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Assistant principal at Queens Technical High School in Long Island City arrested for arranging Grindr meeting with 14 year old boy

A New York City assistant principal planned a sexual encounter with a 14 year old boy on Grindr and instead found himself facing an adult who filmed the encounter and uploaded it on Youtube. Earlier this year, 40 year old Claudio Garcia who works at Queens Technical High School in…

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6 people injured in massive fire sparked by an explosion in Brooklyn, NYC

6 people were injured in NYC and 54 of them lost their home after an explosion sparked a major fire just after midnight on Wednesday. The explosion originated in the basement of a 3-story brick rowhouse located on Vermont Street near Jamaica Ave  in Cypress Hill. According to CBS, tenants…

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Cycling in New York City surges and so do injuries and deaths

Vision Zero recently released a cycling trend in New York City. However the presentation is a little bit disappointing as it doesn’t contain any bicycle accidents statistics or safety analysis that compare the surge in the number of bicycle rides in the city with the number of bicycle accident injuries…

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Multiple people died or suffered serious injuries in car crashes in Long Island during the Thanksgiving Holidays

Sadly Thanksgiving Holidays are not only associated with good family time but also with a rise in car accident fatalities and injuries. National statistics show that car crashes increase by 17% during the day and the night before Thanksgiving as families travel across the United States to get together. Consumption…

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NY State Trooper causes car accident mayhem after opening fire on RFK bridge (Triborough bridge) in hunt for stolen car

Thankfully nobody was seriously injured in an accident involving multiple cars  after a NY State trooper opened fire on two suspects fleeing in a stolen car  on the RFK bridge that was packed with holiday travelers.  The bridge was closed  for hours creating major traffic delays. The hunt for the…

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Personal Injury Attorney Ben Rubinowitz inducted in the Hofstra Law Hall of Fame

Congratulations to our managing partner Ben Rubinowitz for being among the 50 alumni who will be inducted to the Hofstra Law Hall of Fame as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the  Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.  Ben and 49 other alumni as well as…

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LARGEST PAIN AND SUFFERING AWARD AFFIRMED IN NEW YORK STATE HISTORY

The Appellate Division of New York just allowed the largest award for Pain and Suffering ever in New York State History. Although the jury verdict was reduced, the Appeals court allowed $29 million for Pain and Suffering. This award represents an almost 50% increase from the next highest award —…

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5 people killed in an apartment fire in Long Island, NY

5 people died in an apartment fire in Long Island NY last Tuesday night. The fire erupted around 10:40 pm in a century-old house located on East Second Street in Riverhead. The house had 3 apartments with the landlord living in one of them on the ground floor and two…

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