A New Yorker in his mid-20s was riding the new blue, Citi Bike bicycle south on MacDougal St. at Houston St. in the West Village when the accident occurred this afternoon. This recent accident is just one in a series of early accidents involving bike share bicycles. We at Morgan Levine Dolan have been
One man was killed this morning and one is in critical condition after being struck by subway trains in separate incidents. The first incident occurred at 2:02 a.m. today at 174th Street Station at Southern Boulevard in the Bronx. A man was on the tracks at the northbound 2 train’s platform, when he was struck
The 9-year-old was struck by a van near 38-17 111th St. in Corona earlier this evening. The driver remained at the scene, and the child was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where she is listed in serious condition. The police continue to treat accidents like these as non-criminal matters and charges are not expected. The attorneys
A 21-year-old New York man died in the hospital after he was taken there for injures that he incurred on his motorcycle. The man was reportedly driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle when he crashed into a Volkswagen Beetle, driven by a 19-year-old man. The driver of the Beetle was reportedly driving south and failed to
Due to the new bike share program set to begin soon, the NYPD fears many cyclists will be struck by cars on New York City streets. There will soon be more than 6000 bicycles on City streets, many of which are already congested with vehicles. Although new bike lanes have been created, many of our
Two Metro-North passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour this evening in southwestern Connecticut, damaging both trains and leaving dozens seriously injured. Sixty people were taken to multiple hospitals. A train heading from New Haven to New York City derailed around 6:10 p.m., hitting the other train in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Metro-North spokeswoman
A sixteen-year-old girl was killed and two others were injured when they were struck by a car in the Bronx yesterday afternoon. One of the surviving victims, Elizabeth Colon, 51, is a teacher who was walking home from work when she was struck. The other two teenage victims, one of whom where killed, were pedestrians as well.
According to a report released by the AFL-CIO, workers in New York and other states may no longer be enjoying the benefits of improving workplace standards. Although the national rate of workplace fatalities had been decreasing since the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) was passed in 1970, that trend recently leveled out. Experts now
A 76-year-old man had the wrong kidney removed by a surgeon at Mount Sinai Medical Center here in New York. The surgeon has been relieved of his duties at the hospital after removing the wrong kidney from the man who had been on dialysis because of two diseased kidneys. Medical mistakes happen everyday but few rise
Yesterday afternoon a driver was killed when his car was struck by a Long Island Rail Road train near the Brentwood station. The 63-year-old driver was taken to Southside Hospital where he died from his injuries. An investigation by the LIRR is determining whether the gates were operating properly at the time of the accident.
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