Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village: Traffic Crash Statistics

Recent severe crashes

1. Convertible Strikes Child Pedestrian at East 14th 2025-07-01T08:00:00+00:00
   645 E 14 ST
   A convertible hit a young boy crossing with the signal. He suffered a head injury and severe bleeding. The driver was in shock. The crash happened at East 14th in Manhattan.
   A convertible struck a male child pedestrian at the intersection of East 14th Street in Manhattan. The boy was crossing with the signal when he was hit. According to the police report, the child suffered a head injury and severe bleeding, and was found unconscious. The driver, a 25-year-old woman, was making a left turn and was in shock after the crash. The report lists 'Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion' and 'View Obstructed/Limited' as contributing factors. The driver was wearing a lap belt and harness. No driver-specific errors were listed in the report.
2. Taxi Turns Left, Strikes Woman Crossing 1st Avenue 2025-04-28T00:00:00+00:00
   1 AVE
   A taxi turned left on 1st Avenue. A woman crossed with the signal. Metal hit flesh. She fell, torn and bleeding. The driver stayed put. Blood marked the street.
   A taxi struck a 31-year-old woman as she crossed 1st Avenue at East 22nd Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, the woman was crossing with the signal when the taxi, making a left turn, hit her. She suffered severe lacerations and was in shock. The report lists 'Failure to Yield Right-of-Way' as a contributing factor. The driver remained at the scene. The crash left the pedestrian injured across her entire body.
3. Taxi chain crash injures two drivers 2025-12-07T03:10:00+00:00
   FDR DRIVE
   Four taxi drivers ran south on FDR Drive. One driver merged, cars hit, metal locked. A woman driver left hurt and unconscious. A man driver clutched his head in the dark.
   Four taxi drivers moved south on FDR Drive before dawn when a merging cab set off a chain crash. A 47-year-old woman driving one taxi was injured across her body and left unconscious. A 29-year-old male taxi driver suffered a head injury and reported pain. Other occupants, including rear-seat passengers, were listed but not marked injured. According to the police report, officers cited “Driver Inattention/Distraction” as a contributing factor. Police recorded driver inattention, not rider behavior, as the cause. No pedestrians or cyclists were involved, but the crash shows how distracted professional drivers can still turn a controlled highway into a live hazard for the people they carry.
4. Sedan driver rear-ends taxis, two hurt 2025-10-26T04:00:00+00:00
   510 E 23 ST
   Eastbound crash by 510 E 23rd. A sedan driver hit the back of taxis. A 22-year-old rear-seat passenger suffered neck pain. A 55-year-old driver was injured. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.
   Drivers of a sedan and two taxis crashed near 510 E 23 St in Manhattan. The sedan showed front-end damage. Both taxis took back-end hits. A 22-year-old right-rear passenger reported neck pain. A 55-year-old driver was also injured. According to the police report, one taxi was stopped in traffic while the sedan and the other taxi were going straight ahead, and police recorded Driver Inattention/Distraction. The report lists no other contributing factors for the injured people. The file does not describe a precise sequence.
5. Taxi rear-ends car on 1st Avenue 2025-08-23T05:00:00+00:00
   1 AVE
   Two drivers hurt at 1st Avenue and East 23rd. Taxi front crumples. Other car’s rear smashed. Both making a right. Sirens cut the morning. System failed the soft targets first, as always.
   According to the police report, two vehicles traveling northeast at 1st Avenue and East 23rd Street collided while both were making a right turn. The taxi struck the center back end of the other vehicle, crushing its front. Two male drivers were injured; one reported neck pain and whiplash. The report lists contributing factors as “Unspecified.” No specific driver errors such as Failure to Yield or Unsafe Speed were recorded in the data. The impact locations—taxi front to the other car’s rear—show a rear-end strike during a right-turn movement. No helmet or signal issues are cited in the report.