Blood on Beach Channel: Precinct 100’s Silence Is Deadly
Precinct 100: Jan 1, 2022 - Jun 4, 2025
The Numbers Behind the Blood
Four dead. Six seriously hurt. In Precinct 100, from 2022 to June 2025, the numbers do not lie. Four people lost their lives. Six more were left with injuries that will not heal. Nearly 500 people injured. The wounds are not just numbers. They are broken bodies, empty chairs, and families left waiting for someone who will not come home.
Pedestrians take the brunt. Cars and SUVs killed three. Trucks and buses killed none. Cyclists and children are not spared. In the last year alone, 145 people were hurt in 277 crashes. Four were left with injuries so severe they may never walk the same. The pain is spread across every age: children, the old, the young who thought they had time.
The Crashes Keep Coming
The headlines do not stop. A cyclist struck on Beach Channel Drive. A pedestrian crossing with the signal, crushed by an SUV. A driver, drunk and speeding, dead at the wheel. Each story is the same. Metal meets flesh. The road runs red. The city moves on.
What Has Been Done—And What Has Not
The city has tools. Speed cameras. Lower speed limits. Laws like Sammy’s Law let New York set its own speed. But the power means nothing if it is not used. Precinct 100 can enforce the law. They can ticket speeders, crack down on reckless drivers, and watch the corners where people die. They can make it stop. But only if they act.
Local leaders talk of Vision Zero. They promise safer streets. But promises do not stop cars. Action does. Every day of delay is another day someone does not come home.
What You Can Do
Do not wait for the next siren. Call your council member. Demand lower speed limits. Demand enforcement. Demand that the police in Precinct 100 use every tool they have. Do not let another family join the list.
Citations
▸ Citations
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4793676, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-04
▸ Other Geographies
It contains Queens CB84, Rockaway Beach-Arverne-Edgemere, Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel, Jacob Riis Park-Fort Tilden-Breezy Point Tip.
▸ See also
Traffic Safety Timeline for Police Precinct 100
Sedan Hits Passenger on Rockaway Beach Blvd▸A sedan traveling west on Rockaway Beach Boulevard struck its front passenger. The 23-year-old male occupant suffered knee and lower leg abrasions. The driver was cited for unsafe speed. The passenger was conscious and restrained by a lap belt.
According to the police report, a 2004 Chrysler sedan traveling west on Rockaway Beach Boulevard crashed, impacting the front passenger. The 23-year-old male occupant sustained abrasions to his knee and lower leg but was not ejected and remained conscious. The driver, a licensed female from New York, was cited for unsafe speed, which contributed to the crash. The passenger was restrained by a lap belt. The report lists no other contributing factors or driver errors. Vehicle damage was centered on the front end, specifically the right front bumper.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4494333,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
Sedan Demolished on Cross Bay Boulevard▸A 25-year-old female driver crashed her sedan going south on Cross Bay Boulevard. The vehicle was demolished on impact. She suffered internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious. Unsafe speed was cited as a contributing factor.
According to the police report, a 25-year-old female driver was injured in a crash on Cross Bay Boulevard. She was driving a 2011 Infiniti sedan southbound when the vehicle was demolished on impact. The driver sustained internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious after the collision. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor to the crash. The driver was wearing a lap belt and harness and was not ejected from the vehicle. No other contributing factors or victim errors were noted in the report.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491330,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A sedan traveling west on Rockaway Beach Boulevard struck its front passenger. The 23-year-old male occupant suffered knee and lower leg abrasions. The driver was cited for unsafe speed. The passenger was conscious and restrained by a lap belt.
According to the police report, a 2004 Chrysler sedan traveling west on Rockaway Beach Boulevard crashed, impacting the front passenger. The 23-year-old male occupant sustained abrasions to his knee and lower leg but was not ejected and remained conscious. The driver, a licensed female from New York, was cited for unsafe speed, which contributed to the crash. The passenger was restrained by a lap belt. The report lists no other contributing factors or driver errors. Vehicle damage was centered on the front end, specifically the right front bumper.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4494333, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15
Sedan Demolished on Cross Bay Boulevard▸A 25-year-old female driver crashed her sedan going south on Cross Bay Boulevard. The vehicle was demolished on impact. She suffered internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious. Unsafe speed was cited as a contributing factor.
According to the police report, a 25-year-old female driver was injured in a crash on Cross Bay Boulevard. She was driving a 2011 Infiniti sedan southbound when the vehicle was demolished on impact. The driver sustained internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious after the collision. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor to the crash. The driver was wearing a lap belt and harness and was not ejected from the vehicle. No other contributing factors or victim errors were noted in the report.
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Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491330,
NYC Open Data,
Accessed 2025-06-15
A 25-year-old female driver crashed her sedan going south on Cross Bay Boulevard. The vehicle was demolished on impact. She suffered internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious. Unsafe speed was cited as a contributing factor.
According to the police report, a 25-year-old female driver was injured in a crash on Cross Bay Boulevard. She was driving a 2011 Infiniti sedan southbound when the vehicle was demolished on impact. The driver sustained internal injuries to her abdomen and pelvis and was semiconscious after the collision. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as a contributing factor to the crash. The driver was wearing a lap belt and harness and was not ejected from the vehicle. No other contributing factors or victim errors were noted in the report.
- Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4491330, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-15