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How many people have been harmed on Brighton Beach streets since 2022?

From Jan 1, 2022 through Sept 5, 2025, NYC Open Data lists 834 crashes in Brighton Beach, with 401 people injured and 2 killed. One of the dead was a bicyclist and one was a pedestrian. Source: NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets.

Where do crashes cluster here?

Neptune Avenue and Brighton Beach Avenue are top hot spots for injuries and deaths in this neighborhood, according to the crash records summarized for this area. Source: NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets.

When are people most at risk?

Injuries spike around 5 PM, with late‑day hours seeing the highest counts in recent years for this area. Source: NYC Open Data Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets.

How were these numbers calculated?

We used NYC’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi‑nx95, Persons f55k‑p6yu, Vehicles bm4k‑52h4). We filtered for the Brighton Beach NTA (BK1303) and the date window 2022‑01‑01 to 2025‑09‑05, then counted crashes, injuries, and deaths, and reviewed time‑of‑day and location fields for local patterns. Data accessed Sept 5, 2025. You can open the datasets and apply the same filters starting [here](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

Brighton Beach traffic safety: 0 deaths, 163 injuries in 2025 year-to-date

Crash Map Explore recent crashes

Data as of 2025-12-08

Recent severe crashes

SUV Slams Parked Sedan on West End Avenue 2025-06-04T00:22:00+00:00
290 W END AVE
SUV struck parked sedan in Brooklyn. Driver suffered severe head lacerations. Police cite alcohol involvement. Streets remain hostile for all.
An SUV crashed into a parked sedan at 290 West End Avenue in Brooklyn. The SUV driver, a 42-year-old man, suffered severe head lacerations and was incoherent at the scene. According to the police report, alcohol involvement contributed to the crash. The sedan was unoccupied. No other injuries were reported. The report lists 'Alcohol Involvement' as a contributing factor. No mention of helmet or signal use appears in the data.
E-bike rider slams woman in crosswalk 2025-11-15T22:39:00+00:00
718 BANNER AVE
A man drove an e-bike down Banner Avenue and hit a 63-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at night. Her leg took the blow. Police recorded defective headlights. The rider stayed on his bike. No car. No help from the dark.
A 48-year-old man driving an e-bike east on Banner Avenue in Brooklyn hit a 63-year-old woman who was crossing in a marked crosswalk outside an intersection. She suffered a contusion to her lower leg and remained conscious at the scene. According to the police report, “Headlights Defective” was recorded as a contributing factor for the e-bike driver, for the injured pedestrian, and for a listed witness, along with “Unspecified.” Police documented center front-end impact and damage on the e-bike, consistent with a direct hit by the driver. No injuries were recorded for the e-bike driver or the witness, and no other vehicles were involved.
Three-Car Belt Parkway Crash Injures Driver 2025-10-29T17:00:00+00:00
BELT PARKWAY
Drivers of three westbound sedans collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn. A 40-year-old driver was injured with back pain. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction. Two drivers had rear damage; one had front-end impact.
Drivers of three westbound sedans collided on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn at 5 p.m. The driver of a 2015 BMW had center front-end impact. The drivers of a 2016 Ford and a 2012 Toyota had center back-end damage. A 40-year-old woman driving was injured; the report lists back injury and whiplash. A 16-year-old front passenger and other occupants were listed with unspecified injury status. According to the police report, "Driver Inattention/Distraction" was the contributing factor. That is the only cause recorded. No pedestrians or cyclists are listed in the data.
Driver Hits Woman in Brighton 6 Crosswalk 2025-10-23T19:40:00+00:00
BRIGHTON 6 ST
A driver in a 2023 Mazda SUV hit a 51-year-old woman in a marked crosswalk at Brighton 6 St and Brightwater Ct in Brooklyn. Police recorded failure to yield by the driver. She suffered leg injuries and pain.
A driver in a 2023 Mazda SUV traveled south on Brighton 6 Street and went straight. She hit a 51-year-old woman crossing in a marked crosswalk at Brightwater Court. According to the police report, the driver’s contributing factor was "Failure to Yield Right-of-Way." The woman reported pain and suffered injury to her lower leg and foot. She was listed as a pedestrian at the intersection, crossing with no signal. Police also recorded "Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion" after noting the driver’s failure to yield. The crash was logged in Brooklyn’s 60th Precinct under collision ID 4852102.
Taxi driver U-turn injures teen rider 2025-10-23T18:40:00+00:00
3225 CONEY ISLAND AVE
On Coney Island Ave, a taxi driver made a U-turn and collided with a 14-year-old on a motorized device. The teen was injured and in shock in Brooklyn traffic.
According to the police report, a taxi driver making a U-turn on Coney Island Avenue collided with a 14-year-old operating a motorized device near 3225 Coney Island Ave in Brooklyn. The teen driver sustained injuries to his entire body and reported whiplash; he was in shock. Police recorded “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” by drivers. The taxi showed damage to the left front quarter panel; the other vehicle had center-front damage. Both vehicles were traveling south, according to the report. The crash injured the vulnerable road user, not the driver in the taxi.

