668 crashes were reported on Long Island Expressway in Queens from 2023 through 2025. They injured 583 people and 3 killed. That places it #2 among 1,304 Queens streets with at least two crashes a year, and it carried 1.2% of the borough's recorded crashes.
In 2025 there were 607 crashes on this street, up 2,148% from 2024. So far in 2026 (through October 31, 2026), 698 crashes have been recorded.
Crashes on Long Island Expressway by year
| Year | Crashes | Injured | Killed | Pedestrians injured | Cyclists injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 698 | 669 | 4 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 607 | 545 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Injuries and who was hurt
There were 87 injuries for every 100 crashes on Long Island Expressway, above the Queens rate of 56.
Of the people injured on Long Island Expressway, 0.7% were pedestrians, 0.3% cyclists and 99% drivers or passengers. Pedestrians were 0.0% of the 3 people killed.
| Road user | Injured | Share of injured | Killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 4 | 0.7% | 0 |
| Cyclists | 2 | 0.3% | 0 |
| Motorists (drivers and passengers) | 574 | 99% | 3 |
What police say caused the crashes
Police named a specific contributing factor in 43% of crashes on Long Island Expressway. The most common was Driver Inattention/Distraction (29% of crashes with a known factor), followed by following too closely and passing or lane usage improper.
ZIP codes this street crosses
Crashes on Long Island Expressway by ZIP code, 2023–2025.
How to read these figures
Each figure counts crashes that an NYPD officer reported on the MV-104AN form, which is required when someone is injured or killed or when damage reaches $1,000. One crash can injure several people, so injuries can exceed crashes.
Police do not record the borough or ZIP code for every crash — about 23% of crashes citywide in the same years have no borough — so local totals are a floor, not an exact count. The contributing factor is the one listed for the first vehicle in the report.
Street names in police reports are typed by hand. We merge common spellings (for example "Ave" and "Avenue"), but some crashes on this street may be filed under a variant we could not match.
Source: NYPD crash reports published by NYC Open Data (Motor Vehicle Collisions – Crashes). Data through October 31, 2026. Figures are preliminary and may change. How we calculate these figures.