Bayside’s Dead Hours: Five Dead Since 2022. Most On Foot.

Nov 25 - Drivers keep wrecking Ocean Parkway. Streets stay wide. Designs invite speed. People get hurt. No policy change follows. Walkers and cyclists remain exposed.

This is a Streetsblog NYC dispatch, not a council bill (no bill number). Published November 25, 2025. Committee: not applicable. The piece bears the headline "Tuesday’s Headlines: Fury Roads Edition" and includes the report's blunt line: "Until it's made safe for all road users, crashes like the one depicted below are going to keep happening." Authored by Gersh Kuntzman, the item links reckless driving on Ocean Parkway to wider design failures. No council sponsorship, vote, or formal motion is cited; the author criticizes Council Member Vickie Paladino's street-safety stance but records no official council action. Safety analysts warn: Persistent crashes with no policy or design changes maintain unsafe conditions for pedestrians and cyclists and discourage walking and biking, undermining safety-in-numbers and mode shift.

• Tuesday’s Headlines: Fury Roads Edition, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-11-25

Nov 24 - Illegal car meetup seized a Queens block. Engines screamed. A mob beat neighbors and torched a parked car. Cops say response took nearly 30 minutes and vow stepped-up patrols. Pedestrians and residents were left exposed to reckless drivers.

"disgrace is an understatement" -- Vickie Paladino

Bill number: none. Status: NYPD pledge. Committee: not applicable. Key dates: event and publication 2025-11-24. The story ran under the headline "NYPD makes pledge after revealing why it took nearly 30 minutes to respond to a violent Queens car meetup." City Councilwoman Vickie Paladino met with police and called the takeover "disgrace is an understatement." Reporters Joe Marino, Desheania Andrews and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon covered the incident. The NYPD says it will increase patrols after a delayed response. Safety analysts note: cracking down on illegal car takeovers reduces extreme reckless driving, lowering acute risk to pedestrians and cyclists, though it is not a systemic fix.

• NYPD makes pledge after revealing why it took nearly 30 minutes to respond to a violent Queens car meetup, New York Post, Published 2025-11-24

• Driver Fatally Doors Cyclist in Queens Yet is Not Charged, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-10-28

Oct 15 - On the Long Island Expressway in Queens, a truck driver passed too close and hit a sedan’s left rear. The sedan driver and his front-seat passenger were hurt. Police recorded Passing Too Closely.

Two vehicles were westbound on the Long Island Expressway in Queens when the driver of a Western Star truck moved too close and hit a Toyota sedan’s left rear. The sedan driver, 28, and his 31-year-old front passenger were injured. According to the police report, both drivers were "Going Straight Ahead" and traveling "West." Impact was recorded at the truck’s "Right Front Bumper" and the sedan’s "Left Rear Bumper." Police recorded "Passing Too Closely" by the drivers. Both drivers were licensed in New York.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4850431 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

• Two MTA buses crash in Flushing, leaving 19 passengers injured: NYPD, amny, Published 2025-10-13

Oct 1 - On Bell Blvd at 41 Ave, a driver in a northbound SUV turned left and hit a 52-year-old man on a bike. He suffered head injuries. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

At Bell Blvd and 41 Ave in Queens, a driver in a northbound SUV made a left turn and hit a northbound bicyclist who was going straight. The rider, a 52-year-old man, suffered head injuries and reported crush injuries. Damage reports list front-end impact to the SUV and left-front damage to the bike. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was recorded as the contributing factor. The driver, 19, and a 22-year-old passenger had no reported injuries.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846611 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

• Boy, 15, driving SUV on LIE, rear-ends motorcyclist in deadly Queens collision: NYPD, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-28

Sep 27 - A southbound Toyota driver hit a man on Bell Blvd near 40-12. The front end took the blow. The pedestrian suffered a head wound, minor bleeding, and shock. Police listed the driver factor as unspecified.

