Where does Park Slope sit politically?

It belongs to borough [Brooklyn](/borough/brooklyn/), community board [Brooklyn CB6](/community-board/306/), city council district [District 39](/council-district/39/), assembly district [AD 44](/assembly-district/44/) and state senate district [SD 20](/senate-district/20/).

What types of vehicles caused injuries and deaths to pedestrians in Park Slope?

**Cars and SUVs:** 1 death, 2 serious injuries, 115 total injuries. **Taxis:** 1 death, 2 serious injuries, 8 total injuries. **Trucks and buses:** 0 deaths, 0 serious injuries, 5 total injuries. **Bikes:** 0 deaths, 1 serious injury, 8 total injuries. **Mopeds and motorcycles:** 0 deaths, 0 serious injuries, 6 total injuries. Cars and SUVs are the main killers.

Are these crashes just accidents, or are they preventable?

They are preventable. Every crash is a policy failure. Lower speeds, better street design, and real enforcement save lives.

What can local politicians do to stop traffic violence?

They can lower speed limits, ban parking near crosswalks, build protected bike lanes, and hold reckless drivers accountable. They can pass and enforce laws that protect people, not just cars.

What has Council Member Hanif done for street safety?

She has co-sponsored bills to ban parking near crosswalks, speed up protected bike lanes, and supported the SAFE Streets Act.

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MAY 3, 2026 SAFETY ALERT

Park Slope turns loud after two serious crashes

Two crashes in Park Slope left two people seriously hurt in seven days. Unsafe speed and close passing showed up in the reports.

Park Slope: Traffic Crash Statistics

Park Slope Bleeds While Leaders Stall—Demand Streets That Protect People, Not Cars

May 3, 2026 - On 4th Avenue at 3rd Street, a driver passed too closely and crashed hard enough to overturn a sedan. The 34-year-old driver was reported semiconscious with a head injury and pain or nausea.

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Crash Counter for Park Slope 150 crashes • 1 deaths

Crashes: 150

All Injuries: 88

Moderate: 18

Serious: 5

Deaths: 1

Data from Jan 1, 2026 to May 5, 2026

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Data as of 2026-05-05

Recent severe crashes

Distracted driver backed into cyclist 2026-04-16T09:25:00+00:00
5 AVE
A driver backing on 5th Avenue at 6th Street hit a 55-year-old cyclist. Police recorded driver inattention and backing unsafely; the cyclist was listed in apparent death condition.
According to the police report, a driver in a sedan was backing on 5th Avenue at 6th Street in Brooklyn around 9:25 a.m. on April 16, 2026, and hit a 55-year-old man riding a bike. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction and backing unsafely. The bicyclist was listed with “apparent death.”
Driver passed too close, flipped sedan 2026-05-03T14:35:00+00:00
4 AVE
On 4th Avenue at 3rd Street, a driver passed too closely and crashed hard enough to overturn a sedan. The 34-year-old driver was reported semiconscious with a head injury and pain or nausea.
According to the police report, a 34-year-old male driver was going straight on 4th Avenue at 3rd Street in Brooklyn when police recorded passing too closely as a contributing factor. The sedan overturned, and the driver was listed as injured and semiconscious with a head injury and a complaint of pain or nausea. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Speeding driver hits Brooklyn cyclist 2026-04-29T23:20:00+00:00
7 AVE
A driver hit a 42-year-old cyclist on 7th Avenue at 8th Street, leaving him semiconscious with a head contusion. Police recorded unsafe speed.
According to the police report, a driver hit a 42-year-old male bicyclist on 7th Avenue at 8th Street in Brooklyn around 11:20 p.m. The cyclist was listed as injured, ejected, and semiconscious, with a head injury described as a contusion/bruise. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Driver followed too close, rear-ended Tesla 2026-03-20T10:50:00+00:00
FLATBUSH AVE
A driver going straight ahead hit the back of a stopped Tesla on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue. Police recorded following too closely. The Tesla’s 49-year-old driver reported internal injuries and harm to a knee/lower leg/foot.
According to the police report, a driver going straight ahead hit the back of a 2023 Tesla sedan that was stopped in traffic at Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on the morning of March 20, 2026. Police recorded following too closely. The Tesla’s 49-year-old driver was listed as injured, with internal complaints and knee/lower leg/foot injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
Driver tails motorcycle, injures 25-year-old 2026-03-02T11:37:00+00:00
FLATBUSH AVE
On Flatbush by Atlantic, a driver followed too closely and hit a motorcycle rider. The 25-year-old suffered an internal injury and hurt his knee and lower leg.
According to the police report, a driver in a sedan and a 25-year-old motorcycle rider were traveling south on Flatbush Avenue at Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn when the driver hit the motorcycle from behind. Police recorded following too closely. The motorcycle rider was injured, with an internal complaint and knee/lower-leg/foot injury. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.

