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Periods of extreme cold and sustained high winds significantly increase the risk of catastrophic personal injury in New York City. Recent incidents in Brooklyn and Manhattan illustrate how winter weather can compromise infrastructure, dislodge building components, and place pedestrians, drivers, and residents directly in harm’s way.

Infrastructure Failures During Arctic Conditions

In late January, a bundle of heavy communication cables detached from an elevated subway structure above Fulton Street in Cypress Hill, Brooklyn. Transit sources attributed the failure to extreme cold that weakened the insulators securing the cables to the elevated line. The wires fell to street level and damaged multiple vehicles below. While no injuries were reported, the outcome could have been far more serious had pedestrians or cyclists been passing underneath at the time.

A recent incident in Central Park once again highlighted the dangers of horse-drawn carriages in crowded public spaces. On Labor Day, a horse pulling a carriage bolted from its handler near the Central Park Dairy building, close to the 65th Street Transverse Road. Video footage below shows the animal running uncontrolled, knocking over a traffic sign, and forcing terrified passengers to jump from the moving carriage to avoid serious harm.

Thankfully, reports indicate that the horse was eventually contained and no major injuries were reported. However, the situation raises an important legal question: if someone had been injured, who could be held responsible?

Potential Defendants in a Horse Carriage Accident Case