Dec 10 - Intro 1138 would clear parked cars from intersections to restore sight-lines. Sponsors say it "protects children." Outgoing Speaker Adrienne Adams moved to block a Council vote, leaving turning conflicts that raise crash risk for pedestrians and cyclists.

""That’s why we’re fighting to pass Intro 1138, a bill in the City Council that would daylight every intersection in New York City."" -- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Bill: Intro 1138. Status: reported blocked from a Council vote by outgoing Speaker Adrienne Adams. Committee review: none listed. Key date: essay and endorsement published 2025-12-10. The matter bore the title "The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting" and was authored by sponsors Selvena Brooks-Powers and Julie Won. They pushed to daylight intersections and require DOT to daylight 1,000 intersections per year. Streetsblog reported Adams will block the Council from voting. Daylighting improves sight lines and reduces turning conflicts, lowering crash risk for pedestrians and cyclists. Reclaiming curb space can calm speeds and support safer walking and biking citywide.

• The Children of New York City Deserve Universal Daylighting, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-12-10

Dec 10 - Brooklyn College president urges the MTA to build the IBX. The 14‑mile elevated line links Brooklyn and Queens. It shifts trips from cars to transit, cuts crash exposure, and strengthens walking and cycling access for vulnerable road users.

""For our students and those across CUNY, it's not just a train. It's a lifeline."," -- Khaleel Anderson

This is an opinion piece, not a bill. No bill number or council committee applies. Published Dec. 10, 2025 by City & State NY. Matter quoted: "The IBX is a lifeline for Brooklyn College, CUNY and New York City." Authored by Brooklyn College president Michelle Anderson, who urges the MTA to move forward with the IBX. No council members, sponsors, or votes are named. The IBX is a 14‑mile elevated rail line connecting Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights. Safety analysis notes the project will promote mode shift from driving to high‑capacity transit, reduce vehicle miles traveled and crash exposure, and strengthen first/last‑mile walking and cycling, boosting safety‑in‑numbers and street equity for pedestrians and cyclists.

• Opinion: The IBX is a lifeline for Brooklyn College, CUNY and New York City - City, City & State NY, 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

Dec 4 - Drivers of an SUV and a sedan collided near 135-05 Hook Creek Blvd in Queens. Two passengers suffered leg bruises. A driver had a head contusion. Police recorded traffic control disregarded, inattention, and view obstructed/limited.

Two passengers were hurt when drivers of an SUV and a sedan collided near 135-05 Hook Creek Blvd in Queens. A 67-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman suffered leg contusions. A 62-year-old driver reported a head bruise. According to the police report, both drivers were going straight when they crashed. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded by the drivers. Police also recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and View Obstructed/Limited. The impact left riders injured, not at fault. The record lists no pedestrians or cyclists at the scene.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4862365 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Dec 4 - Bill creates curbside overnight parking in industrial business zones exclusively for low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles. DOT must notify community boards and council, run outreach, and publish annual reports. The law sunsets July 1, 2030.

"the department shall establish a program to implement a curbside overnight parking area for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles" -- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Int. 1494 is before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Status: Committee. Intro and referral dates: December 4, 2025 (agenda times 1:25–1:30 p.m.). The matter quotes its aim as "Creation of curbside overnight parking for low and zero emission commercial vehicles in industrial business zones." Council Member Selvena N. Brooks‑Powers is the sponsor. The council referred the bill to committee on December 4, 2025; votes are recorded as events but show no final passage yet. The bill requires DOT notice, outreach, and annual reporting and expires July 1, 2030. No safety impact assessment or note was provided with this filing.

• File Int 1494-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-12-04

Dec 4 - Bill creates curbside overnight parking in industrial business zones exclusively for low- and zero-emission commercial vehicles. DOT must notify community boards and council, run outreach, and publish annual reports. The law sunsets July 1, 2030.

"the department shall establish a program to implement a curbside overnight parking area for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles" -- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Int. 1494 is before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Status: Committee. Intro and referral dates: December 4, 2025 (agenda times 1:25–1:30 p.m.). The matter quotes its aim as "Creation of curbside overnight parking for low and zero emission commercial vehicles in industrial business zones." Council Member Selvena N. Brooks‑Powers is the sponsor. The council referred the bill to committee on December 4, 2025; votes are recorded as events but show no final passage yet. The bill requires DOT notice, outreach, and annual reporting and expires July 1, 2030. No safety impact assessment or note was provided with this filing.

• File Int 1494-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-12-04

Dec 4 - Int. 1494 creates curbside overnight parking in industrial business zones reserved for low‑ and zero‑emission commercial vehicles. DOT must notify community boards and council members and publish annual reports. No safety analysis provided.

