Dec 10 - A Queens judge ordered DOT to halt a protected bike lane on Astoria’s 31st Street. Advocates staged a protest ride and die-in. DOT recorded nearly 200 injuries, two deaths and 11 serious injuries on the corridor over five years.

Matter: no bill number — Queens Supreme Court ruling. Status: judge ordered DOT to halt plans and remove an installed section. Committee: none. Key dates: Dec. 5, 2025 ruling; Dec. 9 protest ride and die-in; Dec. 10 coverage. The court is quoted as "ordering the Department of Transportation to halt plans for a protected bike lane along 31st Street." Council Member Tiffany Cabán joined Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets at the protest and said the ruling "puts lives at risk" and that "This project would save lives." Safety analysts say halting the lane "blocks a proven crash-reducing intervention, discourages cycling, and delays equitable street access improvements for vulnerable users on 31st Street." No council vote or committee action recorded.

• Cabán, transit advocates protest against ruling ordering DOT to halt 31st Street protected bike lanes in Astoria, AMNY, Published 2025-12-10

• Family heartbroken after deadly Queens moped crash: "My Christmases will never be the same.", CBS New York, Published 2025-12-07

Nov 26 - Driver in a sedan collided with a woman on a bike on 101 AVE in Queens. Both were heading west. She suffered a neck contusion. Police recorded driver inattention and a limited view.

A driver in a sedan and a 31-year-old woman on a bike were traveling west on 101 AVE near 77-06 in Queens when the driver collided with her at 9:50 a.m. She was conscious and reported a neck contusion. According to the police report, contributing factors included “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “View Obstructed/Limited.” Police recorded driver inattention by the driver and noted a limited view. Police listed both parties as going straight ahead, westbound. The sedan’s right rear quarter panel was the recorded impact point. The bike’s front was listed as damaged. No injury was reported for the driver.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4861004 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• NYPD needs to quash violent car-meetup ‘street takeovers’ IMMEDIATELY, New York Post, Published 2025-11-24

Nov 21 - Two westbound sedans collided on 84 ST at DUMONT AVE. The BMW’s front end crumpled. The Dodge’s rear was hit. Two front-seat passengers were injured. Police listed “Other Vehicular” for both drivers.

Two westbound sedans collided at 84 ST and DUMONT AVE in Queens around 11 p.m. Both drivers were going straight. The BMW sedan had center front-end damage. The Dodge sedan had center rear damage. Two front-seat passengers, men 32 and 23, were injured with internal complaints and whole-body trauma. Both were conscious and not ejected. The drivers were recorded with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, contributing factors were listed as “Other Vehicular” for both drivers.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4861056 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 5 - Two sedans collided at Pitkin Ave and 76 St in Queens at midnight. A 43-year-old male driver suffered a chest injury. Police recorded failure to yield by drivers and distraction.

Two drivers in sedans collided in the intersection of Pitkin Ave and 76 St in Queens at midnight. The westbound driver, a 43-year-old man, was injured with a chest abrasion. Others were listed with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, police recorded "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way" by the drivers and noted "Driver Inattention/Distraction" for individuals involved. Both drivers were going straight. One traveled north; the other traveled west. Damage notes list a right front quarter panel on one vehicle and a center front on the other.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847767 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 1 - A driver in a sedan turned right on Cross Bay Boulevard at Linden and hit a northbound motorcyclist. The rider was injured. According to the police report, officers recorded traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed.

At Cross Bay Boulevard and Linden Boulevard in Queens, a driver in a sedan turned right while a northbound motorcyclist continued straight. They collided. The 31-year-old motorcyclist was injured and remained conscious. According to the police report, officers recorded "Traffic Control Disregarded" and "Unsafe Speed." Records list unsafe speed for both drivers. The sedan showed damage to the right front bumper; the motorcycle had center front-end damage. Both vehicles were headed north before impact. The crash was logged at 3:40 p.m.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846819 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Sep 26 - A northbound sedan driver hit a moped's rear on Cross Bay Blvd at 109 Ave. One driver was injured. Two other injuries listed as unspecified. Police recorded unsafe speed and inexperience. Distraction also noted.

On Cross Bay Blvd at 109 Ave in Queens, both vehicles were heading north and going straight at 1:00 a.m. The driver of a sedan hit the back of a moped. Impact to the moped's rear and the sedan's front. A 36-year-old male driver was injured, with hip and upper-leg pain and whiplash noted. Two others were listed with unspecified injuries. "According to the police report," contributing factors included Unsafe Speed and Driver Inexperience; officers also recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The moped had left rear bumper damage. The sedan showed center front-end damage.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845971 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• Two pedestrians struck, one fatally, in chain-reaction Queens crash, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-21

• 2 children struck by driver in Queens, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-15

• Driver charged with murder, DWI in Queens crash that killed teenager, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-14

• 16-year-old girl dies after being hit by SUV in Queens, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-13

Sep 5 - Two sedan drivers crashed at Linden and 96 St in Queens. The westbound driver, 34, was injured. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded and Other Vehicular. Both front ends hit as one went west and one north.

