What happened in Precinct 70 in the past month?

Two serious pedestrian injuries were recorded: a 43‑year‑old woman hit on Flatbush Avenue on Sep 12, and a 23‑year‑old man hit at Bedford Avenue and Farragut Road on Sep 6. [NYC Open Data](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95)

How many people have been killed here since 2022?

Thirteen people, including nine people walking. This covers Jan 1, 2022 through Sep 18, 2025. [NYC Open Data](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95)

Where are the worst hotspots?

Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue show the highest injury counts in precinct data. Target turns and crossings there first. [NYC Open Data](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95)

How were these numbers calculated?

We used NYC Open Data’s Motor Vehicle Collisions datasets: Crashes (h9gi-nx95), Persons (f55k-p6yu), and Vehicles (bm4k-52h4). We filtered for Police Precinct 70 and the period 2022-01-01 to 2025-09-18. We counted deaths, serious injuries, modes, contributing factors, times of day, and corridor totals from those filtered records. Data was accessed Sep 18, 2025. You can view an example filtered query [here](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/h9gi-nx95.csv?$select=count(*)&$where=precinct=70%20and%20crash_date%20between%20%272022-01-01%27%20and%20%272025-09-18%27).

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What should be fixed first?

Daylight corners, add leading pedestrian intervals, and harden turns at Flatbush Avenue and Bedford Avenue. Target failure‑to‑yield enforcement at these locations. [NYC Open Data](https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Public-Safety/Motor-Vehicle-Collisions-Crashes/h9gi-nx95)

Police Precinct 70: Traffic Crash Statistics

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Jun 2, 2026 - A driver turned improperly near 1280 Ocean Avenue and hit a motorcycle rider. The 49-year-old rider was ejected and suffered a fracture and dislocation.

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Crash Counter for Precinct 70 497 crashes • 2 deaths

Crashes: 497

All Injuries: 346

Moderate: 78

Serious: 28

Deaths: 2

Police records: Jan 1, 2026-Jun 11, 2026

Caught Speeding in Precinct 70 KXM7078 — 264 times

264 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY KXM7078 · 2022 Gray Ford Pickup
Caught here 2 times in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (25), East New York-New Lots (15), and Bedford-Stuyvesant (West) (13).
193 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
VA SZN9879 · 2016 Gray Mercedes-Benz Sedan
Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: East Flatbush-Rugby (60), Canarsie (15), and Flatlands (13).
188 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
NY LHW6019 · 2024 Gray Toyota Sedan
Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Crown Heights (North) (17), Ocean Hill (11), and East Flatbush-Rugby (8).
185 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
PA MMN1453 · 2021 Black BMW Cp
Caught here 27 times in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: Flatbush (22), Flatlands (21), and East Flatbush-Erasmus (17).
183 speed-camera tickets citywide in 12 months
VA TLN8692 · 2013 White Ford Bu
Caught here 1 time in the last 12 months.
Typically speeds citywide in: East Flatbush-Rugby (37), Canarsie (32), and Flatlands (25).

