Where does Financial District-Battery Park City sit politically?

It belongs to borough [Manhattan](/borough/manhattan/), community board [Manhattan CB1](/community-board/101/), city council district [District 1](/council-district/1/), assembly district [AD 65](/assembly-district/65/) and state senate district [SD 27](/senate-district/27/).

What types of vehicles caused injuries and deaths to pedestrians in Financial District-Battery Park City?

**Cars and SUVs** caused 88 pedestrian injuries (2 serious). **Trucks and buses** caused 13 injuries (1 serious). **Motorcycles and mopeds** caused 3 injuries (1 serious). **Bikes** caused 11 injuries (none serious). No pedestrian deaths were recorded in the last three years.

Are these crashes just 'accidents'?

No. The steady toll of injuries and near-misses shows a pattern, not random chance. These are preventable events, shaped by policy and street design.

What can local politicians do to stop traffic violence?

They can set a default 20 mph speed limit, ban parking near crosswalks, expand daylighting, and push for safer street designs. Every delay leaves people at risk.

What has Council Member Marte done for street safety?

Marte co-sponsored a bill to ban parking near crosswalks, aiming to improve visibility and protect pedestrians.

How can I help make streets safer here?

Call your council member and demand a 20 mph speed limit, daylighting at every crosswalk, and urgent action on street redesigns.

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Financial District-Battery Park City traffic safety: 0 deaths, 141 injuries in 2025 year-to-date

Crash Map Explore recent crashes

Data as of 2025-12-08

Recent severe crashes

Head-on collision between cyclists on Brooklyn Bridge 2025-08-25T18:00:00+00:00
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Two cyclists collided head-on on the Brooklyn Bridge. A 36-year-old man suffered severe bleeding and upper-arm trauma. A 50-year-old woman suffered upper-arm trauma. Both riders were injured and recorded as treated.
According to the police report, a driver of an eastbound bike and a driver of a westbound bike were both going straight and struck front to front on the Brooklyn Bridge. A 50-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man were injured; both sustained upper-arm injuries and the 36-year-old had severe bleeding. The report lists contributing factors as Unspecified and provides no driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Improper Passing. No other vehicles were involved. Safety equipment is recorded as None for both riders, but the report names no rider error and cites no signals or helmets as causal factors.
Passenger opens door, injures 58-year-old cyclist 2025-08-14T09:35:00+00:00
LIBERTY ST
A passenger opened a right-side door on Liberty St. A 58-year-old man on a bike struck the door, was ejected and suffered severe lacerations to his arm. Police recorded passenger distraction as the contributing factor.
A 58-year-old man riding a bicycle southwest on Liberty St at South End Ave struck a right-side door and was ejected. He suffered severe lacerations to his elbow and lower arm. According to the police report, the contributing factor was "Passenger Distraction." Police recorded Passenger Distraction as the listed driver error. The report cites point of impact at the right-side doors and lists the bicyclist as injured and ejected. No other driver behaviors are cited in the report.
Taxi driver hits man on Wall 2025-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
WALL ST
A taxi driver turned left on Wall Street and hit a man in the crosswalk. The cab’s bumper caught his hip and leg. Night street. Cold stone. Another pedestrian down.
A taxi driver in a 2019 Cadillac making a left turn from Wall Street by Pearl Street hit a 41-year-old man who was crossing in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. The impact to the left front bumper left the pedestrian with a bruised hip and upper leg. According to the police report, the injured person was listed as a pedestrian at an intersection and was recorded as “Injured.” Police recorded “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as the contributing factor for the crash, and repeated it for both primary and secondary driver factors. Safety equipment for the pedestrian was listed as “None,” but only after driver distraction was cited.
Distracted driver slams parked SUV 2025-12-04T15:00:00+00:00
104 GREENWICH ST
On Greenwich Street a distracted driver rammed a parked SUV. Steel buckled. A 52-year-old woman behind the wheel took the hit and felt her back seize.
A driver in a pickup truck hit a parked SUV near 104 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan, injuring a 52-year-old woman who was driving the SUV. She reported back pain and whiplash, and police listed her as injured. Other occupants tied to the crash were recorded with unspecified injuries. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” Police recorded driver inattention by at least one driver, highlighting how a moment of distraction turned two parked vehicles into weapons and left a working driver hurt in the Financial District.
Distracted SUV driver hits woman 2025-12-02T06:50:00+00:00
RECTOR ST
On Rector Street a Jeep driver turned left and hit a woman crossing. Steel met flesh. Her body took the blow. Police logged distraction and bad lane use. The driver walked away unhurt.
A man driving a 2009 Jeep SUV east on Rector Street turned left toward Washington Street and hit a 41-year-old woman who was crossing outside an intersection. She suffered injuries to her entire body, reported pain and nausea, and police recorded that she was in shock. According to the police report, the crash listed “Driver Inattention/Distraction” and “Passing or Lane Usage Improper” as contributing factors for the driver, the vehicle’s registrant, and the injured woman. The driver reported no injury, and police recorded no damage to the SUV. The report does not record any additional contributing factors for the woman beyond her crossing location.

