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 2
▸ Crush Injuries 3
▸ Severe Bleeding 1
▸ Severe Lacerations 3
▸ Concussion 5
▸ Whiplash 28
▸ Contusion/Bruise 33
▸ Abrasion 11
▸ Pain/Nausea 8
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.
CloseJamaica Estates–Holliswood: Two pedestrians gone, hundreds hurt, and speed still wins
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood: Jan 1, 2022 - Aug 25, 2025
Two people on foot are dead here since 2022. Another 536 neighbors are hurt. This is Jamaica Estates–Holliswood. The cars keep coming.
- 876 crashes since 2022. 2 deaths. 536 injuries. Pedestrians: 2 killed, 51 hurt. Trucks killed one person on foot; sedans killed another. City data.
Grand Central and Union: the grind
Injuries pile up on the Grand Central Parkway: 211 hurt, 3 seriously. Union Turnpike saw one killed, 6 injured. Union Tpke also logged another death with 12 injuries. This is not one bad corner. It is a corridor.
The clock tells the story too. Injuries spike in the late afternoon and evening: 5 p.m. (51), 1–2 p.m. (36 each), and 8 p.m. (30), with a death at 9 a.m. and another at 8 p.m. NYC Open Data.
Two pedestrians, two endings
On Feb. 24, 2022, an 83‑year‑old woman was killed at Union Turnpike and 193rd Street. The driver of a 2019 box truck was turning right. Police recorded the crash as a pedestrian fatality at an intersection. Crash record.
On Aug. 12, 2025, at Union Turnpike and 189th Street, a 61‑year‑old man was struck mid‑block. Records say he was killed. The striking vehicle was a 2023 Mercedes sedan with Florida plates. Crash record.
“Two motorists were badly hurt and still have not fully recovered,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said in another Queens case, after a driver went the wrong way on the Clearview and hit five cars. He told police, “I entered the… expressway in the wrong direction because I wanted to hurt people.” He got eight years. amNY.
Who gets hit, and when
Most of the hurt are car occupants: 468 injured, 4 seriously. Pedestrians: 51 injured, 3 seriously, and 2 killed. Cyclists: 10 injured. Trucks and buses are a small share of collisions, but they account for one of the two pedestrian deaths in this area. Neighborhood rollup.
Contributing factors in the data name “failure to yield” and alcohol in a handful of cases, but most entries land under “other” or “unspecified.” The outcome is not vague: 100+ harmed across midday into night, every day, for years. City dataset.
Fix the line of fire
Start with the known killers along Union Turnpike and the Grand Central service roads. Daylight corners. Harden right turns for trucks. Give leading pedestrian intervals. Slow approach speeds. Then hold the worst drivers.
Albany moved a tool. The Senate advanced a bill to force speed limiters on repeat violators; Sen. Toby Stavisky voted yes in committee on S4045. The bill targets drivers who rack up points or multiple camera tickets. Open States.
City Hall already has another tool. Lawmakers renewed 24/7 school‑zone speed cameras through 2030, but some city Assembly Members voted no, including David Weprin. Streetsblog named them. Streetsblog NYC.
Slow every street
Lower speeds save lives. New York can lower local limits and expand 20 mph zones now; advocates are pressing for a citywide default and faster action. Our city page shows how to push. Take action.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes (area summary, hotspots, hours) - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-25
- Wrong-way driver rams cars on expressway, amny, Published 2025-08-15
- S4045 – Intelligent speed assistance for repeat violators, Open States / NY Senate, Published 2025-06-12
- Dirty Dozen who voted against speed cameras, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-06-23
- CrashCount: Take Action, CrashCount, Published 0001-01-01
- CrashID 4505331 (Union Turnpike & 193 St) - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-25
- CrashID 4834595 (Union Tpke & 189 St) - Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-08-25
Other Representatives
District 24
185-06 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Room 716, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
District 24
185-10 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
718-217-4969
250 Broadway, Suite 1833, New York, NY 10007
212-788-6956
District 11
134-01 20th Avenue 2nd Floor, College Point, NY 11356
Room 913, Legislative Office Building 188 State St., Albany, NY 12247
▸ Other Geographies
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood Jamaica Estates-Holliswood sits in Queens, Precinct 107, District 24, AD 24, SD 11, Queens CB8.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
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Sedan Rear-Ends Sedan Backing on Queens Street▸Jan 16 - Two sedans collided on 182-23 80 Drive in Queens. A male driver backing from parking hit a female driver going straight. The female driver suffered a back contusion. Both drivers were distracted. Damage hit rear and front bumpers.
According to the police report, a 2021 BMW sedan driven by a licensed male driver was backing unsafely from a parking spot when it collided with a 2020 Volkswagen sedan traveling eastbound. The Volkswagen was driven by a licensed 25-year-old female who was injured with a back contusion. The report lists driver errors as Driver Inattention/Distraction for both drivers and Backing Unsafely for the BMW driver. The female driver was restrained with a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The impact occurred at the center back end of the BMW and the left front bumper of the Volkswagen. The collision caused damage to the right rear bumper of the BMW and the left front quarter panel of the Volkswagen.
Jan 16 - Two sedans collided on 182-23 80 Drive in Queens. A male driver backing from parking hit a female driver going straight. The female driver suffered a back contusion. Both drivers were distracted. Damage hit rear and front bumpers.
According to the police report, a 2021 BMW sedan driven by a licensed male driver was backing unsafely from a parking spot when it collided with a 2020 Volkswagen sedan traveling eastbound. The Volkswagen was driven by a licensed 25-year-old female who was injured with a back contusion. The report lists driver errors as Driver Inattention/Distraction for both drivers and Backing Unsafely for the BMW driver. The female driver was restrained with a lap belt and harness and was not ejected. The impact occurred at the center back end of the BMW and the left front bumper of the Volkswagen. The collision caused damage to the right rear bumper of the BMW and the left front quarter panel of the Volkswagen.