32 people have been injured in bicycle accidents on Second Ave between 59th street and 68th street in Manhattan, with many accidents occurring at the intersection of 59th street and Second Avenue which is the entrance of the 59th Street Bridge. Until recently, bicyclists who were riding South on Second…
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Elderly pedestrian killed by taxi in Little Italy
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a taxi in New York on Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred on a busy and sunny Saturday afternoon in Little Italy, Downtown Manhattan. Around 4:00 pm a woman in her 80ies whose identity wasn’t revealed was crossing Broom Street in the crosswalk when a…
Pedestrian seriously injured in bicycle accident
A pedestrian suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a cyclist in Manhattan last week. 67 year old Dona Sturm just had lunch and she was crossing west 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues around 1pm when the accident occurred. As Dona was in the crosswalk, a…
Cyclist struck by truck in New York will likely loose his leg
A 74 year old cyclist who was struck by a truck in New York suffered severe personal injury and might loose his leg. The accident occurred last Saturday around 7:00 pm in the Hudson Yards area. The cyclist was riding a city bike southbound on 11th Avenue when he was…
Most common spring injuries for amateur athletes and how to prevent them
Amateur athletes have a higher risk of getting injured in the spring than in the middle or the end of the warm season. As the weather is getting really nice in New York, most of us just want to get out of the house and enjoy outdoor activities. Don’t over…
One dead two injured in Manhattan car accident related to speed
A speeding driver lost control of her vehicle causing a huge crash, killing the passenger who was her husband and hurting another road user. The accident occurred early Tuesday morning in New York. 25 year old Dhanairy Ramirez was driving her Honda at a speed estimated to be 80 to…
Reckless NYPD cop crashes dirt bike at Harlem intersection
A reckless NYPD officer hurt himself riding a dirt bike. The officer rode the bike without a helmet, blew a red light and almost collided with a car before loosing control of the motorcycle and crashing into another vehicle. The officer suffered a minor leg injury and was treated at…
One injured in New York Crane Accident
A 63 year old man injured his foot in a crane accident in New York. The accident occurred around 10:20 pm on Monday night near Penn Station on 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan. As it was lifting material, the arm of the machine collapsed. The truck mounted crane belonging to the…
Injuries and deaths related to older adults falls in New York
Every day 223 older adults visit the emergency room after being injured in a fall in NY State, 140 are hospitalized and 2 die. Fall is the leading cause of unintentional injuries and deaths among older New Yorkers and among older people in the US as well. In the US…
9 NYC construction workers poisoned by carbon monoxide
Nine construction workers were hospitalized after they suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning last week in Manhattan. The construction workers were putting down concrete in a very small confined space in the foundations of a construction site located at 30 E. 29th St. in Manhattan. The site is the future location…