Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
Crash Narratives
Two serious injuries in one week in Carroll Gardens area
May 3 to May 10 saw 2 crashes and 2 serious injuries in BK0601. A normally quiet area turned loud again with riders hurt on 3rd Avenue and Smith Street.
May 3 to May 10 brought 2 crashes and 2 serious injuries here. This area is usually quiet. It has fired 4 times in the last 90 days.
On 3rd Avenue at 10th Street a driver passed too close. A 32 year old cyclist suffered an arm fracture. Near 317 Smith Street a driver hit a 41 year old e bike rider. Police recorded a concussion and a neck injury. Local leaders can back a citywide 20 MPH limit and street redesigns on 3rd Avenue and Smith Street.
- 2 crashes in last 7 days
- 2 serious injuries
- On 3rd Avenue at 10th Street, a driver passed too closely and hit a 32-year-old cyclist. Police recorded a fracture or dislocation to her elbow and lower arm.
- A driver hit a 41-year-old e-bike rider near 317 Smith Street. The rider was ejected and reported a concussion and neck injury.
85-year-old driver hits cyclist on Smith
Police recorded driver inattention. An 85-year-old driver hit a 28-year-old cyclist on Smith Street at Sackett Street, leaving the rider with a head injury and severe bleeding.
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook: Traffic Crash Statistics

Crash Counter for Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook 302 crashes • 0 deaths
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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).
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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.
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