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A fatal bicycle accident in New York City last month left a young woman dead, yet a series of conflicting reports have clouded who may be at fault. An investigation by news outlet Streetsblog shows this misreporting of bicycle accidents in New York is not uncommon....
A father is suing the NYPD for wrongful arrest in New York City after he was "manhandled" and detained while carrying his three-year old son at the 2015 Christmas Tree Lighting in Rockefeller Center. It appears officers at the ceremony may have overreacted and used...
A tragic taxi accident in Manhattan recently claimed the life of a 77-year old woman. Reports show Carol Dauplaise--well known in New York's jewelry industry--was crossing the street when she was struck and pinned underneath a livery cab in Murray Hill on the morning...
After the fatal crane accident in Manhattan that killed a passerby and injured three, Mayor Bill De Blasio and Buildings Department Commissioner Rick Chandler promised stricter regulations for construction companies in light of the recent construction accidents in New...
Scaffolding accidents in New York City are becoming more and more common as the city undergoes yet another construction boom. Critics say that a lack of oversight and the perceived need by contractors to cut corners in order to meet schedules and budgets has put...
A Queens woman was killed while crossing the street late last month. 61-year old Nancy Ventura was crossing College Point Boulevard mid-morning on January 22nd--just one block from her home--when she was struck and killed by a cement truck. There are conflicting...
After a relatively mild start to the winter it appears as if the East Coast is finally seeing the sort of snow, sleet, and ice it's used to. This makes travel conditions treacherous for everyone, including those of us who walk city streets. Indeed, snow and ice...
Slip and fall accidents in New York aren't the only danger in the city after a snowfall. In fact, after a prolonged period of snow build-up or as temperatures warms enough to melt ice off roofs and building facades, New York City sidewalks become danger zones for...
Over two dozen people were injured in a bizarre New York City tour bus accident in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The bus was travelling down I-70 when it overturned, throwing passengers around the cabin like rag dolls and ejecting the driver. Two dozen passengers...
Passersby ran for their lives last week when tons of masonry rained down in a "hail of bricks" on the Upper East Side. The bricks fell from high up on a building along First Avenue and crashed to the sidewalk below. The partial building collapse in Manhattan could...