"the department shall establish a program to implement a curbside overnight parking area for the exclusive use of commercial vehicles within each industrial business zone where the department determines such a program is feasible." -- Selvena N. Brooks-Powers

Int. 1494 (introduced Dec. 4, 2025) is in Committee. It was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 4, 2025, with a first vote scheduled that day. The measure quotes its purpose as 'A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of curbside overnight parking for low and zero emission commercial vehicles in industrial business zones and to provide for the repeal thereof.' Council Member Selvena N. Brooks‑Powers is the sponsor and authored the quoted language. The bill requires DOT to create and sign overnight curbside spaces for low/zero emission commercial vehicles, notify local boards, and report annually. No safety impact note or analysis was provided to assess effects on pedestrians, cyclists, or nearby residents.

• File Int 1494-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-12-04

Dec 4 - Int. 1494 creates curbside overnight parking in industrial business zones reserved for low‑ and zero‑emission commercial vehicles. DOT must notify community boards and council members and publish annual reports. No safety analysis provided.

Int. 1494 (introduced Dec. 4, 2025) is in Committee. It was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 4, 2025, with a first vote scheduled that day. The measure quotes its purpose as 'A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the creation of curbside overnight parking for low and zero emission commercial vehicles in industrial business zones and to provide for the repeal thereof.' Council Member Selvena N. Brooks‑Powers is the sponsor and authored the quoted language. The bill requires DOT to create and sign overnight curbside spaces for low/zero emission commercial vehicles, notify local boards, and report annually. No safety impact note or analysis was provided to assess effects on pedestrians, cyclists, or nearby residents.

• File Int 1494-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-12-04

Dec 3 - Officials unveiled NYC's 2026 snow plan in Queens. Crews, plows and brine will hit streets for a 5-7 inch storm. Sidewalks and bike lanes lacked explicit guarantees. Pedestrians and cyclists face the first risk.

Not a bill. No committee. Meeting held Dec. 1; story published Dec. 3, 2025. Matter quoted: "NYC snow preparedness plans for 2026 unveiled during Queens borough meeting." Borough President Donovan J. Richards hosted. Antonio Whitaker, assistant director at DSNY, presented the borough's winter preparedness plans for fiscal year 2026. Officials touted more plows, brine application, Bladerunner tracking and coordination with DOT, MTA and parks. General snow-removal preparedness may aid overall mobility, but without explicit commitments to clear sidewalks, crosswalks, and bike lanes, operations often prioritize car lanes and can hinder pedestrian and cyclist safety.

• NYC snow preparedness plans for 2026 unveiled during Queens borough meeting, AMNY, Published 2025-12-03

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

Nov 12 - Int 1457 would bar autonomous taxis until the Taxi and Limousine Commission creates a license. It keeps human drivers in cabs for now and forces rules on safety standards, insurance, trip reporting and medallion issuance. No safety impact note provided.

Bill Int 1457 is in Committee (Transportation and Infrastructure). Intro and agenda date: 2025-11-12; first vote listed 2025-11-12 13:25. It is titled: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the licensing and use of autonomous vehicles as taxis." Sponsored by Council Members Justin Brannan, Gale Brewer (primary), Selvena Brooks‑Powers, Mercedes Narcisse and Frank Morano. The bill bars licensing autonomous vehicles for hire until the Taxi and Limousine Commission establishes a specific autonomous‑taxi license and promulgates rules. It mandates safety standards, insurance, trip and revenue reporting, medallion issuance rules and vehicle standards. No safety impact note or analyst assessment was provided.

• File Int 1457-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-11-12

Oct 30 - Driver in a 2014 SUV crashed on Brookville Boulevard near Rockaway Boulevard in Queens. He suffered a bruise. Police recorded Passing Too Closely by the driver and Reaction to an Uninvolved Vehicle.

A 22-year-old man driving a 2014 SUV heading south on Brookville Boulevard near Rockaway Boulevard in Queens crashed at 10:48 a.m. The point of impact was the center front end, with damage to the right front bumper. The driver was conscious and reported a contusion. Another 22-year-old male occupant was listed with an unspecified injury. According to the police report, contributing factors were "Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle" and "Passing Too Closely." Police recorded Passing Too Closely by the driver. No pedestrians or cyclists were reported hurt.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4853763 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 29 - Int 1439-2025 orders NYPD to post at least one school crossing guard at every K–8 public and private school by Sept. 1, 2026. It pins children’s street crossings to police deployment at every school door.

