3 people were injured in a car accident in Queens, NYC. A driver lost control of his car and crashed into a Popeyes restaurant located on Hillside Avenue in Queens Village on Sunday afternoon. The car barreled into one of the floor to ceiling windows and crashed into the condiment…
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NYC car accident fatalities reached a record high while traffic injuries reached a record low in November
116 bicyclists, 504 pedestrians, 1,116 motor vehicle passengers and 1,795 motor vehicle drivers were injured in traffic accidents in New York City during the month of November for a total of 4,039 people injured. Another 28 people died in similar circumstances, among them were 6 cyclists, 13 pedestrians, 1 passenger…
Preventing Construction Accidents by Creating a Culture of Safety
Assuring a culture of safety on construction sites, allow a construction company not only to to make sure employees are safe and accidents are prevented but also to keep employees’ compensation costs under control control and have a spotless reputation. Even small construction companies can install a few metrics that…
Multiple people injured in fire accidents in New York
There is always an uptick in fire accident injuries in New York during the coldest days of the year. Last night a fire that erupted in an apartment building under renovation located at 283 Monroe in Bed-Stuy and spread to adjacent buildings is the last of multiple fire accidents that…
Pedestrian critically injured in NYC car accident
A pedestrian was transported to the hospital with critical injury after being struck by a car in New Yok City. The pedestrian, a young woman in her twenties was struck by a Mustang around 11:30 pm last Friday at the intersection of Cross Bay Boulevard and 163rd Avenue, in Queens…
Two fatal e-bike accidents in New York City since the year started
Two e-bike riders died in NYC accidents during which they lost control of their bike while no other vehicles were involved since the beginning of this year. Another similar accident occurred around Christmas (see previous blog). On Thursday January 6th around 2:45 pm, 26 year old Cheng Wang was riding…
New York Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz to speak at “Covid and the Courts” webinar
The COVID crisis has dramatically altered the way courts conduct business, but any judge will tell you, with a sense of pride, that the courts never closed. How have courts – an institution notoriously slow to change – adapted to provide access to justice throughout a pandemic? Our managing partner…
12 of the 25 most deadly jobs in the US are in the construction industry
Derrick workers in oil gas and mining, roofers, ironworkers, crane operators, construction helpers, landscaping supervisors, highway maintenance workers, cement masons, ground maintenance workers, maintenance workers and mining machine operators have some of the highest death rates among all workers. Out of the top 25 most dangerous jobs in the US,…
One child dead and another one seriously injured after being hit by the van driver who dropped them at school
a 4 year old pedestrian died and a 6 year old suffered serious injury in a dramatic accident that occurred on their way to school. The accident occurred yesterday morning around 9:15. The two children had just been dropped in front of Yeshiva Ketana of Bensonhurst on 67th Street near…
Another cyclist death on Third Avenue in Brooklyn, NYC
A e-bicyclist died in an accident in New York City a little bit after midnight on Christmas. The accident occurred in a very dangerous area of sunset park in Brooklyn where several people were previously killed in traffic accidents. 33 year old Alejandro Santos was riding a e-bike on Third…