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A bicyclist died and another one suffered serious personal injury after a boat trailer that was not properly secured slipped off of a truck in Staten Island, NYC

A 21 year old woman died and  her 22 year old friend was  seriously injured in a bicycle accident in New York City.  The two women were riding their bicycles on Hylan Blvd. in Great Kills yesterday afternoon around 4:30 pm when they were struck by a boat trailer that had…

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The police are looking for a hit and run driver who was caught on tape injuring a pedestrian in Mott Haven, Bronx, NYC

A female pedestrian was left injured on the road by a negligent driver who backed into her and took off.  The accident was caught on camera. The video shows that after the driver struck the victim, he stopped and got out of his car. However moments later he got back into his car…

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In order to protect New Yorkers from future outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, a new law has been enacted to track and manage the maintenance of cooling towers, fluid coolers and evaporative condensers in New York City

After a dozen died and over 100 more suffered serious personal injury from Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks this summer in New York City, Local Law 77 of 2015 was recently enacted to identify, regulate and inspect all buildings using a cooling tower.  As a first step building owners have until September 17, 2015…

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2 pedestrians were injured including one critically after a drunk driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a store in the Bronx, NYC

A woman in her thirties suffered critical personal injury after she was pinned between a car and a a wall by a drunk driver who slammed into a Bronx produce stand yesterday. Another pedestrian was injured by flying debris. The 68 year old driver stayed at the scene of the accident and was taken…

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Despite an increase in crashes, traffic related deaths and personal injuries are on a declining trend in New York City

There were 19,061 motor vehicle accidents in New York City in July 2015 compared to 19,428 the previous month. During the same month in 2014 and 2013 there were respectively 17,361 and 17,548 crashes.  For the last 3 months the number of  accidents was unusually high and stayed above 19,000. So…

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A Resort World Casino New York City bus crashed into a building in Queens, injuring several passengers

Nearly a dozen people were injured in a bus accident in New York City yesterday afternoon. The bus was traveling on the north bond bus lane of Woodhaven Boulevard when a SUV traveling in the same direction cut in front of it to make a right turn. The bus driver tried to…

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A New York bicyclist suffered critical personal injury after being struck by a drunk driver in Queens

A drunk driver hit a bicyclist yesterday afternoon in Queens, NYC, sending him to the hospital in critical condition. The bicycle accident happened yesterday afternoon around 3:15 pm. The bicyclist was riding down Queens Plaza North near 29th St. in Long Island City when he was hit by a 35…

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A bicyclist was injured after he hit a pothole in Queens, NYC

A New York bicyclist suffered severe personal injury after he hit a pothole and impaled his neck on a nearby fence. The man in his forties was riding his bike near Stockholm Street and Woodward Ave in Ridgewood, Queens, NYC, when the bicycle accident happened. The man hit the pothole…

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Five people were injured including two critically in a car accident in Brooklyn, NYC

Two people were in critical condition and three others were seriously injured in an accident involving two cars in Brooklyn, NYC, early morning Sunday. The accident happened at the intersection of Quentin Road and E. Fifth Street in Gravesend, Brooklyn, NYC around 12:50 am.  The impact was so violent that one…

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A teen died and three other young people were injured in a car accident in Queens, NYC, yesterday night

A 17 year old driver crashed his car into a SUV last night in New York City. The front passenger of the car died while the back passenger suffered personal injury . Both drivers were also injured. The teen was driving north on 231 St with two other teen passengers when he…

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