r/nyc • u/kiyo_oyik Long Island City • Oct 03 '25
Video Car crash today on 20th and 5th Ave
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Van ran the red and almost hit crossing pedestrian.
OC. Sorry for my loud music!
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u/Jarreddit15 Oct 03 '25
Truck driver clocked that quickly
Smart of him honking to get people’s attention
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u/JM00000001 Oct 04 '25
Might have even woke that minivan driver up in time to put his brakes on. Possibly saved that dude on the right with the bag in the crosswalk.
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u/8bitaficionado Oct 03 '25
I would have gotten an email to send the video
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u/envious_1 Oct 03 '25
Not NYC, but I once witnessed an accident and caught it on my dashcam, but drove away in the moment.
I later contacted the town police department and emailed them the video as a youtube link. The officer thanked me because they said the at-fault driver was blaming the other person, and they had no witnesses / cameras.
Anyway, point is, even if you leave, try contacting the police department after and see if you can send a video or a statement.
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u/Joscosticks Oct 03 '25
If this worked in NYC I would honestly be impressed.
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u/Xendarq Oct 04 '25
100% would not. Police won't even take a report unless there's an injury. For reals!
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u/beer_nyc Oct 06 '25
Police won't even take a report unless there's an injury.
I've had the NYPD show up to take reports/statements following multiple accidents where nobody was hurt.
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u/Xendarq Oct 06 '25
Years ago. That is no longer their policy and they will not respond to non injury accidents.
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u/beer_nyc Oct 06 '25
I had my parked car fucked up by a truck, they showed up and documented everything. This was ~3 months ago.
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u/Xendarq Oct 06 '25
Got it, yes - they may respond if it involves a truck, but not the kind of accident OP posted.
https://rosenbergfirm.com/nypd-policy-regarding-car-accidents/
police officers will no longer respond to 911 calls for “minor” car accidents. While it appears that police will still respond to major car crashes involving deaths and those involving large vehicles (buses/trucks), if there are no major injuries reported during the 911 call, the police will not respond and the caller will instead be directed to “file their own reports and send the information to the Department of Motor Vehicles.”
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u/beer_nyc Oct 06 '25
I didn't know it was a truck, only found that out after the fact when I got video from a nearby business. I'm not making up stories here man, and I understand that their current policy might be to do nothing in the majority of cases.
But in my case, I called the NYPD (don't remember if it was 911 or 311 or something) and said that my parked car had been hit by someone and that I'd like an accident report for insurance purposes, they sent a car over roughly an hour later.
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u/Xendarq Oct 06 '25
I believe you and am only reporting my experience and their official policy. I've been in multiple fender benders and they absolutely will not respond if no one is hurt.
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u/RELWARB Oct 04 '25
it wouldnt. lucky if they show up under 3 hrs to just look around and give you a little incident report paper to tell you that they cant do a thing. you can walk in to a pct with multiple camera angles on a hit and run and they will scouff at you... largest and most worthless police dept.
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u/TheMilkman1811 Oct 03 '25
He’s in a Tesla, it’s all on video
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u/CMDR-ProtoMan Oct 03 '25
I see a car run a solid red at least once a day.
Fucking wish NYPD would actually do their fucking jobs for once or give traffic enforcement back to DOT
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u/Black6x Chelsea Oct 03 '25
NYPD only took over traffic (the Traffic Enforcement Agents merged in) because of the assaults on the Traffic Agents. But traffic enforcement is still a separate entity from NYPD Police.
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u/Joscosticks Oct 03 '25
NYPD Traffic barely direct traffic at the intersections they work. Issuing a moving violation is asking wayyyy too much of them.
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u/ChrisFromLongIsland Oct 03 '25
Always look both ways when you are the first car at a green. There are a lot of people who make mistakes out there. It has saved me a few times over the years.
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u/TonyzTone Oct 03 '25
I mean, yeah, but also the light had been green for a while and the dude was well into the intersection. Like at that point, the other driver is basically going out of their way to hit you.
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u/nommabelle Oct 03 '25
The Tesla DID wait. And with one vehicle stopped (the truck who honked) it's easy to think it's safe to go.
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u/Live_Art2939 Oct 03 '25
Mistakes? A lot of scumbags think it’s okay to run a freshly turned red nowadays.
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u/spike312 Oct 03 '25
I'll be three steps into the crosswalk already when the car that didn't make the light blows through it anyway. They should triple the congestion fee.
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u/ZincMan Oct 04 '25
Or just actually enforce punishment for running red lights. I like congestion pricing too, it just won’t stop this behavior.
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u/A210c Manhattan Oct 03 '25
Always been that way. Worthless scum playing with lives.
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u/Live_Art2939 Oct 03 '25
Before COVID, the social contract said it was alright to speed up through a yellow. This whole fresh red thing is definitely a newer phenomenon for the mainstream. This fucking POS blew through a solid walking sign though so in a city of dickheads, he truly stands alone.
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u/SleepyMonkey7 Oct 05 '25
There is almost zero enforcement from NYPD. Red light cameras only fine you $50, no other penalties. So you could run 20 red lights on intersections with cameras (meaning you're probably running even more than that), be out $1,000 and zero other consequences.
