• More than a dozen hurt after two MTA buses collide in Queens: NYPD, NY1, Published 2025-10-13

• Bronx man accused of chopping off dog owner’s fingers with machete arrested in Queens hit-and-run, NY Daily News, Published 2025-10-12

Oct 11 - A 60-year-old bicyclist was injured at Cross Bay Blvd and E 1 Rd in Queens. He was ejected and suffered a facial contusion. According to the police report, driver inattention and distraction were recorded.

At 7:54 a.m. on October 11, 2025, at Cross Bay Blvd and E 1 Rd in Queens, a 60-year-old man riding a bike was injured. He was ejected and suffered a facial contusion but was conscious. The report lists a single bike traveling north and going straight. Impact and damage were at the bike’s center front. According to the police report, “Driver Inattention/Distraction” was a contributing factor. Only a bicycle was listed among vehicles. Another person was recorded as a witness with no injuries specified. The data notes precinct 100 and ZIP 11693.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4849513 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

Oct 4 - A sedan driver turned right at W 11 Rd. A motorcyclist came straight. They collided. The rider flew off and was hurt. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and unsafe speed.

On Cross Bay Blvd at W 11 Rd in Queens, a sedan driver made a right turn as a motorcyclist traveled straight south. They collided. The 26-year-old rider was ejected, went into shock, and suffered an arm fracture/dislocation. According to the police report, the sedan driver was “Making Right Turn” and the motorcyclist was “Going Straight Ahead.” Police recorded “Traffic Control Disregarded” and “Unsafe Speed” as contributing factors. A 27-year-old male sedan driver and a 24-year-old female passenger were listed with unspecified injury status.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4847309 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

Sep 29 - Northbound Ford SUV crashed at Beach 209th Street in Queens at noon. The 84-year-old driver was hurt, bleeding from the leg. Front end smashed. Police recorded no contributing factors.

A driver in a 2021 Ford SUV crashed near Beach 209th Street in Queens at noon. The 84-year-old driver was injured, with a lower‑leg wound and minor bleeding. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured. According to the police report, the driver was heading north and the SUV had center front‑end damage. According to the police report, no contributing factors were recorded; officers did not list Failure to Yield, speeding, distraction, or impairment. Other vehicle details were marked unspecified.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4846743 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

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

Sep 26 - A pickup driver turned left on Newport Ave at Beach 119 St in Queens and hit a 64-year-old woman in the intersection. She suffered a head injury and stayed conscious. Police listed contributing factors as unspecified.

A driver in a pickup truck turned left on Newport Ave at Beach 119 St in Queens and hit a 64-year-old woman who was crossing the intersection. She suffered a head injury and was conscious. No other injuries were recorded. According to the police report, the driver was making a left turn, traveling east before the turn, and the point of impact was the center front end. The report lists the woman as a pedestrian at an intersection. The vehicle is recorded as a 2025 pickup with a licensed driver. The report cites contributing factors as “Unspecified,” and does not list driver errors such as failure to yield.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4845907 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

• Queens DA: Motorist arraigned after hit-and-run collision that left on-duty construction worker dead on Nassau Expressway, amny, Published 2025-09-21

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

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

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

• Queens teen with autism fatally struck by car after going missing from LI school, NY Daily News, Published 2025-09-05

Sep 4 - A westbound driver hit a stopped sedan on Rockaway Beach Blvd near Beach 149 St. The woman in the stopped car was injured. Back pain. Whiplash. Shock.

Two sedans were westbound on Rockaway Beach Blvd near Beach 149 St. The driver of a 2018 Jeep went straight ahead and hit the back of a stopped 2025 Chevy sedan. The crash injured the stopped driver, a 28-year-old woman. She reported back pain and whiplash and was in shock. According to the police report, the rear vehicle had center front-end damage and the stopped car had center back-end damage. Police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction and Unsafe Speed. The rear driver, a 19-year-old man, had no injuries listed.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4840953 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

Aug 29 - A southbound sedan hit a 6‑year‑old on Beach 108th. He suffered a head injury and stayed conscious. The car showed no damage. The driver was licensed. The street failed the child, not the child.

A southbound Honda sedan traveling straight struck a 6-year-old boy outside an intersection near Beach 108th Street in Queens. He sustained a head injury and was reported conscious. According to the police report, the pedestrian was “Crossing, No Signal, or Crosswalk” and the location was “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection.” The report lists driver contributing factors as “Unspecified,” and the vehicle showed “No Damage.” No specific driver errors were recorded, underscoring a system where a child on foot meets a moving car and loses.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4838593 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

Aug 15 - A northbound sedan turned right and hit a westbound teen on a bike in Queens. The boy went down. His leg was hurt. Police cite driver distraction. Metal wins. Flesh pays.

A sedan turning right collided with a westbound bicyclist at 33 Market St in Queens. The 15-year-old cyclist was injured in the leg. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” The driver’s listed pre-crash action was Making Right Turn, while the cyclist was Going Straight Ahead. These records point to driver error: inattention during a turning movement. Only after that does the data note the bicyclist’s equipment as None; the report does not tie that to causation. No other causes are listed.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4835740 - Crashes, Persons, Vehicles , NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-11-02

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

Aug 14 - Int. No. 1362 strips city definitions and benchmarks for protected bicycle lanes and protected bus lanes. It removes targets and accountability. The change will slow deployment of separated bike and bus infrastructure and erode safety and equity for pedestrians and cyclists.

Int. No. 1362 (filed Aug. 14, 2025; stage: SPONSORSHIP) was referred to 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 and repealing certain definitions in relation thereto." Council Member Robert F. Holden is the primary sponsor. Co-sponsors are Vickie Paladino, Joann Ariola, and Inna Vernikov. The bill repeals the definitions of "protected bicycle lane" and "protected bus lane" and removes benchmark requirements from the streets master plan. Safety analysts note that removing explicit benchmarks and definitions weakens accountability for building separated cycling and bus infrastructure, likely decreasing street equity and safety-in-numbers for pedestrians and cyclists.

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

Aug 13 - A driver struck a man crossing 155th Street near JFK. The driver fled. The man died at Jamaica Hospital. Police search for answers. Seventeen killed in Queens South this year. The toll climbs.

Gothamist (2025-08-13) reports a 52-year-old man was killed crossing 155th Street and South Conduit Avenue near JFK Airport at 2:30 a.m. The driver fled. Police said, "the driver hit the 52-year-old man as he crossed" and left the scene. No vehicle description was released. NYPD data shows 17 traffic deaths in Queens South this year, up from 13 last year. The incident highlights ongoing risks for pedestrians and the persistent issue of hit-and-run drivers in the area.

• Hit-And-Run Kills Pedestrian Near JFK, Gothamist, Published 2025-08-13

Aug 12 - A speeding car tore through Astoria. The driver struck two men at a coffee cart. All three died. Parked cars blocked sightlines. The street was narrow. Danger came fast and left devastation.

Streetsblog NYC (2025-08-12) reports an 84-year-old driver sped onto 42nd Street in Astoria, hitting two pedestrians and a coffee cart. The crash killed the driver and both men. Streetsblog notes, 'The block has several auto repair shops that leave cars parked all over the sidewalk, limiting visibility.' The article highlights the city's power to lower speed limits to 20 mph, granted by the state legislature, but points out that local officials did not mention this in their initial responses. The crash underscores the risks of speeding and poor street design.

• Speeding Driver Kills Two Pedestrians in Astoria, Streetsblog NYC, Published 2025-08-12