avenue

Oct 16 - A truck driver pulled from parking on Borden Avenue near Maurice Avenue and hit a man in the roadway. He suffered crush injuries and died. Morning freight on a city street. One more life gone.

On Borden Avenue at Maurice Avenue in Queens, a driver in a diesel tractor-trailer started from a parking position and hit a man in the roadway at about 8:59 a.m. The man suffered crush injuries and died. According to the police report, the driver was starting from parking and traveling east; police recorded contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' The pedestrian was outside an intersection. Officers noted no vehicle damage in the report. The truck carried New Jersey plates. The driver held a New York license. The crash falls under the 104th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850347 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
13
More than a dozen hurt after two MTA buses collide in Queens: NYPD
12
Bronx man accused of chopping off dog owner’s fingers with machete arrested in Queens hit-and-run
11
Driver in SUV hits woman at 60 Ln

Oct 11 - At 60 Ln and Flushing Ave in Queens, a driver in an SUV going west went straight and hit a 34-year-old woman at the intersection. Police recorded failure to yield and driver distraction. She suffered arm and hand bruises.

A driver in a 2017 Dodge SUV was heading west on Flushing Ave and went straight through the intersection at 60 Ln, where she hit a 34-year-old woman on foot. The pedestrian was injured, with bruising to her arm and hand. According to the police report, “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” were recorded as contributing factors. The driver, a 65-year-old woman licensed in New York, was going straight ahead, and the impact was to the SUV’s front center. The crash happened in Queens, in the 104th Precinct. The report listed the pedestrian as injured and the vehicle with no reported damage.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849303 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
11
Left-Turn Crash on LIE at Maurice Ave

Oct 11 - A driver in a sedan turned left on the Long Island Expressway at Maurice Avenue and crashed. The front passenger, 65, bled from the leg. The 71-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded 'Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle' by the driver.

A westbound sedan driver tried a left turn on the Long Island Expressway at Maurice Avenue in Queens and crashed. The 65-year-old front passenger suffered severe bleeding to the lower leg. The 71-year-old driver reported chest injury and whiplash. A third occupant was listed as “Unspecified.” According to the police report, “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle” was the contributing factor, recorded for the driver. The report also notes the driver was making a left turn before impact. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. This was a single-vehicle crash in a dangerous corridor built for speed, and the passenger paid the price.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849304 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
7
Unsafe speed cited in Queens SUV crash

Oct 7 - Two SUV drivers crashed at Maurice and Borden in Queens at 6:20 a.m. One went south. One turned left. Police recorded Unsafe Speed by both drivers. A 24-year-old man suffered whiplash.

Two SUV drivers collided at Maurice Ave and Borden Ave in Queens at 6:20 a.m. on October 7, 2025. One driver went south in a Tesla. The other turned left westbound in a Kia. According to the police report, police recorded Unsafe Speed by both drivers. A 24-year-old man driving one SUV suffered whiplash and was listed as injured. Police listed other injuries as unspecified. Damage was recorded to front and side panels. Both drivers held licenses. The crash occurred in the 104th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848767 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
28
Boy, 15, driving SUV on LIE, rear-ends motorcyclist in deadly Queens collision: NYPD
23
Motorcycle driver disregards traffic control, hits man

Sep 23 - A motorcycle driver heading north on Eliot Ave hit a 51-year-old man near 60th Lane in Queens. Police cited Traffic Control Disregarded. The man suffered a leg fracture. He stayed conscious.

On Eliot Ave at 60th Lane in Queens, a driver on a motorcycle traveling north hit a 51-year-old man. The man suffered a lower leg fracture and stayed conscious. According to the police report, “Traffic Control Disregarded” contributed to the crash. Police listed that factor in the case file. The impact was to the center front of the motorcycle. One person rode the bike. No other vehicle was recorded. The crash is in the 104th Precinct area. The report did not list any other contributing factors. It documented an injured pedestrian and a crash involving disregard for traffic control.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847143 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
21
Queens DA: Motorist arraigned after hit-and-run collision that left on-duty construction worker dead on Nassau Expressway
19
Parked Sedan Door Impact Hurts Cyclist

Sep 19 - At 69-41 Grand Ave, Queens. Impact at a parked Honda’s left doors injured a westbound cyclist. The 39-year-old woman was ejected and hurt her arm. Police recorded driver inattention.

