A woman was killed and another man was seriously hurt when an unoccupied van rolled backward and struck them on a sidewalk at Broadway and 32nd Street in Astoria, Queens, police said. An 80-year-old woman was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in critical condition. She was later pronounced dead. A 71-year-old man was also taken
Desray Leroy, 23, was killed in a Queens car crash after she and six people piled into a five-passenger car and struck another vehicle at Linden Boulevard in South Ozone Park, officials said. Leroy and her friends were returning home after a surprise birthday party for her sister, Stephanie, 21. The victim had
Three people were killed and at least 11 others were injured after a multi-vehicle crash on the Long Island Expressway, officials said. Six vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction car crash in Maspeth, Queens. Driver Michael Fabre, 25, of Queens, was driving with his passengers, Giovanny Sanchez, 24, of Brentwood, L.I. and Christina Formato,
A woman was injured after she feel through the floor of an East Harlem restaurant’s basement, officials said. The incident occurred at Joy Burger Bar on 110th Street and Lexington Avenue. According to reports, a woman who was visiting the restaurant with her husband fell through an open hole where a metal panel provides
A 6-year-old boy suffered burns after a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his hands, his grandmother, Linda Lewis, told reporters. The Galaxy Note 7 is at the heart of a global recall after 35 separate reported incidents of the smartphones’ batteries overheating and catching fire. The boy was using the smartphone to
Two people were injured after a car rear-ended a city bus in Far Rockaway, Queens, officials said. The accident occurred at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 67th Street at 2 p.m. The driver of the car collided into the back of a Q35 bus while it was stopped at a bus stop, officials said.
A bicyclist was critically injured after he crashed into an open door, launched off his bike onto the street and was struck by another car in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, officials said. The 33-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was riding along Graham Avenue near Scholes Street when he slammed into a open door
A 67-year-old male cyclist was seriously injured when he swerved to avoid striking a pedestrian in Central Park, officials said. The cyclist, whose name was not released, was riding his bike northbound along East Drive near 102nd Street when the pedestrian stepped into a crosswalk. He slammed on his brakes and swerved although the
Jahdiel Cabrera, 5, was identified as the boy who was struck by a speeding driver with a suspended license in the Bronx. He was was moved out of the intensive care unit and was being treated at the New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, his father, Anelkys Cabrera, told reporters. The SUV’s
A man was critically injured after he was struck by an ambulance in the East Village on Monday afternoon, officials said. The ambulance was responding to a call when the incident happened. The driver turned onto East 14th Street and Second Avenue when the victim was struck. The victim was taken to Bellevue Hospital
