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Proposal to Prevent Pedestrian and Bicycle Accidents In 2014, 17 bicyclists and pedestrians were killed after being hit by trucks in New York City, with total of at least 110 people killed throughout the country. Many more were seriously injured. Tragedies such as...
10-year-old Patience Albert was walking to school with her brother on the morning of Tuesday, February 25, 2020 when tragedy struck. As she stepped into the crosswalk at the intersection of Crescent Street and Wortman Avenue in the East New York area of Brooklyn, she...
A man riding an electric bicycle on Third Avenue was seriously injured in a collision with a truck driver on Sunday, September 8, 2019, continuing the disturbing trend of high rates of NYC bicycle accidents in 2019. This year, there have already been 20 cycling...
As New York nears 5 years since Vision Zero went into effect in 2014, new traffic data shows that pedestrian deaths in the five boroughs increased 6.5% from 107 deaths in 2017 to 114 in 2018. While overall traffic fatalities are down, a dozen pedestrians were killed...
After numerous serious and fatal accidents involving private garbage trucks, the NYPD ran a week-long crackdown on the industry and pulled 132 of 142 inspected commercial sanitation trucks off the road for dangerous infractions such as malfunctioning brakes, low tire...
In the aftermath of a tragic accident in which a two-year-old child was killed by bricks that fell from a building on the Upper West Side, New York’s PIX 11 spoke with Partner Stephen Murphy about the recent rise in pedestrian accidents across New York City. Between...
According to a story in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, a bill has been passed in the New York senate that would increase criminal penalties for drivers who kill or injure road construction workers. The bill, titled "The Work Safety Act," was sponsored by state Senator...
Why Intersections Can Be Dangerous for Cyclists, Pedestrians, & Drivers Many underestimate the dangers associated with poorly designed intersections. While intersections may seem like simple parts of your daily commute, they can be some of the most dangerous to...
Block O'Toole & Murphy's Blog Shattered Glass Falls 56 Stories From Midtown High-Rise By Block O'Toole & Murphy on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Tragedy was narrowly avoided on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 15, when a glass curtain wall panel fell 56 stories from...
Linda Douglas, a 67-year-old mother and grandmother, was struck and killed by the driver of a tractor trailer at the intersection of Flatbush and Nostrand Avenues on the early morning of April 3rd, 2019. The driver fled the scene, but has since been located and...
