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A man crossed W 37th Street with the signal. An SUV turned left. The driver was distracted. The vehicle hit the pedestrian’s upper arm. The man was bruised but conscious. The street bore witness. Metal met flesh. The system failed.

A 41-year-old man was injured while crossing W 37th Street at 9th Avenue in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was crossing with the signal when a southbound SUV made a left turn and struck him, causing a contusion to his upper arm. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the primary contributing factor. The driver, a 68-year-old man licensed in New Jersey, was operating a 2019 Buick SUV. No injuries were reported for the vehicle occupants. The crash highlights the danger posed by driver distraction at intersections, even when pedestrians follow the signal.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4819717, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

City wants cars off 34th Street. Residents fear traffic will flood side streets. Bus riders crawl at five miles an hour. Officials tout safety gains from 14th Street. Tension rises between speed, safety, and neighborhood calm.

The New York Post (2025-06-08) reports that the city proposes restricting cars on 34th Street to create a busway between 3rd and 9th Avenues. Residents worry rerouted vehicles will jam local streets and worsen safety. Jessica Lavoie of the Murray Hill Neighborhood Association warns, "diverting traffic from this critical corridor onto narrow residential streets would lead to increased congestion, safety hazards, and diminished quality of life." The Department of Transportation aims to replicate the 14th Street busway, which "reduced congestion, sped up bus travel and curbed accidents." The article highlights the ongoing struggle to balance efficient transit, tunnel access, and neighborhood safety. No specific driver errors are cited, but the plan underscores the systemic risks of shifting car traffic onto residential blocks.

• City Eyes 34th Street Car Ban Plan, New York Post, Published 2025-06-08

Two cyclists collided at 8th Avenue. One man, 29, hit the pavement. His knee and foot scraped raw. The crash came fast. Improper passing and confusion cut through the rush. The street stayed busy. The wound stayed open.

Two male bicyclists crashed at 519 8th Avenue in Manhattan. One, age 29, suffered abrasions to his knee and foot. The other, age 24, wore a helmet and reported no specific injury. According to the police report, the crash involved 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' and 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion.' Both riders were traveling straight ahead before the collision. The report lists improper passing and confusion as contributing factors. The younger cyclist wore a helmet, as noted after the driver errors. No other vehicles were involved. The street saw another wound, another cyclist down.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4818588, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A cyclist turned left on Avenue of the Americas. He struck a woman crossing with the signal. She suffered a head injury. The crash happened in Manhattan. Police cite failure to yield and distraction. The street stayed busy. The danger stayed real.

A 20-year-old cyclist, heading west on West 30th Street, turned left onto Avenue of the Americas and struck a 46-year-old woman who was crossing with the signal. According to the police report, the pedestrian suffered a head contusion and remained conscious at the scene. The cyclist was not injured. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors. The crash highlights the risks faced by pedestrians, even when following signals, and underscores the consequences when drivers—cyclists included—fail to yield and pay attention.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4818095, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A taxi and a box truck turned wrong on West 35th. Metal struck metal. A 54-year-old driver took the blow in his shoulder. He felt pain and shock. The street held the weight of oversized steel and error.

A crash on West 35th Street in Manhattan involved a taxi and a box truck. One driver, age 54, suffered a shoulder injury and reported pain and shock. According to the police report, both vehicles were making right turns when the collision happened. The report lists 'Turning Improperly' and 'Oversized Vehicle' as contributing factors. Both drivers were licensed. The impact hit the taxi’s left front quarter panel and the truck’s left front bumper. No passengers or bystanders were reported injured. The data shows driver error—improper turning—at the center of this crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4817142, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A cyclist hit a pedestrian on Seventh Avenue. The woman suffered a facial injury. The crash happened in the afternoon. Police cited confusion as a factor. The street saw blood and pain. The city failed to keep them safe.

A crash on Seventh Avenue at West 40th Street in Manhattan left a 31-year-old woman injured. According to the police report, a cyclist traveling south struck the pedestrian, who was not at an intersection. The woman suffered an abrasion to her face. Police listed 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' as a contributing factor. The cyclist was unlicensed and riding straight ahead at the time of impact. No vehicle damage was reported. The report does not mention any other contributing factors. The incident highlights the dangers faced by pedestrians and cyclists on New York City streets.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4816473, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A box truck struck a taxi on West 36th Street. Both drivers hurt. One suffered a back injury. Police blamed driver distraction. Metal crumpled. Sirens wailed. The city’s danger showed its teeth again.

