Scooter driver killed on pothole-ridden NYC street that faced hundreds of complaints
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A scooter rider lost his life this week on a perilous Queens street notorious for its hazardous potholes, an issue that residents have been voicing concerns about for years, The Post has discovered.

Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, riddled with treacherous craters, has been the subject of hundreds of 311 complaints since 2020. This year alone, the problematic stretch has already sparked a dozen grievances, according to city records.

On Monday evening, tragedy struck when a 46-year-old man was thrown from his standing electric scooter after encountering a pothole near 106th Street while traveling east, as reported by the police.


A white car parked next to a large pothole filled with gravel on Southern Boulevard in the Bronx, New York.
The Department of Transportation also responded to the crash, and made immediate roadway repairs, cops said. J.C. Rice for NY Post

“The high volumes of snowfall, salt and use of tire chains all contribute to wear and tear on our roads and we expect a high number of potholes this season,” the rep said.

“We typically see more potholes form in the spring, following the winter and cycle of freezing and thawing conditions, and NYC DOT is taking action to make our roads smooth.”

An investigation from the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad remains ongoing, police said.

Nearly 14,400 pothole reports have been logged in the Big Apple so far in 2026 — the highest level in years — with more than half of the complaints coming from Queens, The Post exclusively reported this week.

The spike marked a 59% jump in reports from this time last year.

More than 45,100 potholes have been filled by the agency this year, the DOT pointed out, adding it fills the craters within two days on average.

But a Post analysis of 311 complaints found more than a quarter of complaints made so far in 2026 were still marked “open,” “pending” or “in progress” as of earlier this week.

“NYC DOT has crews working around the clock across the five boroughs to fill potholes and make emergency roadway repairs — with more than 10,000 potholes filled in just the last week alone,” an agency rep said, “and plans to resurface more than 1,100 lane miles this year.”

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