What happened at Atlantic Avenue and Elton Street on Sep 1, 2025?

Two people on a Harley‑Davidson motorcycle were killed in a collision with a northbound SUV making a left turn at Atlantic Avenue and Elton Street in Cypress Hills. The crash was recorded just after 8 PM. [Source](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

How bad is traffic violence in Cypress Hills during this period?

From Jan 1, 2022 through Sep 6, 2025, there were 1,456 crashes, injuring 833 people and killing 3. In the last 12 months, there were 3 deaths and 253 injuries. [Source](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

Where are the local hotspots?

Atlantic Avenue is linked to 2 deaths in this period. Crescent Street shows 3 serious injuries. These locations appear repeatedly in the records. [Source](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

Which fixes are on the table locally?

The Council’s universal daylighting push would ban parking near crosswalks to improve visibility, which Council Member Sandy Nurse called “proven” and “effective.” Nighttime targeting at repeat hotspots aligns with when injuries spike. [City & State](https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/07/nyc-council-progressive-caucus-make-push-universal-daylighting-2025/407107/) [NYC Open Data](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

How were these numbers calculated?

We used NYC’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets (Crashes h9gi‑nx95, Persons f55k‑p6yu, Vehicles bm4k‑52h4), filtered to the Cypress Hills NTA (BK0501) for 2022‑01‑01 through 2025‑09‑06. We counted total crashes, injuries, deaths, serious injuries, modes, locations, and hourly distributions from those records. Data were accessed Sep 6, 2025. You can explore the base crash dataset [here](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95).

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Cypress Hills: Traffic Crash Statistics

Atlantic and Elton: two lives lost on a hard strip of Atlantic Avenue

May 21, 2026 - Police recorded unsafe speed after a driver slammed into a parked sedan on Highland Boulevard. The 26-year-old driver and a 28-year-old passenger were left unconscious and injured.

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Crash Counter for Cypress Hills 164 crashes • 0 deaths

Crashes: 164

All Injuries: 88

Moderate: 21

Serious: 6

Deaths: 0

Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 1, 2026

Caught Speeding in Cypress Hills KXM7078 — 247 times

247 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY KXM7078 · 2022 Gray Ford Pickup
Caught here 4 times in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: East New York-New Lots (23), Crown Heights (North) (19), and Concourse-Concourse Village (15).
190 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NC 7M6148 · 2020 Black Harle Motorcycle
Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Ozone Park (61), Howard Beach-Lindenwood (52), and Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel (35).
182 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY KZF9054 · 2023 Black Mitsubishi Suburban
Caught here 4 times in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: East New York-New Lots (12), Crown Heights (North) (10), and Bedford Park (9).
177 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY LVP1921 · 2022 Gray Chevrolet Sedan
Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Breezy Point-Belle Harbor-Rockaway Park-Broad Channel (36), South Ozone Park (14), and Soundview-Clason Point (12).
164 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY LHW6019 · 2024 Gray Toyota Sedan
Caught here 2 times in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (13), East New York-New Lots (8), and Ocean Hill (8).

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Driver sped into parked car on Highland 2026-05-21T23:45:00+00:00
HIGHLAND BLVD
Police recorded unsafe speed after a driver slammed into a parked sedan on Highland Boulevard. The 26-year-old driver and a 28-year-old passenger were left unconscious and injured.
According to the police report, a driver going straight on Highland Boulevard in Brooklyn hit a parked 4-door sedan around 11:45 p.m. Police recorded unsafe speed. The 26-year-old driver was injured and listed as unconscious, with a contusion/bruise. A 28-year-old front-seat passenger was injured and listed as unconscious, with a complaint of pain or nausea.
Driver pulls from parking, hits 71-year-old 2026-05-12T09:40:00+00:00
307 NICHOLS AVE
A driver starting from parking hit a 71-year-old woman as she crossed near 307 Nichols Avenue. She suffered internal injuries and trauma to her knee and lower leg.
According to the police report, a 23-year-old man driving a 2022 Toyota RAV4 started from parking near 307 Nichols Avenue in Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct and hit a 71-year-old woman who was crossing. Police recorded internal injury and knee/lower-leg/foot trauma for the pedestrian. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Two SUV drivers crash, men hurt 2026-01-21T20:05:00+00:00
ARLINGTON AVE
Two SUV drivers went straight and collided on Arlington Ave near Bradford St. One driver suffered severe lacerations; the other had crush injuries. A 13-year-old passenger was also hurt.
According to the police report, two drivers in SUVs were traveling straight when they collided on Arlington Ave at Bradford St in Brooklyn on Jan. 21, 2026, around 8:05 p.m. A 25-year-old driver had severe lacerations and a 20-year-old driver had crush injuries. A 13-year-old front-seat passenger had severe lacerations. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Driver backed up, hurt 4 people 2026-05-04T15:40:00+00:00
HIGHLAND BLVD
On Highland Boulevard by Heath Place, a driver backed unsafely and left four people injured. Police also recorded following too closely.
According to the police report, this crash happened Monday afternoon near Highland Boulevard and Heath Place in Brooklyn. Police recorded backing unsafely and following too closely. A 37-year-old driver reported back injury and whiplash, and passengers ages 39 and 57 reported neck or back injuries and whiplash. A 58-year-old driver was also listed as injured.
Moped rider turns left, hits sedan 2026-04-24T02:20:00+00:00
CRESCENT ST
At 2:20 a.m. on Crescent Street, a moped rider making a left turn hit a sedan going straight. The moped rider suffered a knee and lower-leg abrasion.
According to the police report, a 2025 moped and a 2015 sedan collided around 2:20 a.m. on Crescent Street in Brooklyn. Police said the sedan driver was going straight ahead when the moped rider made a left turn and hit the sedan. The moped rider, a 23-year-old man, was injured, with a knee/lower-leg abrasion recorded.