A crash unfolded at West 36th Street and Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. A box truck hit a taxi. According to the police report, both vehicles were heading north. Both drivers were injured. One driver, age 37, suffered a back contusion. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved. No helmet or signal issues are mentioned. The force of the impact damaged the center front of the truck and the rear of the taxi. The police report does not specify further details about the injuries or the sequence of events. The crash highlights the risks faced by all who travel New York’s streets.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4816462, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

Two SUVs crashed on West 36th Street near Seventh Avenue. One driver suffered a head injury. Police cite driver inattention. Metal twisted. Sirens cut the night. The street bore the mark of impact. Another routine failure in Manhattan traffic.

Two sport utility vehicles collided at West 36th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. According to the police report, the crash involved a southbound Volkswagen SUV and a northbound Ford SUV that was backing up. One driver, a 36-year-old man, sustained a head injury and reported whiplash. The other driver and two additional occupants were listed with unspecified injuries. The police report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as a contributing factor. No other driver errors were cited in the data. The report does not mention helmet or signal use as factors. The crash left both vehicles damaged at their center ends, underscoring the force of the collision.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4815969, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A bus hit a woman in the crosswalk on West 34th Street. She was walking with the signal. The impact left her bruised and bleeding from the face. Police cited driver inattention. The street stayed busy. The danger stayed real.

A 55-year-old woman was struck by a bus while crossing West 34th Street at Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was crossing with the signal at the intersection when the crash occurred. She suffered facial injuries, specifically a contusion, and remained conscious at the scene. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as the contributing factor in the crash. No other contributing factors were noted. The data does not mention any helmet or signal violations by the pedestrian. The collision highlights the risks pedestrians face, even when following traffic signals, in areas with heavy vehicle traffic.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4815438, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A sedan hit an e-scooter at unsafe speed on 8th Avenue near West 35th Street. The e-scooter driver suffered a bruised arm. Both vehicles moved north. Traffic control was ignored. The street stayed open. The city stayed dangerous.

A crash on 8th Avenue at West 35th Street in Manhattan left a 28-year-old e-scooter driver injured. According to the police report, both the sedan and the e-scooter were traveling north when the sedan struck the e-scooter. The e-scooter driver suffered a contusion to the arm. The report lists 'Unsafe Speed' and 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as contributing factors for both drivers. No other injuries were reported. The sedan sustained damage to its left side doors, while the e-scooter was hit at the center front end. The crash highlights the risks vulnerable road users face when drivers ignore speed limits and traffic signals.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4815620, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A sedan hit a woman crossing 8th Avenue at West 30th Street. She suffered a bruised leg. The driver failed to yield and was distracted. The street stayed busy. The crosswalk offered no protection. The car kept moving. The city did not stop it.

A 41-year-old woman was struck by a sedan while crossing 8th Avenue at West 30th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in a marked crosswalk with no signal when the crash occurred. She sustained a contusion to her lower leg and foot. The report lists 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as contributing factors. The driver, a 22-year-old man, was making a left turn in a Toyota sedan registered in New Jersey. The impact occurred at the left front bumper. The police report does not mention any contributing factors related to the pedestrian. The crash highlights the danger faced by people crossing city streets, even in marked crosswalks.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4814436, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

An SUV hit a cyclist on West 34th. The crash left the cyclist hurt, her leg scraped and bleeding. Police cite failure to yield. Metal met flesh. The street stayed busy. Another wound in Manhattan’s grid.

A collision occurred at West 34th Street in Manhattan involving a station wagon/SUV and a cyclist. The cyclist, a 22-year-old woman, suffered injuries to her knee, lower leg, and foot, with abrasions reported. According to the police report, the crash was caused by 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way.' The SUV was traveling straight ahead while the cyclist was making a U-turn. The point of impact was the left front bumper of the SUV and the right front of the bike. No injuries were reported for the SUV occupants. The police report lists only the driver’s failure to yield as a contributing factor.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4813485, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A woman crossing West 40th Street was struck by an e-scooter. She suffered a head abrasion. The scooter driver moved east, failed to use the lane properly. The street became a danger zone. The impact left the pedestrian hurt.

A 20-year-old woman was injured when an e-scooter struck her as she crossed West 40th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the crash occurred at 12:50 p.m. The pedestrian suffered a head abrasion. The driver, a 32-year-old man, was operating the e-scooter eastbound. The police report lists 'Passing or Lane Usage Improper' as a contributing factor. No other injuries were reported. The pedestrian was not at an intersection or crosswalk when hit. The report does not mention any helmet or signal use as a factor. The crash highlights the risk posed by improper lane usage on crowded city streets.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4813524, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A man on a bike hit a woman crossing West 45th Street. The cyclist moved too fast. The woman suffered a crushed leg. Shock followed. The street saw blood and pain. Speed turned routine movement into injury.