Bill: Int 1439-2025. Status: Committee. Referred to Committee on Public Safety on Oct. 29, 2025; agenda and intro date Oct. 29, 2025; first votes recorded Oct. 29, 2025 (1:25–1:30 p.m.). The matter title: "A Local Law to amend the administrative code... requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade." The text states: "No later than September 1, 2026, the commissioner shall assign at least 1 school crossing guard to each public and private school..." Sponsored by Council Member Farah N. Louis with nine co-sponsors (Vernikov, Marte, Zhuang, Brooks-Powers, De La Rosa, Ung, Feliz, Stevens, Morano). The bill would require NYPD deployment of at least one crossing guard at every K–8 school citywide by the Sept. 1, 2026 deadline.

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

• File Int 1439-2025, NYC Council – Legistar, Published 2025-10-29

Oct 22 - Westbound at Exit 24A by Francis Lewis Boulevard, the sedan driver hit the pickup's rear. Police recorded Following Too Closely. A 24-year-old woman driver suffered neck pain.

Two westbound drivers collided at Belt Parkway Exit 24A by Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens at about 6:00 a.m. The driver of a Nissan sedan hit the rear of a 2017 Dodge pickup. Impact was to the sedan's center front and the pickup's left rear bumper. A 24-year-old woman driving the sedan was injured. She was conscious and reported neck pain. The 51-year-old pickup driver was listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, both vehicles were going straight when they crashed, and police recorded Following Too Closely. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851627 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 20 - On Laurelton Parkway in Queens, a driver rear-ended an SUV. Police recorded Following Too Closely. A 62-year-old woman driving suffered a head bruise and stayed conscious. Two others were listed with unspecified injuries. The SUV showed rear damage.

Two northbound vehicles crashed on Laurelton Parkway in Queens. A driver hit the rear of an SUV. According to the police report, both vehicles were “Going Straight Ahead,” and the SUV had “Center Back End” damage. Police recorded “Following Too Closely” by the driver. A 62-year-old woman who was driving was injured; the report notes a head contusion and that she was conscious. Two additional occupants are listed with “Unspecified” injuries. The crash involved a sedan and an SUV. One vehicle was registered in New York; the other in Florida. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851629 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 20 - Two drivers turned left and collided on South Conduit in Queens. A 37-year-old right-rear passenger suffered whiplash. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

A 37-year-old woman riding in the right rear seat was hurt when two drivers making left turns collided near 243-02 S Conduit Ave in Queens at 12:30 a.m. According to the police report, a westbound driver in a 2015 Nissan sedan turned left and his right front quarter hit the left side doors of another sedan that was also turning left. She suffered a neck injury and whiplash and was conscious at the scene. Police listed contributing factors for both drivers as “Unspecified.”

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4851199 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 10 - Three drivers going straight collided at Brookville Blvd and Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens just after midnight. Two drivers were hurt. Police recorded alcohol involvement and aggressive driving by drivers.

Drivers of two SUVs and a sedan, all going straight, collided at Brookville Blvd and Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens at 12:08 a.m. Two drivers were injured: a 21-year-old man with injuries to his entire body and a 71-year-old man with facial bleeding. A 48-year-old female driver’s injury status was listed as unspecified. "According to the police report, Alcohol Involvement and Aggressive Driving/Road Rage by drivers were recorded." No pedestrians or cyclists were involved.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848872 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Oct 6 - A driver in an SUV turned left at 242 St and 138 Ave and hit a 72-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered neck and internal injuries and was conscious. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction.

At 242 St and 138 Ave in Queens, a driver in an SUV making a left turn hit a 72-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection. The impact was to the vehicle's center front end. She suffered neck and internal injuries and was conscious. According to the police report, police recorded 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' by the driver. The driver, a 58-year-old woman, was licensed. No other contributing factors were noted. The crash occurred at 7:29 a.m. within the 116th Precinct.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4848171 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14

Sep 27 - A driver in an eastbound Lexus crashed on Francis Lewis Boulevard by the Belt Parkway. The front passenger and driver, both 51, were conscious with back pain and whiplash. Police recorded no driver errors.

A late-night crash injured a passenger and a driver on Francis Lewis Boulevard near the Belt Parkway in Queens. According to the police report, at 11:35 p.m. on Sept. 27, 2025, a 51-year-old driver and a 51-year-old front passenger in a 2021 Lexus sedan were injured and remained conscious, reporting back pain and whiplash. The driver was traveling east and going straight ahead. The report lists right rear bumper as point of impact and right front bumper damage. Police recorded no contributing factors or driver errors in the data for this crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846455 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-12-14