Citi Bike, the bike rental service that launched earlier this year, has somewhere around 30,000 annual members who have logged over 270,000 miles on the rented bicycles. It sounds like a great thing for New York, until you learn about the Citi Bike accidents and their...
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Month: August 2013
Stop and Frisk Ruling Opens Door for Civil Rights Lawsuits
District Judge Shira Scheindlin says that the New York Police Department's policy of Stop and Frisk violates civil rights afforded to American citizens and that the policy is essentially "indirect racial profiling." The controversial policy has been lauded by Mayor...
Pedestrian Killed By Motorcycle While Crossing the Street
In a bizarre motorcycle accident early Sunday morning (8/11/13), a 50-year old pedestrian was killed while cross the street in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens. The accident occurred at roughly 4 in the morning when the man attempted to cross Queens Boulevard,...
Plane Crash at LaGuardia Injures 16; Temporarily Cripples Airport
The 149 passengers onboard Southwest Airlines flight 345 had no idea anything was wrong as their Boeing 737 descended toward the tarmac on Monday, July 22nd. Seconds from the safety of solid ground, the plane crash landed, the nose gear smashing up through the...
New York Construction Accident Claims Life of Worker
A tragic construction accident on Governor's Island claimed the life of a 55-year old New Yorker and injured two more men last month. The fatally injured man was working for Bedford Construction at the time, rebuilding a section of the seawall on the island when a...
New York Cracking Down on Distracted Drivers; Anti-Texting Law In Effect
A recent nationwide poll conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance (in partnership with Students Against Drunk Driving-S.A.D.D.) discovered that than 90% of drivers on the road are distracted at any given time. The vast majority of those distractions come from cellphone...
Summer Road Construction Puts Workers In Jeopardy
Summertime is when road construction around New York City kicks into high gear. Crews rush to get projects done before the snow falls and adds another layer of complexity to what is already a challenging and dangerous task-upgrading the city's infrastructure while...
Tragic Hudson River Boat Crash Claims Bride-to-Be
On July 23rd, a celebratory ride up the Hudson River turned tragic as a boat carrying a bride-to-be, her groom, and several other members of the bridal party crashed into a barge. An investigation has revealed the boating accident was caused by the operator, who was...
Summer Construction on the BQE Increases Auto Accidents
The New York Times recently reported on the increase danger, drivers face on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (B.Q.E.). The concentration of roadwork has created a danger zone in which the number of auto accidents has spiked. What's more, drivers aren't the only ones at...