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This Firm Saved My Life” – The Power of Team Advocacy

  A recent client shared the following review: “This firm saved my life. To my attorney/paralegal — thank you for everything you both have ever did for me. I’ll always be grateful. Google only lets me leave 5 stars, I would leave 5 million if I could and that would…

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Trying a Personal Injury Case in New York City: What Trial Readiness Really Means

Trying a personal injury case in New York City is unlike litigating anywhere else in the state. The volume of cases, the sophistication of judges, and the expectations of juries demand a level of preparation that goes far beyond routine claims handling. In NYC, outcomes are driven by evidence, credibility,…

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McGuinness Boulevard Road Diet: A Long-Overdue Safety Fix for Greenpoint

As Brooklyn car accident lawyers, McGuinness Boulevard has long stood out as one of Greenpoint’s most dangerous corridors. Its history as a widened, high-speed thoroughfare has translated into decades of preventable crashes, severe pedestrian injuries, and fatal collisions. That is why Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s announcement to complete the full McGuinness…

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Queens Bus Collision on Sanford Avenue Raises Questions of Negligence and MTA Liability

More than a dozen people were injured Monday morning when two Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) buses collided on Sanford Avenue near Bowne Street in Flushing, according to police reports. The incident occurred around 9 a.m. when one bus rear-ended another as both approached the intersection. Police said one driver and…

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Brooklyn Woman Killed by Flying Solar Panel During Nor’easter: Understanding Legal Responsibility in Weather-Related Fatalities

A tragic accident at Trump Village in Brighton Beach has claimed the life of a 76-year-old woman after high winds from a powerful nor’easter tore a solar panel loose from a carport and sent it flying through the air. According to reports, Lyudmila Braun was walking near Ocean Parkway and…

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Cyclists Sliced by Suspended String on Marine Parkway Bridge: No Arrests Made Despite Severe Injuries

Our NYC Personal Injury Lawyers Raise Concerns About Kite Fighting, Negligence, and Public Safety Two cyclists were seriously injured—one critically—after riding into a string stretched across the Marine Parkway Bridge bike lane on June 1st, 2025. Despite the traumatic injuries sustained, including a severed windpipe and broken bones, the NYPD…

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Drunk Boating Incident Injures 22 Off City Island: Legal Insights from Bronx Personal Injury Lawyers

A weekend celebration on the water turned tragic when a boat carrying more than 20 passengers caught fire near Hart Island on Saturday evening. According to the FDNY and local news sources, the captain, 33-year-old Joshua Brito of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with boating while intoxicated (BWI) and…

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Worker Killed, Two Injured in Hudson River Sewage Boat Explosion: Legal and Safety Issues Under Scrutiny

An explosion aboard a sewage transport vessel docked at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in West Harlem has resulted in one fatality and two injuries. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and involved three employees of the New York City Department of Environmental…

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Long-Awaited Queensboro Bridge Redesign Separates Cyclists and Pedestrians

A Blog by our NYC Personal Injury Lawyers After years of dangerous conditions and tireless advocacy, New Yorkers finally have a safer way to cross the Queensboro Bridge. On Sunday, the city officially opened a newly redesigned layout that separates cyclists and pedestrians for the first time in the bridge’s…

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Brooklyn Bridge Tragedy: Legal Reflections on the Cuauhtémoc Sailing Ship Crash

From the perspective of  the New York Personal Injury Attorneys at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf On the evening of May 17, 2025, tragedy struck New York Harbor when the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican Navy training vessel, collided with the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge. The crash…

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