A driver sat in a parked 2013 Honda sedan at 69-41 Grand Ave in Queens. The crash happened at the car's left-side doors; the bike's front end took the hit. The cyclist, a 39-year-old woman, was ejected, conscious, and suffered arm injuries and a contusion. Two people were in the car; the driver and a front passenger had unspecified injuries. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was recorded as a contributing factor. No rider action is cited as a cause.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843570 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
19
Bus Driver Hurt in Queens Lane-Change Crash

Sep 19 - A driver in a bus and a driver in an SUV collided on Grand Ave in Queens at 7:40 a.m. The bus driver, 51, suffered a shoulder injury and whiplash. Police recorded improper passing and unsafe lane changing.

A driver in a bus and a driver in an SUV collided near 59-81 Grand Ave in Queens around 7:40 a.m. The bus carried 40 people. The bus driver, a 51-year-old woman, suffered a shoulder and upper arm injury and reported whiplash. According to the police report, both vehicles were westbound; the bus was passing and the SUV was stopped in traffic. Police recorded "Passing or Lane Usage Improper" and "Unsafe Lane Changing" as contributing factors. The report lists damage to the SUV's left front bumper and the bus's right rear quarter panel. Other listed occupants are marked "Unspecified" for injuries.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4843569 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
18
Nude Queens man indicted for kicking bike riders, attacking 3 NYPD officers
15
2 children struck by driver in Queens

14
Distracted driver rear-ends car on 49 St

Sep 14 - A northbound driver hit the back of another sedan on 49 St at 56 Rd in Queens. Police cited driver inattention. A 61-year-old driver was hurt with back and internal pain.

Two northbound drivers crashed on 49 St at 56 Rd in Queens at 4:00 p.m. One driver hit the back of another car. A 61-year-old driver suffered back and internal injuries and was listed as injured; others were recorded with unspecified injuries. "According to the police report, driver inattention/distraction contributed to the crash." Police recorded driver inattention/distraction for the drivers involved. Impact details list center front-end damage to one car and center back-end contact with left rear bumper damage to the other. The crash occurred in the 108th Precinct.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4842302 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
13
16-year-old girl struck and killed in Queens

6
Two Hurt as Eastbound Drivers Crash on LIE

Sep 6 - Drivers of eastbound SUVs crashed on the Long Island Expressway at 58 St. A 73-year-old front passenger suffered whiplash. A 71-year-old driver was hurt. Police recorded pavement slippery.

Two eastbound drivers crashed on the Long Island Expressway near 58 St in Queens. The collision involved SUVs traveling in the same direction. A 73-year-old man riding in the front passenger seat suffered a neck injury and reported whiplash. A 71-year-old woman driving was also injured. “According to the police report, police recorded ‘Pavement Slippery’ as a contributing factor.” Officers noted vehicles were going straight ahead and traveling eastbound. Police listed no other driver behaviors in the data. Points of impact included center front ends, with one vehicle showing center back-end damage. Drivers were going straight in eastbound traffic.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840070 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
5
Queens teen with autism fatally struck by car after going missing from LI school
4
Truck driver rear-ends SUV on LIE

Sep 4 - Westbound on the Long Island Expressway, a truck driver hit the back of a merging SUV. A 32-year-old front passenger suffered a head injury. Police recorded Following Too Closely and Unsafe Lane Changing.

Two westbound vehicles crashed on the Long Island Expressway. The driver of a box truck hit the rear of a 2007 Honda SUV as the SUV merged. A 32-year-old woman in the front passenger seat was injured. She reported a head injury and whiplash. According to the police report, officers recorded Following Too Closely and Unsafe Lane Changing. The SUV had rear-center damage. The truck had front-center damage. The SUV was merging. The truck was going straight ahead. Both drivers were licensed. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839748 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02
25
SUV strikes pedestrian on Flushing Avenue

Aug 25 - An eastbound SUV hit a man on Flushing Avenue near 61-10. The front end took the blow. The pedestrian suffered a head injury and abrasions. He was conscious. The driver stayed. Another occupant listed, injuries unclear.

According to the police report, an eastbound 2012 Jeep SUV traveling straight struck a 42-year-old male pedestrian near 61-10 Flushing Ave in Queens. The SUV’s center front end was the point of impact and damage. The pedestrian sustained a head injury and abrasion and was conscious. The report lists injuries for two vehicle occupants as unspecified. Contributing factors are recorded as Unspecified for all parties, offering no stated cause. The data places the pedestrian “Not at Intersection” and “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk.” The driver was licensed and remained on scene. No specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Unsafe Speed are cited in the report.


  • Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837670 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02