{"id":436607,"date":"2025-12-10T00:03:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436607\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T00:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:03:12","slug":"nycs-deadliest-intersections-revealed-as-officials-propose-fix-that-could-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/436607\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s deadliest intersections revealed &#8212; as officials propose fix that could save lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are 118 intersections in the five boroughs where at least five people have been killed or seriously injured in the past three years, according to a report released Tuesday \u2014 but there may be a fix that could save lives.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Alternatives for Safe Streets released a map using Department of Transportation that shows the Big Apple\u2019s deadliest street crossings, as the activist group pushed local politicians to pass a new law that would ban vehicles from parking or standing within 20 feet of crosswalks across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data shows what we\u2019ve known for years and been calling for, that intersections are where we need to focus our attention, that intersections are where we need to prioritize safe street improvements,\u201d said Elizabeth Adams, senior director of advocacy &amp; organizing for the group.<\/p>\n<p>Adams told reporters at a press conference outside City Hall offices in Manhattan that the city should require \u201cdaylighting\u201d at all intersections \u2014 which would give drivers and pedestrians better views of potential hazardous situations.<\/p>\n<p>Daylighting is the practice of banning cars from parking too close to an intersection\u2019s crosswalks, which can block visibility for pedestrians and drivers, leading to serious and sometimes deadly accidents.<\/p>\n<p>DOT data compiled by transit safety advocates showed there are 118 intersections in New York City where five or more people have been killed or seriously injured over the past three years.  Transportation Alternatives<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[With daylighting] whether you are a driver, a pedestrian or a cyclist, you have the sight lines you need to see everyone who\u2019s turning the corner, who\u2019s coming around the bend,\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>The group\u2019s map showed that the most dangerous intersections in each borough were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>West 120th Street &amp; Lenox Avenue in Manhattan<\/li>\n<li>Northern Boulevard &amp; 48th Street in Queens<\/li>\n<li>Flatbush Avenue &amp; Avenue H in Brooklyn<\/li>\n<li>Bruckner Boulevard &amp; St. Ann\u2019s Avenue in the Bronx<\/li>\n<li>Hunton Street &amp; Richmond Road in Staten Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each intersection has been the site of recent tragedies and carnage.<\/p>\n<p>At Manhattan\u2019s deadliest intersection, a 3-year-old girl was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/11\/us-news\/girl-3-fatally-hit-by-car-crossing-nyc-street-nypd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck and killed by an car<\/a> as she crossed the street with an adult and two other children in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>And a 32-year-old woman was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/us-news\/woman-32-fatally-struck-by-hit-and-run-driver-while-crossing-nyc-street-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">killed by a hit-and-run driver<\/a> when crossing the Bronx\u2019s deadliest intersection on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n<p>Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was struck just after midnight as she tried to cross Bruckner Boulevard at the Leggett Avenue intersection in Mott Haven, within the crosswalk, police said. <\/p>\n<p>The driver fled leaving a witness to call the cops after finding Rodriguez unresponsive. <\/p>\n<p>The NYPD Highway District\u2019s Collision Investigation Squad is still investigating, according to an NYPD spokesperson Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>At Queens\u2019 worst intersection, a driver exiting a parking lot plowed into a 89-year-old woman and critically injured her back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the DOT said Tuesday that all of those intersections already have daylighting.<\/p>\n<p>Pedestrians cross Flatbush Avenue and Avenue H in Brooklyn. Paul Martinka<\/p>\n<p>Police were seen investigating after a three-year-old girl was fatally struck by a vehicle on W135th Street at Lenox Avenue in Harlem in 2024.  Christopher Sadowski<\/p>\n<p>Dilmania Lopez de Rodriguez was fatally struck in a hit-and-run just after midnight on August 26 at this crosswalk at Bruckner Boulevard and Leggett Avenue in the Bronx. James Keivom<\/p>\n<p>But Adams said it was bad policy to only decide on daylighting on a case-by-case basis, often after someone has already died or been seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is irresponsible for DOT to wait until another New Yorker has lost their loved one, another New Yorker has had a devastating injury to say, \u2018now we will look at this intersection,&#8217;\u201d Adams said.<\/p>\n<p>Transit safety advocates are instead calling for the City Council to pass a new law, Intro 1138, that would bar standing or parking a vehicle within 20 feet of any crosswalk citywide, with limited exceptions for briefly picking up or dropping off passengers.<\/p>\n<p>A map reveals the most dangerous intersections by borough. Tam Nguyen \/ NYPost Design<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also orders DOT to install physical daylighting barriers, like planters or bike racks, at a minimum of 1,000 intersections a year through 2030 and to conduct citywide outreach about the new rules.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Speaker Adrienne Adams \u2014 who is not related to the safety advocate \u2014 said negotiations over the legislation are still happening. There is only one meeting left before the current council session expires, on Dec. 18, where the bill could be heard with the process still requiring input from the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety of pedestrians and all street users remains a top priority for Speaker Adams and the Council,\u201d the spokesperson said Tuesday. \u201cIntroduction 1138 continues to be actively worked on and negotiated as part of the Council\u2019s legislative process, which includes consideration of public input, ahead of the Council\u2019s final Stated Meeting.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hunton Street and Richmond Road was ranked as the most dangerous on Staten Island. Gregory P. Mango<\/p>\n<p>A DOT spokesperson said the agency supports a \u201ctargeted\u201d daylighting approach. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn\u2019t a\u00a0one-size-fits-all quick fix, but we will continue to use every tool available \u2013 including targeted daylighting \u2013 to make our streets safer,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>A study released by DOT in January said daylighting with no physical barrier did not show a clear safety benefit in the crash data DOT analyzed. <\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the study showed, removing parked cars without adding other physical barriers created a more \u201copen\u201d feeling space that encouraged faster, wider turns by drivers. DOT recommended in the study to pair daylighting with other designs, such as curb extensions, turn calming, protected bike lanes and pedestrian islands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the council bill, sponsored by Queens Council member Julie Won, could still be heard next year if <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/26\/us-news\/manhattan-dem-julie-menin-likely-to-be-next-nyc-council-speakersetting-up-possible-clash-with-zohran-mamdani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">likely new speaker, Council member Julie Menin,<\/a> opts to take it up. Menin is one of the bill\u2019s 26 co-sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Adams from Transportation Alternatives called on the City Council Tuesday to pass legislation that would require \u201cuniversal daylighting\u201d at all New York City intersections.  Haley Brown\/NY Post<\/p>\n<p>Transit advocates, desperate to prevent more traffic deaths, said Tuesday they won\u2019t accept any changes to the bill that don\u2019t  lead to \u201creal change\u201d for the city\u2019s vulnerable pedestrians.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we won\u2019t accept anything that does not have real safety improvements and real changes on our streets for New Yorkers,\u201d Adams said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are 118 intersections in the five boroughs where at least five people have been killed or seriously&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":436608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,5310,32898,5417,5248,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,15513,9366,80,314,11900,522,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-436607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-city-council","10":"tag-department-of-transportation","11":"tag-hit-and-run","12":"tag-metro","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-city","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkcity","17":"tag-ny","18":"tag-nyc","19":"tag-pedestrian-safety","20":"tag-pedestrians","21":"tag-politics","22":"tag-traffic","23":"tag-transit","24":"tag-transportation","25":"tag-united-states","26":"tag-united-states-of-america","27":"tag-unitedstates","28":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","29":"tag-us","30":"tag-us-news","31":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115692346339781415","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}