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Stop-and-go traffic feels slow and harmless, but that same creeping congestion is where a single glance at a phone can result in a car accident. A driver thinks traffic is barely moving and looks down just for a second. Suddenly, a hard rear‑end crash leaves someone in the front vehicle with a torn disc, a...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, a time to reflect on the dangers pedestrians face every day across NYC. Pedestrians don't get a crumple zone. No seatbelt, no airbag, no steel frame absorbing the energy before it reaches the body. When a vehicle and a person collide, the physics are unforgiving, and the head, sitting...

For the first time in over a century, New York City has recorded its safest year on the roads. The city ended 2025 with just 205 deaths from car accidents, which is the lowest number since record-keeping began in 1910. That’s a 19 percent drop from 2024, and a 31 percent decline since the launch...

An Uber accident lawyer can help determine fault and fight for real accountability Rideshare accidents can turn deadly in an instant, leaving passengers and their families to navigate devastating losses and complex legal questions. When an Uber or Lyft passenger is killed in New York City due to someone else's negligence, families face not only...

Late on a Sunday night last month, a driver on Grand Concourse made a choice that turned tragedy into something even darker. After striking a man lying in the roadway near East Burnside Avenue, the driver didn't stop to help, didn't call 911, and didn't even slow down. They just kept going south into the...

Our bicycle accident lawyers explain what’s happening on Delancey Street Bicycle accidents remain a major safety concern across New York City. While the city continues to promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy mode of transportation, many intersections remain dangerous, especially for riders near the Williamsburg Bridge in Lower Manhattan. According to a report in...

Corporate algorithms shouldn’t come before public safety Kinley Ragbey was just doing his job. The longtime Uber driver was cruising his 2018 Mazda near the Staten Island ferry terminal when the app’s robotic voice chimed in: “Make a U-turn to stay on Richmond Terrace, then pick up Ariane.” However, there was one problem —a big,...

For decades, the Grand Concourse has been one of the Bronx’s most dangerous corridors for pedestrians and cyclists The Bronx’s Grand Concourse is getting another major facelift. City officials have kicked off Phase 5 of the reconstruction project, a $44 million investment to rebuild the busy stretch between East Fordham Road and East 198th Street....

Is New York City Targeting Cyclists Instead of Preventing Bicycle Accidents? Bicycle accidents happen at an alarming rate in New York City. Worst of all, many of these accidents occur because of the reckless or negligent actions of drivers who don’t share the road with cyclists in Manhattan, the Bronx, and other parts of New...

What the Bailey Avenue Redesign Means for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety in the Bronx Bailey Avenue has long been a danger zone for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike. Stretching from Van Cortlandt Park South to West 225th Street, the corridor runs through the heart of the Bronx and connects high-traffic areas with busy transit hubs....