SoHo-Little Italy-Hudson Square: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Cyclist Killed in Broome Street Truck Crash 2025-05-01T10:13:00+00:00
   BROOME ST
   A cyclist died on Broome Street. A box truck and SUV were involved. The impact was fatal. No driver errors listed. The city’s streets claimed another life.
   A 44-year-old male cyclist was killed in a crash involving a box truck and an SUV on Broome Street at Centre Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the cyclist suffered fatal head and internal injuries after being ejected. The crash involved a box truck traveling west and an SUV that was parked. No driver errors or contributing factors were listed in the report. The cyclist’s safety equipment was unknown. The deadly impact highlights the vulnerability of those on bikes amid heavy vehicles.
2. Motorcycle driver hits 82-year-old at 449 Broadway 2025-10-04T13:30:00+00:00
   449 BROADWAY
   A motorcycle driver traveling south hit an 82-year-old man at 449 Broadway. The impact was to the front of the bike. The man suffered head wounds and severe lacerations. The driver was also hurt.
   An 82-year-old man was hit by a motorcycle driver at 449 Broadway in Manhattan. The driver was traveling south and going straight through the intersection when he struck the man with the front of the bike. The pedestrian suffered head injuries and severe lacerations. The driver sustained a bruised hip and leg. According to the police report, the motorcycle was "Going Straight Ahead," the point of impact was the "Center Front End," and officers listed "Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion" as contributing factors. The report did not record a specific driver error.
3. Taxi strikes cyclist on Mercer and Houston 2025-08-20T12:11:00+00:00
   MERCER ST
   A taxi drove south and hit a westbound cyclist at Mercer and West Houston. The crash cut her leg. She stayed conscious. The car kept its nose clean; her body paid. A control was ignored. Streets turned sharp and small.
   A southbound taxi and a westbound cyclist collided at Mercer St and W Houston St in Manhattan. The 31-year-old bicyclist suffered severe leg lacerations and was conscious. According to the police report, the contributing factor was “Traffic Control Disregarded.” The data shows the taxi’s center front hit the bike’s left front, indicating the motorist drove straight into the cyclist’s path. These are driver errors that endanger people outside the car. Only after those failures does the record note the cyclist listed “None” for safety equipment, which did not cause the crash.
4. Distracted Drivers Strike Elderly Woman at Lafayette and Grand 2025-02-21T13:17:00+00:00
   LAFAYETTE ST
   Steel shrieked at Lafayette and Grand. Two Toyotas collided. A 67-year-old woman crossing the intersection fell, her leg torn open. Blood pooled. Drivers licensed, but distraction ruled. She left with pain and silence, flesh split by careless hands.
   A 67-year-old woman was seriously injured at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Grand Street in Manhattan when two Toyotas, a sedan and an SUV, collided. According to the police report, both vehicles were traveling south and 'struck' at the corner, resulting in the woman being knocked down with 'severe lacerations' to her lower leg. The report explicitly cites 'Driver Inattention/Distraction' and 'Driver Inexperience' as contributing factors. Both drivers were licensed and remained at the scene. The pedestrian was crossing at the intersection when the crash occurred. The police report does not list any pedestrian behavior as a contributing factor. The focus remains on driver distraction and inexperience, which led to the violent impact and left the woman with lasting injuries.
5. Houston Street driver cuts across cyclist 2025-11-25T09:35:00+00:00
   E HOUSTON ST
   On East Houston at Mulberry, a westbound sedan driver cut across a woman on a bike. She went down hard, arm torn and burning. Police recorded driver failure to yield and distraction.
   A westbound driver in a 2025 Lucid sedan on East Houston Street at Mulberry Street in Manhattan changed lanes across a cyclist traveling straight in the same direction. The 31-year-old woman on the bike suffered abrasions to her elbow and lower arm and stayed conscious at the scene. According to the police report, officers recorded “Failure to Yield Right-of-Way” and “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as contributing factors, both attributed to the driver. The data notes damage to the sedan’s right rear quarter panel. No other injuries are listed in the report.