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Recent severe crashes

E-bike rider dies after colliding with pedestrian on Flatbush 2026-04-25T20:58:00+00:00
FLATBUSH AVE
Claud Sealy, 60, died two weeks after an April 25 e-bike collision with a 72-year-old pedestrian at Flatbush and New York avenues, just over a mile from his home.
Official crash records place the crash just before 9 PM on April 25 at Flatbush Avenue and New York Avenue in Brooklyn, with one bicyclist killed and one pedestrian injured. Police said Claud Sealy, 60, was riding an e-bike when he collided with a 72-year-old woman; official crash records list failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that EMS took both people to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where Sealy died about two weeks later; Hoodline and El Diario reported May 9 as the date of death, and the woman’s injuries were described as not life-threatening.
Ambulance driver kills woman in Midwood failure-to-yield turn 2026-04-02T06:36:00+00:00
OCEAN AVE
Cherry Cayetano Sobel, a 44-year-old nurse and mother of two, was killed while crossing with the signal at Ocean Avenue and Avenue O around 6:36 a.m.; official crash records cite failure to yield.
Official crash records say Sobel was crossing with the signal at Ocean Avenue and Avenue O around half past 6 a.m. on April 2, 2026, when an ambulance driver making a left turn failed to yield. News reports identified the ambulance as a Maimonides Medical Center ambulance and said the driver kept going; detectives also said he may not have realized he had hit a person. Sobel was taken to Maimonides, where she died. In July, police charged EMT Michael Gontar with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care.
Bad turn hurls motorcyclist onto Ocean Avenue 2026-06-02T19:00:00+00:00
1280 OCEAN AVE
A driver turned improperly near 1280 Ocean Avenue and hit a motorcycle rider. The 49-year-old rider was ejected and suffered a fracture and dislocation.
According to the police report, a 28-year-old sedan driver and a 49-year-old motorcycle rider were traveling south near 1280 Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn around 7 p.m. on June 2, 2026, when they collided. Police recorded turning improperly by the sedan driver and failure to keep right by the motorcycle rider. The rider was ejected and reported a fracture, distortion and dislocation. The sedan driver reported pain or nausea.
Bad Turn, Teen Ejected on Ocean Parkway 2026-06-02T18:46:00+00:00
OCEAN PKWY
On Ocean Parkway at Avenue H, police say a driver turned improperly and someone failed to yield. A 17-year-old moped driver was ejected and suffered a lower-leg fracture and dislocation.
According to the police report, the crash happened Tuesday evening on Ocean Parkway at Avenue H and involved a parked moped and a parked SUV. Police recorded turning improperly, driver inattention/distraction and failure to yield. A 17-year-old male listed as a driver was ejected and injured, with knee, lower-leg and foot trauma including fracture, distortion and dislocation. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
SUV Driver Hits Man on Caton 2026-05-23T00:39:00+00:00
1600 CATON AVE
After midnight on Caton Avenue, an SUV driver going straight hit a 60-year-old man crossing the street. Police recorded severe head lacerations.
According to the police report, a 51-year-old SUV driver was going straight ahead near 1600 Caton Avenue in Brooklyn at 12:39 a.m. when she hit a 60-year-old pedestrian who was crossing with no signal or crosswalk. Police recorded head trauma and severe lacerations to the pedestrian.

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2022-01-01 through 2026-06-11 · All severities and roads. This list is separate from the map's date and highway filters.

Already included in this area's totals: 1. Additional possible locations: 6. These additional crashes could have occurred here or elsewhere along the roadway and are not included in this area's totals.

