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Public Transportation Accidents

NYC Commits to Subway Accessibility Upgrades by 2055

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 07 Jul2022

Last month New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced an agreement to improve accessibility in 95% of subway stations in New York City that currently lack elevators or ramps. According to a press release by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agreement is part of a class-action settlement between the MTA and accessibility advocates. While it is […]

Posted in: Municipal Liability, Personal Injury Law, Public Transportation Accidents, Slip And Falls

NYPD Announces Increased Traffic Enforcement; Critics Skeptical

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 15 Sep2021

The New York Police Department announced it will increase enforcement of traffic violations this week, as at least a million young New Yorkers return to school. The crackdown will primarily target drivers who “fail to yield to pedestrian and cyclists,” according to a report by the New York Daily News. The announcement follows two years of rising traffic violence fatalities, with […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Long-Awaited Safety Measures Come to Brooklyn Avenue

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 08 Sep2021

The New York City Department of Transportation announced last week that it would implement safety measures along a segment of Brooklyn’s Wythe Avenue where a cyclist was struck and killed last year, and where other pedestrians and cyclists have been injured over the years. The DOT said specifically that it would erect physical barriers separating the bike lane from the traffic […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Incoming Queens Lawmakers Call for Safe Transit

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 02 Sep2021

The incoming New York City Council members for the borough of Queens recently told StreetsBlog about the issues they plan to prioritize when they assume office. Below are summaries of each incoming lawmaker’s response, save for one soon-to-belawmaker who didn’t respond. Their full answers are available via StreetsBlog. In District 19, which includes Bayside and North […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Incoming Brooklyn Lawmakers Push for Safe, Clean Transit

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 01 Sep2021

New York City’s new class of city council members are preparing to assume office. In advance of the new term, local publication StreetsBlog recently asked the incoming lawmakers about their transportation policy priorities. Not every incoming councilperson responded, but those who did offered a glimpse of the future of New York City’s streets. Below are […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Bronx: Incoming Lawmakers Outline Transit Priorities

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 31 Aug2021

As a new class of New York City Council members prepares to assume office, local publication StreetsBlog has inquired each incoming lawmaker about the transit policies they intend to prioritize. Not every one responded, but those that did gave a sense of what issues will guide the New York City Council moving forward. Below are summaries of the responses […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

New York’s New Governor Raises Focus on Transportation Issues

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 28 Aug2021

What will the ascendance of new New York Governor Kathy Hochul mean for transportation safety in the state? According to a recent report by AMNY, transit safety groups are hopeful the answer will be good news for New Yorkers. Former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation took effect earlier this week, with former Lieutenant Governor Hochul assuming the Governor’s office on […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Electric Scooters Come to the Bronx, with Safety Concerns in Tow

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 26 Aug2021

The launch of a new electric scooter sharing program in New York City has raised concerns about safety issues for motorists and pedestrians. According to a report by The Verge, scooter companies Bird, Lime, and VeroRide have installed one thousand scooters per company in the East Bronx as part of a pilot program to see how micromobility fares in […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

Data Shows Drastic Increase in Deadly NYC Traffic Violence

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 27 Jul2021

This year may go down in history as one of the most lethal for New York City’s road users. According to recent news reports, the first six months of 2021 have seen more road user deaths than any previous first six months of the year since the beginning of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration. According […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

New NYC Bill Would Increase Penalties for E-Bike Hit-and-Runs

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 26 Jul2021

New York State Senator Liz Krueger, who represents the Upper East Side of Manhattan, has introduced a bill that would “make it a felony for electric-vehicle riders to crash into someone and leave the scene,” according to a report by Steetsblog. The bill joins another proposal by State Senator Brad Hoylman of the Upper West Side which would […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

New York Safe Streets Activists Propose New Road Safety Legislation

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 27 Apr2021

Earlier this month a group of safe-streets lobbying groups in New York released the Crash Victims Rights and Safety Act, a collection of eight pieces of legislation “that will better support victims of traffic violence and make streets safer across New York State at a moment when traffic fatalities and speeding are both on the rise,” according […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, DWI/Criminal, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Municipal Liability, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

Pedestrian Deaths from Car Crashes Increased in 2019 and 2020

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 30 Mar2021

American roads have grown more and more dangerous for pedestrians in recent years, according to a recent article by NPR, and statistics show they are especially deadly for minorities. Data gathered by the Governors Highway Safety Administration shows that “6,301 pedestrians were killed by vehicles on American streets” in 2019, an increase of 46% since 2010. The same time […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

