Transportation Alternatives, Flossy Organization Statements After 68-Year-Old Man Killed Crossing the Street in Brooklyn, 61-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Queens

Council District 46, which includes Canarsie, is the second-deadliest district for traffic fatalities, according to Spatial Equity NYC.

Crashes have seriously injured 10 people on the two-mile stretch of Glenwood Road since 2022.

NEW YORK — This morning, in Jackson Heights, Queens, a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a pedestrian at 37th Avenue and 90th Street. Last night, a minivan driver struck and killed a 68-year-old New Yorker crossing Glenwood Road in the crosswalk at E. 105th Street in Canarsie. This is the second death on Glenwood Road in less than a week. 

On January 27, 14-year-old Christian Antoine was killed only two blocks from his home at 81st Street and Glenwood Road when a car crashed into another car, spun out, and hit Christian. Police say the driver was speeding and driving without a license.

The two-mile stretch of Glenwood Road that runs the length of Canarsie is dangerous, with 10 serious injuries on Glenwood Road since the beginning of 2022, according to TA’s serious injury tracker. Despite this, only two Leading Pedestrian Intervals — timed lights that give pedestrians and bike riders a 5-7 second head start at crosswalks — have been installed since the start of Vision Zero. 

Statement from Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris:

“We are devastated and angry to learn that reckless drivers have killed two New Yorkers on Glenwood Road in the last week and a New Yorker in Queens. Our thoughts go out to everyone in Canarsie and Jackson Heights, and the friends and family of both New Yorkers. 

“These deaths aren’t accidents, and our elected leaders can make changes today that will save lives tomorrow. It’s past time for Albany to pass Sammy’s Law – allowing New York City to control its own speed limits – and for the Adams administration to meet the basic, legal requirements of the NYC Streets Plan. We will not stand silently as more of our neighbors are killed on city streets.”

Statement from The Flossy Organization Founder & President Jibreel Jalloh:

“In a span of just one week, our Canarsie community has endured the heart-wrenching loss of two neighbors to traffic violence. This demands immediate action from the government & our elected officials.”

“Traffic laws and street designs that genuinely protect pedestrians are not just necessary, they are overdue. We cannot continue to stand by as lives are cut tragically short. We demand swift and decisive action to transform our streets into safe passages for every resident.”

“We remember our neighbors lost not only in mourning but in steadfast advocacy for change, ensuring their legacies are catalysts for real, life-saving measures. Enough is enough; the time for action is now.”

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Families for Safe Streets members — crash survivors or loved ones of crash victims — are available for interviews upon request.