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2024-10-03 — Crash #4761188 · SNYDER AVE · Possible location in this area
Source audit
Location was arrived at by matching the reported SNYDER AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: SNYDER AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.95826082087133, 40.64853274490891 to -73.92058012405242, 40.6507065075978. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 58; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 314; community 317; council 40; council 42; council 45; nta BK1401; nta BK1701; nta BK1703; nta BK1771; precinct 67; precinct 70; senate 19; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 7e0ed5ee0c7857fbd86dd31d1cf9d8c059014150645523e1eab2ccf5497094c3.
Open Data: original crash row
2024-09-10 — Crash #4755099 · RUGBY RD
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Location was arrived at by matching the reported RUGBY RD to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: RUGBY ROAD. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.96702809216512, 40.629841061173764 to -73.96322149352427, 40.64994727424963. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 44; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 314 (contains the full roadway); council 40; council 45; nta BK1402 (contains the full roadway); precinct 70 (contains the full roadway); senate 21 (contains the full roadway).
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 102d6ba4bb209d5e20ae25bcffc12c3d4224ca0d02bab8360baebb7917c9fd10.
Open Data: original crash row
2024-08-31 — Crash #4752511 · SNYDER AVE · Possible location in this area
Source audit
Location was arrived at by matching the reported SNYDER AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: SNYDER AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.95826082087133, 40.64853274490891 to -73.92058012405242, 40.6507065075978. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 58; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 314; community 317; council 40; council 42; council 45; nta BK1401; nta BK1701; nta BK1703; nta BK1771; precinct 67; precinct 70; senate 19; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 7e0ed5ee0c7857fbd86dd31d1cf9d8c059014150645523e1eab2ccf5497094c3.
Open Data: original crash row
2023-02-19 — Crash #4606621 · CATON AVE · Possible location in this area
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Location was arrived at by matching the reported CATON AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular roadway; the complete set includes highway or bridge roadway segments, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: CATON AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.9818053387509, 40.64712779879275 to -73.95601055756151, 40.65303116761148. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 43; assembly 44; assembly 51; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 307; community 312; community 314; council 39; council 40; nta BK0701; nta BK1203; nta BK1401; nta BK1402; nta BK5591; precinct 66; precinct 70; precinct 72; senate 17; senate 20; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: f69342679b5086946973eac7c1f4bd416b2c62fc8bd7844fd20b886d1b749e07.
Open Data: original crash row
2022-08-30 — Crash #4561811 · PARKSIDE AVE · Possible location in this area
Source audit
Location was arrived at by matching the reported PARKSIDE AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: PARKSIDE AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.97179872777974, 40.65090815964278 to -73.9472636745393, 40.656437430633325. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 43; assembly 44; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 309; community 314; community 355; council 39; council 40; nta BK0902; nta BK1401; nta BK1701; nta BK5591; precinct 70; precinct 71; precinct 72; precinct 78; senate 20; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 54f0ade965e6a4d0a8cea4e41267a83153afc3b36e611e66f6a6a8331f44b360.
Open Data: original crash row
2022-04-28 — Crash #4524373 · SNYDER AVE · Possible location in this area
Source audit
Location was arrived at by matching the reported SNYDER AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: SNYDER AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.95826082087133, 40.64853274490891 to -73.92058012405242, 40.6507065075978. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 58; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 314; community 317; council 40; council 42; council 45; nta BK1401; nta BK1701; nta BK1703; nta BK1771; precinct 67; precinct 70; senate 19; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 7e0ed5ee0c7857fbd86dd31d1cf9d8c059014150645523e1eab2ccf5497094c3.
Open Data: original crash row
2022-03-09 — Crash #4509009 · SNYDER AVE · Possible location in this area
Source audit
Location was arrived at by matching the reported SNYDER AVE to its complete connected primary-street linework in LION. Every source segment is a constructed vehicular street, and the entire roadway fits in BROOKLYN. The crash could be anywhere along this street; no map point is assigned. Areas crossed but not containing the whole street are possible locations, not certain district assignments.
Reported location: SNYDER AVENUE. Borough was not reported.
Complete roadway bounds (longitude, latitude): -73.95826082087133, 40.64853274490891 to -73.92058012405242, 40.6507065075978. These are bounding corners, not crash coordinates.
Areas crossed by this roadway: assembly 42; assembly 58; borough Brooklyn (contains the full roadway); citywide nyc (contains the full roadway); community 314; community 317; council 40; council 42; council 45; nta BK1401; nta BK1701; nta BK1703; nta BK1771; precinct 67; precinct 70; senate 19; senate 21.
LION release 26C. Evidence reference: 7e0ed5ee0c7857fbd86dd31d1cf9d8c059014150645523e1eab2ccf5497094c3.
Open Data: original crash row

Carnage in Precinct 70 10 Contusion/Bruise (Lower leg/foot)

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▸ Killed 2

▸ Severe Bleeding 1

▸ Severe Lacerations 2

▸ Concussion 4

▸ Fracture/Dislocation 6

▸ Internal Injury 12

▸ Whiplash 16

▸ Contusion/Bruise 25

▸ Abrasion 9

▸ Pain/Nausea 10

Data from Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 11, 2026

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Crashes by Hour in Precinct 70 7 PM • 31 injuries ↑11%

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Who is getting hurt? Kids 39 injuries ↑34% Seniors 37 injuries ↑32%

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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."

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Preventable Speeding 2,431 16+ offenders ↓22%

Repeat School-Zone Speeding Offenders

Precinct 70

Speed data through 2026-06-30

2,431

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

Prev: 3,128 2025 year-to-date

↓22.3% vs 2025 year-to-date

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≥ 16

≥ 6: 5,028 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 6,103 2025 year-to-date
≥ 16: 2,431 (2026 year-to-date) • Prev: 3,128 2025 year-to-date

Pedestrian Injuries 96% by Cars and Trucks ↓12%

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