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Carnage in Cypress Hills 3 Whiplash (Neck)

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▸ Crush Injuries 1

▸ Severe Lacerations 2

▸ Internal Injury 1

▸ Whiplash 8

▸ Contusion/Bruise 6

▸ Abrasion 5

▸ Pain/Nausea 1

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Crashes by Hour in Cypress Hills 7 PM • 13 injuries ↑117%

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Who is getting hurt? Kids 7 injuries ↓12% Seniors 6 injuries ↓25%

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Crashes with injuries cost much more because the method includes things like lost work, medical care, and long-term harm. NHTSA says crash costs include "lost productivity, medical, legal and court costs, emergency service, insurance administration, congestion, property damage, and workplace losses."

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Preventable Speeding 1,164 16+ offenders ↓67%

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1,164

Preventable tickets (≥16) — 2026 year-to-date

Prev: 3,571 2025 year-to-date

↓67.4% vs 2025 year-to-date

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≥ 6: 3,070 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 8,772 2025 year-to-date
≥ 16: 1,164 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,571 2025 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 95% by Cars and Trucks →0%

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Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Assembly Member Erik Dilan B (84)

Assembly Member Erik Dilan
District 54

Assembly 54

Street Safety Record

B (84)

2026 year-to-date

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

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Email: dilane@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
366 Cornelia St., Brooklyn, NY 11237
718-386-4576

Legislative Office:
Room 526, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5821

Twitter: @edilan37

Community Board Contact Alice Lowman —

Community Board Contact Alice Lowman

District 305

Email: bk05@cb.nyc.gov

Council Member Sandy Nurse A (100)*

Council Member Sandy Nurse
District 37

Council 37

Street Safety Record

A (100)*

2026 year-to-date

Recent win: Brooklyn's Broadway to See Major Upgrades

Nurse Praises Safety Boosting Broadway Repave and Upgrades
👍 Positive
2026-05-07 · Leadership · BKReader · ↑ helps grade
DOT says it will spend $1.85M to rebuild Broadway from Flushing Ave to Eastern Pkwy. The plan pairs new asphalt with curb extensions, sidewalk repairs, and some raised crosswalks.
Nurse primarily sponsors bill banning NYPD weaponized robots, with no safety impact.
• Neutral
2026-04-30 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Nurse primarily sponsors bill banning NYPD weaponized robots, with no safety impact.
Nurse co-sponsors NYPD crash and speeding maps bill, boosting safety.
👍 Positive
2026-03-10 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int 0780-2026 targets NYPD speeding and crash secrecy. It orders daily public maps of where department vehicles speed and where they collide. The bill now sits in committee.
Nurse co-sponsors DOT street design study bill with neutral safety impact.
• Neutral
2026-01-29 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Int 0057-2026 sends DOT to study street design to curb commercial vehicles in residence districts. It moved to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Jan. 29, 2026.

Email: district37@council.nyc.gov

District Office:
1945 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-642-8664

Legislative Office:
250 Broadway, Suite 1754, New York, NY 10007
212-788-7284

Twitter: @SandyforCouncil

State Senator Julia Salazar A (93)*

State Senator Julia Salazar
District 18

Senate 18

Street Safety Record

A (93)*

2026 year-to-date

Recent win: Establishes in the city of New York a bicycle lane safety program to enforce certain restrictions on the use of bicycle lanes and/or protected bicycle lanes by means of bicycle lane photo devices

Salazar co-sponsors bike lane photo enforcement bill, boosting street safety.
👍 Positive
2026-05-15 · Sponsor · Open States · ↑ helps grade
S 10459 would create a bicycle lane safety program in New York City using photo devices. It targets vehicles that use bike lanes and protected bike lanes. It aims to clear space where cyclists ride.
Salazar Urges Ban on Surge Pricing and 100% Accessible AVs
👍 Positive
2026-02-19 · Leadership · AMNY · ↑ helps grade
A new NYLPI report says wheelchair riders wait longer for taxis and FHVs. Only 7% of NYC’s huge for-hire fleet is accessible. People get left at the curb, stuck waiting in busy pickup lanes.
Salazar Criticizes Misguided Funding Denial Hurting E‑bike Safety
👍 Positive
2026-02-04 · Leadership · Streetsblog Empire State · ↑ helps grade
NYSERDA cut off implementation cash. The city’s first e-bike subsidy pilot froze. Low-income riders lost a planned path to legal, affordable e-bikes.
Salazar Backs Safety‑Boosting E‑Bike Rebate Plan Despite Denial
👎 Negative
2026-02-04 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↓ hurts grade
NYSERDA gave planning cash, then cut off the build. Bike New York’s “Ride Clean New York” sits on paper. Riders in transit-poor and low-income areas keep waiting while car traffic keeps the edge.