Two sedan drivers crashed at Linden Boulevard and 96 Street in Queens at 16:20. A 34-year-old woman driving west was injured with an abrasion; she was conscious and not ejected. A 31-year-old man driving north was listed with an unspecified injury status. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight, and police recorded "Traffic Control Disregarded" and "Other Vehicular" as contributing factors. Both vehicles had front-end impact noted, including a left front bumper hit on the westbound sedan. Each car carried a single, licensed driver.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845976 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

• Whitestone man killed after crashing into Mini Copper, two other vehicles: NYPD, amny, Published 2025-09-05

Aug 27 - A westbound sedan driver on Rockaway Boulevard hit a 10-year-old girl at 97th Street in Queens. She suffered leg crush injuries. Police recorded driver inexperience and following too closely by the driver.

According to the police report, a driver in a sedan traveling west on Rockaway Boulevard hit a 10-year-old pedestrian at 97th Street in Queens. The child was injured in the lower leg and foot and suffered documented crush injuries. Police recorded driver inexperience and following too closely by the driver. The crash happened at an intersection. The point of impact was the left front bumper, and the vehicle showed center front-end damage. No other injuries were listed in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839983 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Aug 26 - Two cars met hard at Linden and 96th. Metal bit metal. Three passengers hurt. A westbound sedan took the hit in its left side. Distraction ruled the scene. Queens bled and kept moving.

Two vehicles collided at Linden Boulevard and 96 St in Queens, involving a northbound SUV and a westbound sedan. Three occupants were injured: a 50-year-old female rear passenger, a 36-year-old female driver, and a 23-year-old female rear passenger. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Driver Inexperience.” The sedan sustained damage to the left side doors; the SUV showed center-front damage. The report lists distraction and inexperience for involved drivers and occupants, pointing to preventable driver error. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported injured. The data does not cite signals or helmets as factors.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839245 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Aug 23 - Two sedans collided at Rockaway Boulevard and Woodhaven in Queens. Both drivers suffered elbow and arm injuries with minor bleeding. Police cited driver inattention/distraction. Both cars hit at the left-front bumpers.

The driver in an Audi traveling northeast and the driver in a Nissan traveling east collided at Rockaway Boulevard near Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens. Both drivers were injured. Each complained of elbow, lower-arm and hand wounds and minor bleeding. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Driver Inattention/Distraction." Police data show both vehicles were going straight and both had left-front bumper impacts. Both drivers were not ejected and were reported wearing lap belts and harnesses. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed. The report records driver inattention as the error and ties damage to front-left impacts between the two sedans.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4836938 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Aug 14 - On Liberty Ave at 88 St, an SUV cut left and hit a westbound cyclist. The rider went down. Bruised arm. Driver distraction cited. Improper turn listed. Another night, another bike versus steel on Queens asphalt.

A 2012 SUV turning left from Liberty Ave at 88 St hit a westbound bicyclist. The cyclist, a 32-year-old man, sustained a contusion to the arm and remained conscious. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Other Vehicular.” The driver’s actions also included “Turning Improperly,” and the SUV’s center front end struck the bike. The bicyclist was traveling straight ahead. Driver errors—distraction and an improper turn—are documented. The report lists the bicyclist’s safety equipment as “Other,” noted after the driver factors. This crash underscores the danger of a left-turning SUV crossing a cyclist’s path on Liberty Avenue in Queens.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837316 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Aug 14 - Int 1362 repeals the definitions of “protected bicycle lane” and “protected bus lane” and strips explicit benchmarks for protected lanes from the streets master plan. It preserves signal and pedestrian targets but weakens commitments to physical protection, threatening safety and equity.

Bill Int 1362-2025. Status: Sponsorship, introduced Aug 14, 2025. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The measure, titled "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto," repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes related benchmarks in the master plan (master plan dates referenced include Dec. 1, 2021 and Dec. 1, 2026). Primary sponsor: Robert F. Holden. Co-sponsors: Inna Vernikov, Joann Ariola, Chris Banks, Vickie Paladino. Safety analysts warn: "Removing explicit benchmarks and definitions for protected bus and bicycle lanes weakens commitments to physically protected infrastructure... likely reducing mode shift to walking and cycling and worsening equity and safety-in-numbers; the retained measures focus on signals and pedestrian amenities but do not replace the protective effect of designated protected lanes."

• File Int 1362-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14

Aug 14 - Int 1362 strips definitions for protected bus and bike lanes and removes benchmarks from the streets master plan. It guts measurable targets. Safe space for pedestrians and cyclists is at risk. The city could slow needed separated infrastructure.

Bill: Int. No. 1362 (Int 1362-2025). Status: SPONSORSHIP. Committee: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Event date: 2025-08-14. The matter reads: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to removing benchmarks for bus lanes and bicycle lanes from the streets master plan and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto." Council Member Robert F. Holden is the primary sponsor. Joann Ariola and Vickie Paladino are co-sponsors. The draft repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes explicit benchmarks tied to transit signal priority, bus stop upgrades, accessible pedestrian signals and intersection redesigns. Removing those benchmarks weakens commitments to high‑quality separated infrastructure and measurable mode‑shift targets, likely slowing deployment of safe space for pedestrians and cyclists and undermining equitable street redesigns.

• File Int 1362-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-08-14