Manhattan Community Board 4: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Taxi driver injures pedestrian on West 42nd Street 2025-10-09T14:27:00+00:00
   W 42 ST
   A taxi driver hit a 33-year-old man on West 42nd Street near 12th Avenue. The right front bumper took the blow. He bled and stayed conscious. Two rear-seat passengers were hurt. The 70-year-old driver suffered a head injury.
   A taxi driver traveling west on West 42nd Street in Manhattan hit a 33-year-old pedestrian. The man suffered leg injuries and minor bleeding but was conscious. Two rear-seat passengers, a 61-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman, were injured. The 70-year-old driver sustained a head injury and was listed unconscious. According to the police report, the taxi’s travel direction was “West,” the “point of impact” was “Right Front Bumper,” and the pedestrian location was “Not at Intersection” with action “Not in Roadway.” Contributing factors were recorded as “Unspecified.” No specific driver error was listed in the report.
2. Box Truck Strikes Pedestrian on 9th Avenue 2025-04-04T03:10:00+00:00
   9 AVE
   A box truck hit a man head-on near West 40th. Steel crushed his skull. He died in the street before dawn. The truck kept moving. No driver errors listed. The city stayed dark.
   A 39-year-old man was killed when a box truck struck him head-on on 9th Avenue near West 40th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the pedestrian was in the roadway, not at an intersection, when the truck hit him. He suffered fatal head injuries and died at the scene. The driver, a 75-year-old man, was not injured. The police report lists all contributing factors as 'Unspecified.' No driver errors such as failure to yield or distraction were recorded in the data.
3. Taxi passenger door injures e-bike rider 2025-11-22T13:55:00+00:00
   358 W 44 ST
   On West 44th a taxi sat in traffic. A door swung open into the lane. A young man on an e-bike hit hard and flew. He hit the pavement arm first. Blood on the street. The cab rolled nowhere. The hurt stayed.
   A crash on West 44th Street in Manhattan injured a 21-year-old e-bike rider and involved a 35-year-old taxi driver and a 68-year-old taxi passenger. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Passing or Lane Usage Improper.” Police recorded improper passing or lane usage by people in the taxi and on the e-bike. Data show the taxi driver stopped in westbound traffic while the e-bike rider traveled west and passed, with impact at the taxi’s right-side doors. The e-bike rider was ejected and suffered severe bleeding and an elbow and lower-arm injury. The report lists the taxi passenger and driver as not ejected and with no reported bodily injury. After the driver errors, the data note no safety equipment for the e-bike rider.
4. Porsche slams BMW at W 16 and 9th 2025-08-23T03:38:00+00:00
   W 16 ST
   Two sedans met hard at W 16 St and 9th Ave. Metal tore. Glass flew. A passenger bled from the face. The BMW driver hurt. The Porsche driver listed uninjured. Police note alcohol and other vehicular factors. Night streets took the hit.
   Two sedans collided at W 16 St and 9 Ave in Manhattan. The eastbound Porsche struck the right side of a southbound BMW. A 27-year-old female front passenger suffered severe facial lacerations. The 27-year-old male BMW driver reported pain. The 31-year-old female Porsche driver was listed uninjured. According to the police report “contributing factors” were “Other Vehicular” and “Alcohol Involvement.” Driver errors cited include Alcohol Involvement. The BMW showed right-side damage; the Porsche showed front-end damage. No pedestrians or cyclists were listed among the injured. The records identify both drivers as licensed.
5. Teen Pedestrian Severely Cut Near 10th Avenue 2025-08-14T12:23:00+00:00
   W 50 ST
   A 15-year-old boy suffered severe lower-leg lacerations on W 50th Street near 10th Avenue beside a standing vehicle. He was conscious at the scene.
   According to the police report, “the only vehicle listed was a "Standing S," and the teen suffered severe lower-leg lacerations.” A 15-year-old male pedestrian is recorded injured, with wounds to the knee, lower leg and foot and a complaint of severe lacerations. The crash occurred midblock on West 50th Street near 10th Avenue. Police recorded no driver errors or contributing factors in the file. Vehicle data lists zero occupants and no driver details. The teen was conscious at the scene and the record contains no further causal findings.