Worst Streets Ocean Parkway: 7 moderate injuries

2025-07-31
2025-04-23
2025-02-16

Dropped off vs. last year

Belt Parkway Ramp
Oceanview Avenue
3075 Coney Island Avenue

Carnage in Brighton Beach 7 Contusion/Bruise (Lower leg/foot)

Detailed breakdowns aren’t yet available for this year slice; totals below reflect the selected window.

▸ Severe Lacerations 1

▸ Concussion 2

▸ Whiplash 9

▸ Contusion/Bruise 11

▸ Abrasion 3

▸ Pain/Nausea 8

▸ Internal Injury 1

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025

Totals count people injured or killed.

Preventable Speeding 1,511 16+ offenders ↓57%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Brighton Beach

Data through 2025-12-08

1,511

Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2025 year-to-date

Prev: 3,532 2024 year-to-date

↓57.2% vs 2024 year-to-date

Threshold

≥ 16

≥ 6: 3,732 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 9,169 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16: 1,511 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,532 2024 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 94% by Cars and Trucks ↓18%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Contact Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny F 32

Assembly Member Alec Brook-Krasny
District 46

Street Safety Record

F32

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program

Brook-Krasny Opposes Safety-Boosting Speed Camera Program Reauthorization
👎 Negative
2025-06-23 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts grade
Eleven city lawmakers voted no on speed cameras. Their votes keep streets exposed. Pedestrians and cyclists lose a shield. Reckless drivers win. The city’s most basic defense—rejected. The toll will be measured in blood, not words.
Brook-Krasny votes no, opposing safer school speed zones for children.
👎 Negative
2025-06-17 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Brook-Krasny votes yes to weaken bus rules, increasing pedestrian and cyclist risk.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passed S 7785. The bill carves out large Mitchell-Lama housing from bus traffic rules. Lawmakers voted yes. The carve-out weakens enforcement. Streets grow less safe for people on foot and bike.
Brook-Krasny votes no, opposing a bill that would improve school zone safety.
👎 Negative
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
White Plains gets speed cameras near schools. Lawmakers move fast. Most vote yes. Cameras catch drivers who endanger kids. Program ends 2030. Streets may slow. Danger faces children every day.

Email: brook-krasnya@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
2002 Mermaid Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11224
718-266-0267

Legislative Office:
Room 529, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5434

Twitter: @AlecBrookKrasny

Contact Council Member Inna Vernikov A 88

Council Member Inna Vernikov
District 48

Street Safety Record

A88

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Vernikov leads primary sponsorship of K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Requiring at least one crossing guard at every K–8 school should reduce crash risk at school arrival/dismissal and may modestly encourage walking by families. The benefit is localized and time-limited, and does not replace the need for systemic street design changes, but it improves equity by covering all public and private schools.

From 2022

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade

Vernikov leads primary sponsorship of K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 1439-2025 would require the NYPD to assign at least one crossing guard to every public and private K–8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. It places an adult between traffic and children at arrival and dismissal, changing street interactions around schools.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Assigning crossing guards at all K–8 schools will reduce child pedestrian risk at peak times and can encourage walking to school, supporting safety-in-numbers. The effect is localized and time-limited and does not address broader street design, but it shifts responsibility toward driver compliance rather than vulnerable users.
City Requires Crossing Guard at Every K-8
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Council bill orders one crossing guard at every K-8 school by Sept. 1, 2026. The commissioner must assign guards to public and private schools. The law takes effect immediately. Children will cross with an adult on duty at peak times.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring a school crossing guard at each school enrolling students in kindergarten through eighth grade
👍 Positive
2025-10-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Requiring at least one crossing guard at every K–8 school should reduce crash risk at school arrival/dismissal and may modestly encourage walking by families. The benefit is localized and time-limited, and does not replace the need for systemic street design changes, but it improves equity by covering all public and private schools.

Email: District48@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
2401 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11229
718-368-9176

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1773, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7366

Twitter: @InnaVernikov

Contact State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton C 65

State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
District 23

Street Safety Record

C65

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Ye Shall Know Their Names! Meet the Dirty Dozen City Pols Who Voted Against Speed Camera Program

Scarcella-Spanton Opposes Safety-Boosting Speed Camera Reauthorization
👎 Negative
2025-06-23 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts grade
Eleven city lawmakers voted no on speed cameras. Their votes keep streets exposed. Pedestrians and cyclists lose a shield. Reckless drivers win. The city’s most basic defense—rejected. The toll will be measured in blood, not words.
Scarcella-Spanton Opposes Congestion Pricing Citing Health Safety Concerns
👍 Positive
2025-06-18 · Leadership · Brooklyn Paper · ↑ helps grade
Congestion pricing cuts traffic jams across Manhattan and the metro. Streets clear. Delays drop. Fewer cars mean more space for people. The city breathes. Vulnerable road users gain ground. Data shows real relief, not empty promises.
Scarcella-Spanton votes no, opposing safer school speed zones for children.
👎 Negative
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States · ↓ hurts grade
Senate passes S 8344. School speed zone rules in New York City get extended. Lawmakers make technical fixes. The bill keeps pressure on drivers near schools. Streets stay a little safer for kids.
Scarcella-Spanton votes yes in committee, boosting street safety by curbing repeat speeders.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps grade
Senate backs S 4045. Repeat speeders face forced installation of speed assistance tech. Eleven points or six camera tickets triggers action. Law targets reckless drivers. Streets may get safer for those outside the car.