Summertime is peak season for bike riding in New York City, the perfect time of year to enjoy the breeze and sunshine as you cruise past iconic skyscrapers and vibrant street performers.  But while bicycling can be a fun, healthy, and affordable way to get from Point A to Point B, it can also be …

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Without its sprawling public transportation system, New York City would come grinding to a halt.  According to its own figures, MTA carried 5,650,610 passengers per average weekday in 2015, for a year-end total far surpassing 1 billion riders.  While most MTA subway trips transport riders safely from Point A to Point B, deaths and catastrophic …

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With summer getting into full swing, kids are home from school and free to participate in all kinds of sports and recreational activities.  But while children look forward to summer all year, it can also be an extremely dangerous season if proper precautions aren’t taken.  In this article, our Queens personal injury lawyers review the …

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Statistically speaking, taxi accidents pose a greater risk to cyclists and pedestrians than to vehicle occupants.  However, that doesn’t mean cab passengers or passengers in other vehicles are completely safe from injuries when a crash or collision occurs.  If you were injured in a taxi crash in New York City, you may be able to …

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Like all drivers, taxi drivers can make mistakes – and when they do, terrible car accidents can occur, risking the lives of not only the passengers inside the vehicle, but also any pedestrians and bicyclists who might be in the area.  If you were hit by a cab in a New York taxi accident, the …

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New York State enforces some of the nation’s strictest fireworks laws.  New York City isn’t exempt.  On the contrary, all fireworks are banned from use in New York City, though some counties have gradually introduced one exception: sparklers.  Essex County was the first part of New York to legalize sparklers, in March 2015.  Albany County …

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