Worst Streets Brooklyn Bridge: 1 serious injury

2025-08-25
2025-08-06
2025-07-12

Dropped off vs. last year

FDR Drive
Fulton Street
Pearl Street

Carnage in Financial District-Battery Park City 7 Whiplash (Back)

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

▸ Severe Bleeding 1

▸ Severe Lacerations 1

▸ Concussion 2

▸ Whiplash 18

▸ Contusion/Bruise 18

▸ Abrasion 7

▸ Pain/Nausea 5

▸ Internal Injury 3

Data from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 8, 2025

Totals count people injured or killed.

Preventable Speeding 2,755 16+ offenders ↓29%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Financial District-Battery Park City

Data through 2025-12-08

2,755

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

Prev: 3,891 2024 year-to-date

↓29.2% vs 2024 year-to-date

Threshold

≥ 16

≥ 6: 7,110 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 9,010 2024 year-to-date
≥ 16: 2,755 (2025 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,891 2024 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 91% by Cars and Trucks ↓36%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Contact Assembly Member Grace Lee A 100

Assembly Member Grace Lee
District 65

Street Safety Record

A100

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Lee votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-17 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps 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.
Lee 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.
Lee votes yes to expand school speed cameras, boosting pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-16 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps 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.
Lee votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.

Email: leeg@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
Room 302, 64 Fulton St., New York, NY 10038
212-312-1420

Legislative Office:
Room 429, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-3640

Twitter: @AMGraceLee

Contact Council Member Christopher Marte A 100

Council Member Christopher Marte
District 1

Street Safety Record

A100

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

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 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 the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

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

Marte co-sponsors K–8 crossing guard mandate, improving child pedestrian safety citywide.
👍 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 the department of social services issuing replacement transit benefit cards
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Easier and low-cost replacement of reduced-fare transit cards maintains access to transit, supporting mode shift from driving and reducing traffic exposure risks for pedestrians and cyclists. The modest fee only after the first replacement limits barriers, so net effects on vulnerable road users are slightly positive via fewer cars and safety-in-numbers.

Email: District1@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
65 East Broadway, New York, NY 10002
212-587-3159

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1815, New York, NY 10007
212-587-3159

Twitter: @ChrisMarteNYC

Contact State Senator Brian Kavanagh A 100

State Senator Brian Kavanagh
District 27

Street Safety Record

A100

2025 year-to-date

Recent win: Extends provisions and makes technical corrections to school speed zones in NYC; repealer: Council passes

Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-13 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps 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.
Kavanagh 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.
Kavanagh votes yes to extend school speed zones, improving child pedestrian safety.
👍 Positive
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States · ↑ helps 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.
Kavanagh votes yes to exempt some employees from bus lane rules.
• Neutral
2025-06-12 · Vote · Open States
Senate and Assembly clear S 6815. MTA workers get a pass for driving in bus lanes while on duty. Law shields agency vehicles from tickets. Streets grow more crowded. Vulnerable users face more risk.