Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
Crash Narratives
Downtown Brooklyn goes loud in a week of serious injury
May 20–27: two crashes in Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill. Two people suffered serious injuries.
May 20–27, Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill saw two crashes and two serious injuries. This is a normally quiet area. It has now fired four times in the last 90 days.
On May 26 near 457 Atlantic Avenue, police recorded aggressive driving and road rage. A driver hit a 32-year-old pedestrian. The man suffered a leg and foot injury with severe bleeding. On May 27 on the BQE, an unsafe lane change sent an 18-year-old passenger unconscious with a head injury. State lawmakers can move the Stop Super Speeders Act S4045C/A2299C to rein in repeat dangerous drivers.
- 2 crashes in last 7 days
- 2 serious injuries
- On the BQE, a driver changed lanes unsafely and hit another sedan. An 18-year-old front passenger suffered a head injury and was reported unconscious, with pain or nausea.
- Police recorded aggressive driving/road rage when a driver hit a 32-year-old pedestrian near 457 Atlantic Avenue. The man suffered a knee/lower-leg/foot injury with severe bleeding.
Left-turning driver slams motorcyclist
A driver making a left turn hit a 49-year-old motorcyclist on Atlantic Avenue at Nevins Street. The rider was ejected and suffered a knee/lower-leg/foot fracture and dislocation.
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill: Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for Downtown Brooklyn-Dumbo-Boerum Hill 347 crashes • 1 deaths
About these crash totals
Counts come from NYC police crash reports (NYPD Motor Vehicle Collisions on NYC Open Data). We sum all crashes, injuries, and deaths for this area across the selected time window shown on the card. Injury severity follows DOT's KABCO definitions mapped from the NYPD Person table (injury status, injury type, and injury location).
- Crashes: number of police‑reported collisions (all road users).
- All injuries: people with any reported injury (KABCO A/B/C or generic "injured").
- Moderate / Serious: suspected minor + suspected serious injuries (KABCO B + A).
- Deaths: killed or apparent death reported by police (KABCO K).
Change badges (arrows and percentages) compare the selected window with the same period last year whenever we have enough history. The “From 2022” view shows totals across the full span since 2022. When a comparison window isn’t available the badge shows an em dash.
Notes: Police reports can be corrected after initial publication. We cannot verify "death within 30 days" or hospital outcomes, so small differences from DOT totals are possible. Minor incidents without a police report are not included.
CloseCaught Speeding in Downtown Brooklyn-Dumbo-Boerum Hill RUN1724 — 193 times
- 193 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsGA RUN1724 · 2020 Black BMW MpCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (82), Prospect Heights (15), and Spring Creek-Starrett City (13).
- 182 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KZF9054 · 2023 Black Mitsubishi SuburbanCaught here 2 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: East New York-New Lots (12), Crown Heights (North) (10), and Bedford Park (9).
- 164 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LHW6019 · 2024 Gray Toyota SedanCaught here 3 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (13), East New York-New Lots (8), and Ocean Hill (8).
- 160 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KXH2766 · 2022 Gray Kia SedanCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Tompkinsville-Stapleton-Clifton-Fox Hills (36), Mariner's Harbor-Arlington-Graniteville (29), and West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill (15).
- 157 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LFB3565 · 2023 Black Chrys SuburbanCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) (15), Crown Heights (North) (14), and East New York (North) (11).
About this list
This ranks vehicles caught speeding in this area during the latest 12-month window by the number of NYC school-zone speed-camera violations they received anywhere in the city during that same window.
Camera violations are issued by NYC DOT’s program. Counts reflect issued tickets and may omit dismissed or pending cases. Plate text is shown verbatim as recorded.
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