Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
Crash Narratives
Bed-Stuy East jolts awake with road rage and booze crashes
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) saw 2 crashes in 7 days with 2 serious injuries. One case involved road rage near 988 Myrtle Ave. Another involved alcohol on Ralph Ave at Monroe St.
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) had 2 crashes from May 31 to June 7. Two people suffered serious injuries.
On June 7 near 988 Myrtle Avenue, police recorded aggressive driving and road rage. A 34-year-old woman was injured and reported a concussion and head injury. On June 5 at Ralph Avenue and Monroe Street, police recorded alcohol involvement. Three people were hurt. One driver was listed as incoherent with a concussion and a lower-leg injury.
This area has triggered 9 times in the last 90 days, and 9 times in the last year. Leaders for Community Board 3 and the 81st Precinct can press for street redesign on Myrtle and Ralph and fast, targeted enforcement on dangerous driving.
- 2 crashes in last 7 days
- 2 serious injuries
- Police recorded aggressive driving/road rage by a driver near 988 Myrtle Avenue. A 34-year-old woman driving was injured and reported a concussion.
- Police recorded alcohol involvement after a driver hit another driver on Ralph Avenue near Monroe Street. Three people were injured, including one driver with a concussion.
Bedford-Stuyvesant East keeps getting hit
In 7 days, Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) saw 8 crashes and 10 injuries. One injury was serious. The pattern has not stopped. Another week ended with alcohol on Ralph Avenue.
From May 29 to June 5, Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) had 8 crashes. Ten people were injured. One injury was serious.
The week ended on Ralph Avenue near Monroe Street. Police recorded alcohol involvement. Three people were hurt. One driver had a concussion. This area has fired 8 times in the last 90 days. It has fired 8 times in the last 365 days. City DOT and the City Council should force slower streets on Ralph Ave and Myrtle Ave now.
- 8 crashes in last 7 days
- 1 serious injury
- Police recorded alcohol involvement after a driver hit another driver on Ralph Avenue near Monroe Street. Three people were injured, including one driver with a concussion.
- A driver followed too closely on Myrtle Avenue near Broadway and hit the car ahead. A 37-year-old man reported neck injury and shock.
- On Malcolm X Boulevard at Gates Avenue, a driver in an SUV hit a 31-year-old e-bike rider. Police recorded driver inattention.
Bedford-Stuyvesant (East): Traffic Crash Statistics
Crash Counter for Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) 394 crashes • 0 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 Bedford-Stuyvesant (East) RUN1724 — 196 times
- 196 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) (88), Prospect Heights (19), and Spring Creek-Starrett City (12).
- 160 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsPA MMN1453 · 2021 Gray BMW CpCaught here 1 time in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Flatlands (20), Flatbush (16), and East Flatbush-Erasmus (15).
- 159 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY KNM2347 · 2023 Black Kia SuburbanCaught here 2 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (13), Mount Hope (11), and Concourse-Concourse Village (9).
- 158 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LFB3565 · 2023 Black Chrys SuburbanCaught here 10 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (15), Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) (14), and East New York (North) (11).
- 154 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 monthsNY LNY5105 · 2024 Black Toyota PickupCaught here 2 times in the last 12 months.Typically speeds citywide in: East Flatbush-Rugby (10), East Flatbush-Erasmus (9), and East New York-New Lots (8).
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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