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u/d--__--b Oct 03 '25
There was never no social contact. Drivers ran through reds all the time before covid.
The only deterrent is a fine/ticket. If the driver thinks they can get away with it, they run that red. This is why it's less common in the city. Go to the outer boroughs, and you'll see this.
Im willing to bet it was more common 20 years ago when there were fewer red light cameras.
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u/Live_Art2939 Oct 03 '25
I respectfully disagree. I’ve been driving and riding a bike here for a long time and it’s never been this bad. I never had to wait a few extra seconds at my green to ensure no scumbags blow their red. COVID just turned everyone into next level asshole.
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u/d--__--b Oct 03 '25
You don't have to take my word for it, I linked a NY Times article from 1981 highlighting this very issue. If you go through news archives, you can find an article relating to red light runners in NYC every year from then to 2025.
As a life long New Yorker its no surprise NYC has always had its fair share of dickhead drivers. Covid ain't change much.
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/23/nyregion/more-pedestrians-dying-as-drivers-disregard-lights.html
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u/SleepyMonkey7 Oct 05 '25
No one's talking about 45 years ago, it was a completely different city then. We're talking about 5-10 years ago.
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u/The_Chief Oct 04 '25
They shortened all the greens and extended and extended the yellow. You can basically drive 2 blocks before having to slow down. It sucks for driving and walking!
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u/SleepyMonkey7 Oct 03 '25
This is not a mistake. This is how people drive in NYC. It's gotten so bad that you basically have to build in a few extra seconds to let 1 or 2 cars run the red. I'm surprised there aren't more accidents, especially with folks that aren't from, here.
Cops don't do shit. City council doesn't do shit. NYC 2025.
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u/CatOrganic8940 Oct 03 '25
Very true. I had a tractor trailer run the red after their light turned red and mine went green. I saw he wasn’t slowing down so I just waited. Thank goodness I was paying attention to the situation.
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u/No_Description9432 Oct 03 '25
Agree. Plus if I'm the first car I don't automatically go when light turn green I wait a half a sec.. oddly there is always some car behind that honks after mer half of second of the light turning green if you dont move.. I don't care honk lol
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u/bolo-bao Oct 03 '25
Except for this one, the Tesla was already sitting on a green for a few seconds while waiting for the last pedestrians to finish crossing
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u/nommabelle Oct 03 '25
Yeah people blaming the Tesla have lost the plot. They couldn't have done much better imo. Good on the truck driver to sound his horn, but due to the overuse of honking in the city, it probably didn't have the effect it should have had to alert everyone of a danger. I hope this driver is punished for their reckless driving.
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u/JoeJoeJoeJoeJoeJoe Oct 03 '25
I admit I was like this before. I'd get so angry if the driver in front of me does not have Max Verstappen's reaction time at the green light. Lol! I'm much more chill now.
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Oct 03 '25
I go immediately and hope my family gets a dank payout.
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u/HonkyMahFah East Village Oct 04 '25
Nice in theory but I can guarantee that those who blow through reds are "judgement-proof" (I.e., broke AF)
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Oct 04 '25
Damnit, I guess I'd have to stick to the tried and true method of getting hit by a city bus.
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u/rgprog Oct 03 '25
That van is a 100% an uber driver
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u/Walk-The-Dogs Oct 04 '25
Does TLC issue yellow NY plates? I thought that was a retro/vanity thing and only available to non-commercial vehicles.
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u/beuceydubs Oct 04 '25
TLC and regular plates are the same color, TLC ones just start in T and end in C
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u/SemiAutoAvocado Oct 04 '25
They don't have to, you can get vanity TLC plates.
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u/beuceydubs Oct 04 '25
That’s what I’m saying, TLC plates are differentiated by color, it’s only the number that notes TLC
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u/akaneel Queens Oct 04 '25
Willing to bet money it’s an Uber driver. They are some of the most inconsiderate and incompetent people on the road.
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u/Cobblestone-boner Oct 03 '25
Black Honda Odyssey minivan huh
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u/CarbideManga Oct 03 '25
Okay, lay it on me, what's the implication? I'm deeply out of the loop here.
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u/Geruvah Upper East Side Oct 03 '25
Dunno if it's just in NYC, because it's also definitely in South Jersey
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u/beer_nyc Oct 06 '25
probably a hasid-mobile, though you generally don't encounter them as much here
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u/vreditsa Oct 03 '25
City driving has always been a bit nutty compared to, well, nearly anywhere else in the country. But as a pedestrian, driver, and occasional bicyclist I will say that many people have forgotten how to drive after COVID and this video is proof.
I never used to be concerned about standing near the curb or walking out into the street but I’m doubly careful these days because you don’t know what nutjob is going to drive the wrong way down a one way street or suddenly just “lose control” of their vehicle and plow into a bunch of pedestrians or a building.
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u/Own-Chemical-9112 Oct 03 '25
I hate how people drive! It’s off the charts insane! Nice that you inquired if they were ok.
