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Pedestrian Hit by Taxi at West and Christopher Streets on West Side Highway

A man was hospitalized after he was struck by a cab on the West Side Highway Friday morning. The crash occurred about 7:40 a.m. at West and Christopher streets and left the man with injuries to the upper body. The man, whose identity was not immediately known, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. Our law firm

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Pedestrian Shiela Rivera Killed in Car Accident

Last night, 50-year-old Shiela Rivera was struck by the driver of a 1998 Honda CRV as she crossed Pennsylvania Avenue at the intersection of Glenmore Street. Rivera, who lived a little more than 7 blocks away, was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital. The driver of the vehicle who struck Rivera remained on the scene. An

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Cyclist Killed In The Bronx This Morning

A cyclist was killed in the Claremont section of the Bronx early this morning. A 36 year-old man was biking west on St. Paul’s Place at around 6:38 a.m. when he was struck by the driver of a vehicle traveling north on 3rd Avenue. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the

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MRSA in the lockeroom

New York readers may be interested to know that there’s something dangerous lurking in NFL locker rooms that is causing players harm. No, it’s not a slip and fall in a wet shower, but Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , commonly known as MRSA. It is a staph infection that is usually spread by physical contact or

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Family Sues Red Bull For $85 Million For Wrongful Death

The family of a Brooklyn man who died shortly after consuming a Red Bull is suing the company for $85 million, claiming that the energy drink gave the otherwise healthy father a fatal heart attack. 33-year-old Cory Terry was playing a game of basketball at Bed-Stuy’s Stephen Decatur Middle School in 2011 when he drank

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Man Struck and Killed by SUV Crossing Queens Street

A man was struck and killed while crossing a busy South Jamaica Street Monday evening. The unidentified victim was crossing Jamaica Avenue, near 180th Street, midblock when a 2008 Honda CRV plowed into him around 7:50 p.m. The attorneys at Morgan Levine Dolan represent many pedestrians struck by vehicles in the City of New York.

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Southern State Parkway accident kills 1, leaves 1 injured

One person was killed and one other person injured in an accident on the Southern State Parkway on Friday. The accident was between a Mazda and a Suzuki SUV just west of Grand Avenue in Hempstead, after 6:30 a.m. The Mazda struck the Suzuki from behind and then traveled through the guiderail on the south

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