While the actual number of school bus accidents in New York City stayed fairly constant over this past year when compared to figures collected in prior years, one report suggests that might change in the very near future. The report, released in August of 2019, found...
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Month: January 2020
First Fatal Pedestrian Accident in New York City in 2020 Claims Life of Elderly Woman
An elderly woman was killed early this month in what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian accident in New York City. The woman, a 74-year-old resident of Queens, was walking along Northern Boulevard near the intersection with Parsons Boulevard around 6 in the...
Apartment Fire in New York City Injures 5
Five people were sent to the hospital earlier this week after an apartment fire in Harlem. The fire broke out at 480 Convent Avenue in Manhattan around 1:30 in the morning on January 1st. The blaze started inside a single unit in the building and quickly...
First Snowfalls of 2020 Bring Icy Mess to NYC
The first few snowfalls of the New Year are expected to bring slippery conditions to New York City, making driving and even simply walking around treacherous. Meteorologists are predicting that the first few storms of 2020 will bring a lot of rain but when the...
Street Collapses After Gas Leak and Underground Explosion
A terrifying jobsite underground explosion in Queens sent people fleeing for their lives as a massive gas leak caused an underground explosion that ended with a 40-foot wide portion of the abutting street collapsing into a sinkhole and a massive pipe bursting which...
2019 was a Terrible Year for Bicycle Accidents in New York City
With all the stepped-up effort designed to decrease traffic accidents and protect pedestrians and bicyclists, you'd think there would have been a measurable change in the number of fatalities in NYC. Unfortunately for cyclists, there was. There were more fatal bicycle...
Truck Driver Facing Criminal Charges After New Year’s Eve Pedestrian Accident in New York City
A man was arrested by NYPD officers earlier this month after fatally striking a pedestrian crossing the road on New Year's Eve. The pedestrian accident in Harlem happened at around 5 in the afternoon on New Year's Eve day at the intersection of E. 125th Street and...
Scary Construction Accident in New York City Leaves Two Men Hanging
Two construction workers had to be rescued by the FDNY after an accident at a job site in Manhattan earlier this month. This latest construction accident in Manhattan happened on December 13th at a job site along West 118th Street near 5th Avenue at around 9:30 in the...
Snow and Ice Cause Deadly Seasonal Accidents in New York City-Are You Prepared?
The winter season can be beautiful and is full of holidays that remind us of the things that are truly important in life. However, winter weather can be dangerous if you're not prepared. Indeed, the storm system that swept through the country earlier this month has...