Between 2020 and 2024, three people were killed and more than 200 others — including 23 who suffered severe injuries — in crashes along Canal Street. The combination of heavy traffic, narrow sidewalks, and complex intersections has long made this corridor one of the most hazardous for pedestrians, cyclists, and…
New York lawmakers are advancing bold new legislation that could reshape traffic safety by targeting chronic speeding and reckless driving. The proposed bills would require repeat traffic offenders to install Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) technology in their vehicles—an innovation that caps vehicle speed using GPS and posted limits. As NYC…
An NYPD officer fatally struck a pedestrian in Queens this past weekend, raising questions about accountability when accidents involve police vehicles. The tragic collision occurred near the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, just a day before the U.S. Open was set to begin. According to police…
As NYC car accident lawyers who have spent decades representing the victims of reckless driving, we are deeply troubled by the NYPD’s current enforcement priorities. According to recent data, NYPD officers issued 13% fewer traffic tickets to motorists between April and June 2025 — even as criminal summonses against cyclists…
From the perspective of our Brooklyn Car Accident Lawyers Two men are dead and a young driver is facing manslaughter charges after a brutal hit-and-run crash in Sunset Park early Friday morning. The victims, 80-year-old Kex Un Chen and 59-year-old Faqiu Lin, were crossing Third Avenue at 52nd Street when…
From the Perspective of the New York Car Accident Attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf In the early hours of June 11, 2025, the New York State Senate quietly gutted one of the most promising traffic safety bills in recent memory—effectively choosing to shield the…
As car accident attorneys in New York City, we see firsthand the devastating consequences of reckless driving. The tragic crash in March that claimed the lives of a Brooklyn mother and her two children is just one of many heartbreaking cases where speed and repeat traffic violations played a deadly…
As Brooklyn car accident lawyers with deep experience handling hit-and-run litigation, we are horrified by the senseless death of Tiffany Cifuni, a 32-year-old woman who was fatally struck after a minor crash in Bedford-Stuyvesant last Saturday night. The incident not only highlights the risks pedestrians face immediately after collisions, it…
On April 2, 2025, a high-speed police chase through Upper Manhattan ended in tragedy when a stolen 2025 Honda CRV crashed into a building in Inwood and burst into flames. The driver, later identified as 31-year-old Francisco Andres Guzman Parra, was killed in the fiery wreck. Now, his family is…
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and motor vehicle occupant fatalities declined in New York City during the first quarter. While Mayor Adams Celebrates Progress Under Vision Zero, Winter Weather May Be the Unsung Hero Officials are celebrating a sharp and historic drop in traffic fatalities during the first quarter of 2025. According…