Yet another bicyclist has been killed in a fatal bicycle accident in New York City. This time, a 30-year-old woman was riding along 3rd Avenue in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn when she swerved to avoid the opening door of a van. The bike tipped, the...
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Month: August 2019
Truck Kills Pedestrian in Deadly Crosswalk Accident in Manhattan
A deadly crosswalk accident in Manhattan has claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman months after she was struck by a large truck.The woman was crossing the street in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Ninth Avenue and W. 17th Street in Manhattan when the...
Pedestrian Accident on Long Island Send Three Children to Hospital
A terrifying pedestrian accident in New York City last month sent three young boys to the hospital with severe injuries. The kids were crossing the street in the Lindenhurst neighborhood of Long Island when they were struck by a sedan driven by a 20-year-old man. The...
Bicycle Accident in Queens Leaves Victim in Critical Condition
A serious bicycle accident in Queens has resulted in critical, life-threatening injuries for one cyclist just hours after two crashes that bumped the number of fatal bicycle accidents in New York City to 17. A rider was struck directly by an SUV while pedaling across...
Brooklyn Boy Dies in Drowning Accident at a Waterpark
A terribly drowning accident has claimed the life of a nine-year-old Brooklyn boy. The child was on a camp trip with a group of others and adult supervisors from Belzer Talmud Torah when tragedy struck. The group had traveled to a waterpark in New Jersey for a fun...
Two Fatal Bicycle Accidents in New York City on the Same Day
Two bicycle accidents in New York have claimed the lives of a pair of riders, bringing the total number of cyclists killed on city streets this year to 17. That number is far higher than the number of people killed on bicycles during this same period last year and...
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Jet Skis and Other Personal Watercraft Caused Serious Boating Accidents in New York City Every Year
When we think of boating accidents in New York City, we often picture fast pleasure craft smashing into debris and obstacles in the river or massive tankers and other commercial craft crowding out much smaller boats. But one danger on the rivers and waterways...
Lawsuit to Prevent Staircase Injuries in New York City Makes It Past First Hurdle
A lawsuit filed by a nonprofit agency against the MTA can proceed according to the ruling of a judge in the New York State Supreme Court in June of this year. This lawsuit was filed against the MTA on behalf of disabled individuals with limited mobility who literally...
Fatal Bicycle Accident in New York is the 15th Such this Year
A Citi Bike rider was killed in a fatal bicycle accident in New York City earlier last month when an overland freight hauler ran over him on a busy stretch of street in Hudson Yards. The 74-year-old man was rushed to nearby Bellevue Hospital with what appeared to be...