A crash occurred on West 45th Street in Manhattan. A 36-year-old man riding a bike struck a 33-year-old woman who was crossing the street. According to the police report, the cyclist was traveling at an unsafe speed. The pedestrian was not at an intersection or crosswalk when she was hit. She suffered crush injuries to her knee, lower leg, and foot, and was in shock at the scene. The police report lists 'Unsafe Speed' as the contributing factor. No other contributing factors were cited.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4813484, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A sedan hit a parked taxi on West 44th Street. One driver suffered a shoulder injury and shock. The crash left both vehicles damaged. Police listed no clear cause. The street stayed quiet, but the impact was hard.

A crash occurred on West 44th Street in Manhattan involving a Ford sedan and a parked Tesla taxi. According to the police report, the sedan struck the taxi's right rear bumper while traveling east. The sedan's driver, a 31-year-old man, suffered a shoulder injury and reported pain and shock. A 30-year-old female passenger in one of the vehicles was also involved but her injuries were unspecified. Both vehicles sustained bumper damage. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors or external causes were identified in the official data. No mention of helmet use or turn signals appears in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4811717, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A car hit a man crossing West 36th Street. The impact bruised his entire body. He stayed conscious. The crash happened away from the intersection. The car’s left front bumper struck him. Police list the cause as unspecified.

A 55-year-old man was injured when a car struck him on West 36th Street near Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was crossing the street, not at an intersection or marked crosswalk, when the vehicle traveling east hit him with its left front bumper. The man suffered contusions to his entire body but remained conscious. Police list the contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors are detailed in the report. The vehicle had two occupants. No further information about the driver or vehicle type is provided.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4810835, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

A sedan’s right-side doors struck a cyclist on Park Avenue. The impact left the cyclist injured, arm scraped, and partially ejected. Both vehicles moved east. The crash shows the danger when cars and bikes meet in Manhattan’s dense streets.

A crash on Park Avenue at East 42nd Street in Manhattan involved a sedan and a bicycle, both traveling east. According to the police report, the sedan’s right-side doors were damaged and the cyclist was injured, suffering abrasions to the arm and partial ejection. The report lists 'Other Vehicular' as a contributing factor for both drivers, highlighting a systemic failure rather than a single error. The cyclist was conscious after the crash. No specific driver action, such as failure to yield or distraction, was cited. The police report also notes 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' as a secondary factor. The incident underscores the risks faced by cyclists sharing space with cars on busy city streets.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4810043, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

Before dawn on West 43rd Street near Ninth Avenue, a taxi’s left side doors crumpled. The driver, a 64-year-old man, gripped his shoulder in pain. Sirens echoed through Manhattan as the city’s silence broke with the crash’s violence.

A crash occurred at 4:50 a.m. on West 43rd Street at Ninth Avenue in Manhattan involving a taxi and an unspecified vehicle. According to the police report, the incident involved 'Traffic Control Disregarded' as a contributing factor. The taxi’s left side doors were struck, injuring the 64-year-old male driver, who suffered upper arm and shoulder injuries and reported whiplash. Police listed no other contributing factors for the driver. No injuries were reported for the occupants of the other vehicle, which was not further identified in the report. The data does not mention helmet or signal use as factors in this crash.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4807588, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

The sound of metal met flesh at the intersection of West 36th Street and 9th Avenue. A 63-year-old man, crossing with the signal, was struck by an eastbound SUV making a left turn. His arm fractured, pain sharp and immediate.

According to the police report, a 2021 Toyota SUV traveling east on West 36th Street struck a 63-year-old male pedestrian at the intersection with 9th Avenue. The pedestrian was crossing with the signal when the collision occurred. He suffered a fracture and dislocation to his lower arm and hand. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as the contributing factor. The driver was licensed and remained at the scene. No mention of helmet or signal use was included in the report.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4806868, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14

Night air filled with the thud of metal as an SUV making a left turn hit a cyclist on West 30th Street near Ninth Avenue. The cyclist, a 30-year-old man, stayed conscious but suffered a bruised leg. Sirens echoed through Manhattan’s streets.

A collision occurred on West 30th Street at Ninth Avenue in Manhattan when a station wagon/SUV struck a bicyclist. According to the police report, the SUV was making a left turn while the cyclist was traveling straight. The 30-year-old male cyclist was injured, sustaining a contusion to his lower leg but remained conscious at the scene. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' and 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' as contributing factors in the crash. The cyclist was wearing a helmet, but helmet use was not cited as a factor in the incident. No injuries were reported for the SUV driver.

• Motor Vehicle Collisions – CrashID 4806097, NYC Open Data, Accessed 2025-06-14