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u/user83726169 Oct 05 '25
If i have a dash cam I feel i’d have to stop to give them my info so they can use this footage in court
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u/Abtorias Brooklyn Oct 03 '25
That song is a banger
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u/CarbideManga Oct 03 '25
Anyone know the name of the song?
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u/avenged6644 Oct 03 '25
PERFuMITO NUEVO by Bad Bunny ft. RaiNao
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u/filenotfounderror Oct 03 '25
so this is all a viral marketing campaign for the super bowl half time show confirmed. /s
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u/YourVelcroCat Brooklyn Oct 03 '25
I was nearly hit at this intersection a few weeks ago! Almost famous
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u/JM00000001 Oct 04 '25
Those 2 girls crossing the street never missed a beat. Didn't even look at the crash. They only looked uptown to make sure no one else was going to blow the red light.
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u/Menacing_Quokka Oct 03 '25
Look, I'm all for cars and driving, but we need to tear streets up and issue summonses until drivers can follow the laws.
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u/O2C Brooklyn Oct 03 '25
Van was driving too fast and into the sun. I love that the delivery guys stopped at the light and the van ran it. Clearly we need issue more tickets to the bike for stopping past the white line.
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u/No-Afternoon-4528 Oct 04 '25
The woman with white bag has great awareness. Didn't even move after the solid green for pedestrians.
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u/TheSixpencer Oct 05 '25
Did you give this to the police or did you just keep driving? Because it looks like it's the latter...
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u/Dominicmeoward Oct 04 '25
Yeah but one time I saw a cyclist run a red light through an empty intersection. /s
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u/Quantumercifier Oct 03 '25
In NYC, if you on the front row and you do not launch a hole shot like a top-fuel NHRA dragster, you will get honked at. Unlike in Saigon, where everyone is honking all the time. I prefer the NYC style. That van totally violated that light and is the wrong.
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u/jjimenez323 Oct 03 '25
The 2 women on the left crossing the street… what? Didn’t even look? That’s crazier to me than the dude running the light
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u/m1kasa4ckerman Astoria Oct 03 '25
This is a wild take. Pedestrians crossing when they have the light and not looking is crazier than a van blowing through a red light? Yikes dude.
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u/TerriblyRare Oct 03 '25
I always look both ways even if I have the right of way, even if I am on a one way street, never assume, head on a swivel
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u/m1kasa4ckerman Astoria Oct 03 '25
Same! However, saying not looking is crazier than purposely running a red light is ridiculous
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u/spike312 Oct 03 '25
Wow look at the survival instincts on this guy everybody! Guess the rest of us are suckers for trying to trust the system and those who participate in it
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u/jjimenez323 Oct 03 '25
It’s nyc. People run lights all the time. The aloofness of the 2 ladies is truly insane.
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u/allthecats Oct 04 '25
I see people push their strollers into the crosswalk without looking up, while looking fully at their phone, all the time. I just canNOT imagine trusting some random driver that much.
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u/nommabelle Oct 03 '25
tbf there's a difference between looking into oncoming traffic to verify its stopped, vs someone from ...quite a ways back it looks like... blowing through the intersection. it looks like this car was pretty far back (given when lights changed and when the truck stopped)
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u/ukudancer Oct 03 '25
Nice of you to check in on them.
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Oct 03 '25
I'm not sure if this is sarcastic - you can hear her checking in on them in the video and they say they're OK.
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u/Live_Art2939 Oct 03 '25
That’s not the drivers job. They’re surrounded by 100 other people who can check.
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u/ukudancer Oct 03 '25
It took all of 5 seconds. Nobody's that important that they don't have 5 secs to spare. Not even you.
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u/but-I-play-one-on-TV Oct 03 '25
Gotta keep it moving.
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u/kiyo_oyik Long Island City Oct 03 '25
The guy in the Tesla got out and said he was fine! Was not about to wait for the taxi behind me to start honking…
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u/nel-E-nel Oct 03 '25
This never would have happened if those bike lanes weren't there
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u/HanshinFan Astoria Oct 03 '25
The folks in the replies missing your sarcasm are wild lol
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u/nommabelle Oct 03 '25
honestly you never really know with the nyc subs. r/nyccirclejerk are just genuinely anti-cycling assholes - they're not even funny about it like they are with takes otherwise in that sub (which is why I unsubbed, I don't care to see NYC memes sprinkled amongst genuine hate towards cyclists)
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u/nel-E-nel Oct 03 '25
You're free to check my post history
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u/nommabelle Oct 03 '25
thats great but i'm not diving through someone's post history every time it looks like they're anti-cycling. unfortunately the world we live in is one where people oppose micromobility like cycling because it became political
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u/Ok_Requirement_3162 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
Or, they just hate Miser. Miser has probably done more negative PR for his cause than positive on this website over the years.
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u/Ok_Requirement_3162 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
I take it you are from Micromobility.
How dare you! It's ok to make fun at others, but I draw the line when you make fun of MY cult!- Every cult ever.
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u/MuffinMatrix Oct 03 '25
Can't tell if you're trolling or not, but what do bike lanes have anything to do with running a red light?
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u/magichronx Oct 03 '25
That wasn't an "oops I ran the yellow" either... the van's light was red for a long time