On October 21, 2025, multiple witnesses testified in the bench trial of Daniel Hyden, the man accused of driving drunk and plowing into a crowd at Corlears Hook Park on the Lower East Side on July 4, 2024. The crash left four people dead — Lucille Pinkney, Herman Pinkney (her…
Ten people were injured in Midtown Manhattan on Monday afternoon after a Ryder rental truck lost control near 8th Avenue and 30th Street, crashing into a parked van and sending it careening onto the sidewalk. The violent chain reaction left eight pedestrians struck, including a 21-year-old woman who suffered significant…
On October 1, 2025, a collision between two Delta Air Lines planes on a taxiway at LaGuardia Airport raised serious safety and liability concerns. The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. when Endeavor Air Flight 5047, arriving from Charlotte, North Carolina, struck Endeavor Flight 5155, which was preparing to depart…
A devastating hit-and-run crash in Midtown Manhattan has left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured, underscoring the dangers of reckless driving in New York City and the legal consequences that follow. According to police and prosecutors, 50-year-old Alexandra Sabine Lewalter Maric, a tourist from Hamburg, Germany, was fatally struck…
A bicyclist was injured last Friday morning after a collision with a delivery van at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and West 95th Street on the Upper West Side, according to the New York City Police Department. The crash occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m. when a white delivery van and…
Legal options for families after the Chinatown tragedy involving an overdue Enterprise vehicle The tragic crash that unfolded in Manhattan’s Chinatown last Saturday morning has left New Yorkers shaken—and two families in mourning. According to police and prosecutors, a stolen blue Chevy Malibu, overdue by 17 days from an Enterprise Rent-A-Car,…
At Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf, our New York personal injury attorneys have represented victims of negligence in New York for more than 100 years. Each June, we see a seasonal rise in serious personal injury claims across the five boroughs. Below are the most common…
Two pedestrians were injured on Monday afternoon when they were struck by an NYPD patrol car attempting to avoid a taxi turning at a busy Manhattan intersection. The incident took place around 4:09 p.m. at Broadway and West 112th Street in Morningside Heights. According to reports, a 63-year-old man and…
If you’ve sustained a serious injury in an accident in New York—whether in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, or elsewhere across the state—you may be questioning whether you have the grounds to pursue a personal injury claim. The answer depends on several legal and factual considerations. Below, our…
As car accident lawyers practicing in New York City, we have witnessed the unfortunate consequences of traffic collisions and the severe impact they have on individuals, families, and communities. However, recent developments on Third Avenue present a hopeful narrative that underscores a truth we can all rally around: bike lanes…