An e-bike rider was involved in a fatal crash near Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Work Mom
An e-bike rider was involved in the crash in which Theresa Valenti, 60, was fatally struck after stepping off a bus, reports said; the official record places it at Flushing Avenue and North Elliott Place in Brooklyn at 7:16 a.m. on October 6, 2025.
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What We Know
An e-bike rider was involved in the crash that killed Theresa Valenti after she stepped off a bus, reports said. Accounts differ on how the two riders were described and whether their vehicle was called a moped or an e-bike. The official record places the crash at Flushing Avenue and North Elliott Place in Brooklyn at 7:16 a.m. on October 6, 2025, and records one pedestrian death and two cyclist injuries. Valenti's colleagues remembered her as kind and dedicated to her team and customers.
Accounts differ on the crossing sequence.
1010 WINS reported that Valenti had just gotten off a bus and was walking across a bike lane when she was struck. CBS News said she was struck moments after stepping off a city bus. News 12, citing investigators, said riders were traveling west in the designated bike lane as Valenti attempted to cross through the area, while also noting that the precise circumstances were unclear.
The official record counts one pedestrian killed and two cyclists injured. 1010 WINS reported that Valenti was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and that both riders were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The bus stop sits within a gap in the painted bike lane.
The official record places the crash at Flushing Avenue and North Elliott Place in Brooklyn. 1010 WINS described the location as near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, while CBS News placed it in Fort Greene.
A News 12 crew reported that the painted bike lane ends at the bus stop and resumes beyond it, with no signal or signage indicating who has the right of way.
Reports differ on the riders and vehicle description.
The official record identifies a MOVCAN e-bike with two occupants and a male driver traveling west. 1010 WINS and CBS News described two men riding it; News 12 described a man and a woman. News 12 called the vehicle a moped in one passage and an e-bike in another, while 1010 WINS and CBS News called it an e-bike.
Colleagues remembered Valenti as a work mom.
News 12 reported that Valenti worked at the National Elevator Cab and Door Corporation and was due at an 8 a.m. meeting at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Her colleagues remembered her as kind, funny and dedicated to her team and customers.
Company president John Farella told News 12, “She did a lot of customer interface; and without fail, every single customer we spoke to said she was wonderful.” Randy Lott said, “We call her ‘work mom.’” CBS News reported that Valenti had an adult daughter; her ex-husband, Peter Rebic, told the station, “My daughter is distraught and ruined.”
The crash prompted calls for street-design changes.
Council Member Lincoln Restler wrote on X that there are “too many crashes on this stretch” and that there “needs to be a better design to protect pedestrians.” In its October 7 report, 1010 WINS said police had made no arrests and the investigation was ongoing.