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Carnage in Park Slope 2 Internal Injury (Lower leg/foot)

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▸ Killed 1

▸ Internal Injury 2

▸ Whiplash 1

▸ Contusion/Bruise 8

▸ Abrasion 4

▸ Pain/Nausea 3

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Crashes by Hour in Park Slope 12 PM • 15 injuries ↑400%

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Who is getting hurt? Kids 2 injuries →0% Seniors 7 injuries ↓12%

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How we calculate this

We calculate these costs using a method developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA. It gives one set of costs for crashes with injuries and another for crashes with no reported injuries.

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."

These are estimates, not bills. "Other harm" is the part of the broader estimate that goes beyond direct bills and insurance claims. It captures pain, disability, and lost quality of life.

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Preventable Speeding 249 16+ offenders ↓86%

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249

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

Prev: 1,785 2025 year-to-date

↓86.1% vs 2025 year-to-date

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≥ 6: 558 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,807 2025 year-to-date
≥ 16: 249 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 1,785 2025 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 92% by Cars and Trucks ↓21%

Cars 0

Trucks 0

Mopeds 0

Bikes 0

Assembly Member Robert Carroll F (50)*

Assembly Member Robert Carroll
District 44

Assembly 44

Street Safety Record

F (50)*

2026 year-to-date

Recent concern: Promising E-Bike Subsidy Pilot Is Denied Funding By State Agency

Carroll Criticizes NYSERDA Denial As Harmful To 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.
Carroll Backs Ride Clean Rebate Program Safety‑Boosting
👎 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.
Carroll co-sponsors climate and community investment act, with no safety impact.
• Neutral
2026-01-30 · Sponsor · Open States
Carroll co-sponsors climate and community investment act, with no safety impact.

Email: carrollr@nyassembly.gov

District Office:
416 7th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-788-7221

Legislative Office:
Room 557, Legislative Office Building, Albany, NY 12248
518-455-5377

Twitter: @Bobby4Brooklyn

Community Board Contact Eric McClure —

Community Board Contact Eric McClure

District 306

Email: info@bkcb6.org

Council Member Shahana K. Hanif A (100)

Council Member Shahana K. Hanif
District 39

Council 39

Street Safety Record

A (100)

2025 only

Recent win: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the New York city police department to provide the civilian complaint review board with direct access to officer body-warn camera footage and to establish related procedures
👍 Positive
2025-11-12 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Greater CCRB access to body‑camera footage can improve accountability and reduce biased or harmful traffic enforcement against pedestrians and cyclists, supporting equity and willingness to walk/bike. Effects on crash prevention and driver behavior are indirect and likely modest.
Hanif co-sponsors roadway and sidewalk cafes expansion, improving street safety.
👍 Positive
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
Int. 1421-2025 would widen outdoor dining: let grocery stores apply for sidewalk licenses, allow roadway cafes year-round, expand frontage for some cafes, and speed approvals. Committee laid it over on Nov. 24, 2025.
Hanif co-sponsors roadway and sidewalk cafe expansion, improving overall safety.
• Neutral
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Int 1421-2025 would let restaurants and grocery stores run sidewalk and roadway cafes in curb or parking lanes year‑round. It speeds reviews, sets $1,050 fees and four‑year terms, and pushes dining closer to moving traffic — raising risks for pedestrians and cyclists.
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to expanding access to roadway and sidewalk cafes
• Neutral
2025-10-09 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Year‑round expansion of roadway/sidewalk cafes can calm traffic and create buffers that benefit pedestrians, but also risks obstructing sidewalks, complicating winter operations, and creating conflicts near bike lanes. Net safety effects for vulnerable users hinge on strict clear-path, loading, and bike-lane protection rules and enforcement.

2026 year-to-date

Recent win: Brooklyn Residents: Keep Historic Wood Bridge For Pedestrians And Cyclists Only!

Hanif co-sponsors bill banning NYPD weaponized robots, safety impact unclear.
• Neutral
2026-04-30 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar
Hanif co-sponsors bill banning NYPD weaponized robots, safety impact unclear.
Hanif Backs Safety‑Boosting Pedestrianization Of Carroll Street Bridge
👍 Positive
2026-03-17 · Leadership · Streetsblog NYC · ↑ helps grade
DOT is set to reopen the Carroll Street Bridge. Neighbors want a people-only span. They warn that bringing cars back restores conflict to a narrow crossing.
Hanif Urges Safety Boosting Curb Extensions at Dangerous Intersections
👍 Positive
2026-03-10 · Leadership · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
T2026-1335 was introduced to force curb extensions at the city’s most dangerous intersections. It would clear parking near crosswalks and push back turning space. The goal is fewer pedestrian hits, less blind-corner violence.
Hanif co-sponsors curb extensions law, boosting safety at dangerous intersections.
👍 Positive
2026-03-10 · Sponsor · NYC Council – Legistar · ↑ helps grade
T2026-1335 was introduced to force curb extensions where pedestrians keep getting hit. It would bar parking near crosswalks and push the curb into the lane. The aim is sightlines and shorter crossings at danger spots.