According to the police report, the driver of a 2007 Toyota sedan, traveling south on Bell Blvd and going straight, hit a male pedestrian not at an intersection near 40-12 Bell Blvd in Queens at 22:47. The impact was to the center front end, and the front end was damaged. The pedestrian sustained a head injury with minor bleeding and went into shock; injury severity was recorded as level 3. Police listed the driver’s contributing factor as “Unspecified.” No other driver error was documented in the report. The crash involved one vehicle with a licensed male driver; no other injuries were noted for occupants.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845684 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

• St. Albans cyclist struck and killed by driver after failing to stop at red light in Cambria Heights: NYPD, amny, Published 2025-09-26

• 1 dead, 1 injured in chain-reaction crash in Queens, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-21

• Female construction worker killed on Queens job site, hit-and-run driver arrested, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-20

• Nude Queens man indicted for kicking bike riders, attacking 3 NYPD officers, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-18

• Man accused of intentionally killing Queens teen with his car, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-16

• 16-year-old girl struck and killed in Queens, CBS New York, Published 2025-09-13

• Man struck by car, dragged down Queens’ Belt Parkway near JFK in grisly crash, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-12

Sep 1 - A driver in an SUV ignored the traffic signal on Bell Blvd and hit a 15-year-old bicyclist. The boy was ejected and suffered a shoulder fracture and dislocation. Police listed Traffic Control Disregarded and Unsafe Speed.

According to the police report, the driver of a 2023 SUV traveling west on 28 Ave struck a 15-year-old bicyclist traveling north on Bell Blvd. The boy was ejected and was conscious at the scene. He suffered a shoulder fracture and dislocation. Police recorded the motorist's contributing factors as Traffic Control Disregarded and Unsafe Speed. The SUV's left side doors and the bicycle's center front end were damaged, consistent with a straight-through impact. The report ties the listed driver errors to the crash; no other causes are recorded in the police data.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4839031 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

Aug 28 - A northbound sedan clipped an e-bike at Bell Blvd and 26th Ave. Two boys went down. Faces and legs scraped. The car kept slowing. The bike hit front-first. Police list unsafe lane change and inexperience. The street did the rest.

Two boys on an e-bike collided with a northbound sedan at Bell Blvd and 26 Ave in Queens. The 12-year-old passenger suffered facial bruising; the 13-year-old rider had leg abrasions. According to the police report, contributing factors were “Unsafe Lane Changing, Driver Inexperience.” The data also shows the e-bike’s point of impact at the center front and the sedan struck at the right rear quarter, with the car slowing or stopping. Listed rider factors include Driver Inexperience and Unsafe Speed, noted after the motorist’s errors. This crash highlights how a lane change into a vulnerable pair on a bike turns routine traffic into harm.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838240 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

Aug 26 - A northbound BMW on Cross Island Parkway hit hard on the right front. A 24-year-old male passenger suffered crush injuries and died. The driver survived. Police recorded Unsafe Speed by the driver.

A northbound BMW sedan struck with right-front force on the Cross Island Parkway. A 24-year-old male passenger suffered crush injuries and was killed; the driver survived. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Unsafe Speed." Police recorded Unsafe Speed as the driver’s error. The vehicle showed right-front bumper damage consistent with a high-speed impact. The report lists no other roadway users involved. Crash ID 4837610 and a 2:30 a.m. time stamp appear in the file; no narrative was provided.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4837610 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

Aug 17 - Northbound cars piled into each other on the Cross Island Parkway and struck a parked Jeep. Multiple drivers and passengers were hurt, including fractures and back injuries. Police cited unsafe speed and improper turning.

Multiple northbound vehicles collided on the Cross Island Parkway and struck a parked Jeep. Several drivers and passengers were injured; reported wounds include a fractured elbow-dislocation and back abrasions. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Unsafe Speed" and "Turning Improperly." Police recorded those driver errors for involved motorists. The crash involved sedans, SUVs and a motorcycle, with damage to multiple front ends and a rear bumper. Two listed occupants treated in the report are a 22-year-old driver with an elbow fracture-dislocation and a 21-year-old driver with back injuries. The report cites unsafe speed and improper turning as the primary causes.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835594 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-05

Aug 14 - Int 1362-2025 strips ‘protected’ bus and bicycle lane definitions and drops lane quotas from the Streets Master Plan. It tears out accountability. Transit priority and safe cycling face rollback. Pedestrians and riders lose clear targets.

"The definitions of protected bicycle lane and protected bus lane as set forth in subdivision a of section 19-199.1 of the administrative code of the city of New York are REPEALED." -- Vickie Paladino

Int 1362-2025 was introduced and sponsored by Council Member Vickie Paladino on August 14, 2025, and is in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The matter is 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." Paladino is the sponsor. The bill repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes lane benchmarks from the Streets Master Plan. Safety analysts say eliminating these definitions and quotas weakens commitments to high‑quality, traffic‑calming, mode‑shift infrastructure and is likely to reduce cycling uptake and bus priority, undermining safety‑in‑numbers and street equity. Status: in committee; no vote yet.

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