New Research Finds Toxic Air in NYC Subways

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 15 Feb2021

New research has found that the New York City subway system contains toxic air quality, according to a new report in City and State. The research, published by NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine, took measurements of the air quality in 71 subway stations across the city, as well as in Philadelphia, Washington, DC, and Boston, during […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Public Transportation Accidents, Wrongful Death

New York City Council Candidate Proposes Bronx Street Safety Initiatives

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Feb2021

New York City Council candidate John Sanchez recently laid out his plan for making the streets of The Bronx safer for cyclists and pedestrians. In an essay on StreetsBlog NYC, Sanchez described the key elements of his plan, which include protected bike lanes, curtailing parking, and better street design. “As a lifelong resident of The Bronx, I want my neighborhood […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

NYC Cyclist Fatalities Predominantly Low-Income, Analysis Shows

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 25 Jan2021

Many of the cyclists killed by motor vehicles in 2020 were low-income essential workers, according to a recent analysis by StreetsBlog. There were 243 victims of vehicle-related deaths last year, 26 of whom were cyclists. As StreetsBlog notes, 2020 was “the second deadliest [year] for traffic violence during Mayor de Blasio’s seven years in office.” The analysis argues that […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

Why Is New York City One of the Worst Places To Drive?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 21 Sep2020

A new study by WalletHub, a financial advice and information website, ranked the hundred biggest cities in the United States according to 31 metrics of “driver-friendliness.” The study identified the best and worst cities to drive in according to “key indicators” like gas prices, hours of traffic congestion per auto commuter, number of auto repair shops, number […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

Is “Carmageddon” Coming For NYC?

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 20 Sep2020

A new analysis by City & State suggests that New York City might be at risk of “Carmageddon,” a phenomenon in which residents returning to work after the pandemic forsake public transportation for private cars, risking increased congestion, traffic deaths, and poor air quality in the city. According to the report, 80% of commutes into Manhattan were on […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Wrongful Death

New York Lawmakers to Revisit Scaffold Law

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 04 Feb2019

New York lawmakers are revisiting the state’s century-old scaffolding law that requires construction companies to cover the full cost of all workplace injuries. According to The New York Daily News, the recent conversation about reforming New York’s construction safety laws comes at the behest of the Trump administration and the construction industry, which are looking for ways […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Construction Accidents, Municipal Liability, Public Transportation Accidents

Five Years After Metro-North Derailment, An Overdue Reckoning with Rail’s Safety

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 10 Jan2018

Recent train and subway accidents have led to renewed attention to the 2013 Metro-North derailment that killed four and injured dozens. After an investigation by LoHud.com showed that the Metro-North Railroad still had not installed the required safety equipment to prevent another crash, Connecticut Senator Blumenthal and New York Senator Chuck Schumer called for the railroad to speed up its efforts. On December 1, […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Public Transportation Accidents, Wrongful Death

Dodging Responsibility, MTA Tries to Make Homeless Man With No Assets Pay for Verdict

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 29 Nov2017

The Metropolitan Transit Authority, responsible for running New York City’s subways and buses, is attempting to dodge responsibility and pin a $30-million award on a homeless man. In 2012, Naeem Davis, described as “homeless” and “a drifter” by the New York Post, pushed Ki Suck Han in front of a subway train. Arguing that he was […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Municipal Liability, Negligent Supervision, Public Transportation Accidents, Wrongful Death

Train Accidents Are More Common Than You Think

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 09 Apr2016

On March 24, a train accident occurred in Mentz, NY resulting in the death of a passenger in the vehicle. The accident occurred at the North Main Street railroad station when a work van drove around the flashing lights and horizontal bars that signaled a train coming; one person was ejected from the vehicle and died. The […]

Posted in: Personal Injury Law, Bodily Injury, Public Transportation Accidents, Traffic Accidents

MTA Driver Killed, Three Injured, after Stolen Truck Collides with Bus in the City

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 26 Mar2014

William Pena, 49, a 17-year veteran of the MTA and a father of a 14-year-old daughter, was killed in February 2014 after a stolen box truck driven by Domonic Whilby, 22, crashed into the bus he was driving in Greenwich Village. According to police, Pena was thrown from the driver’s seat and landed under the […]

Posted in: DWI/Criminal, Personal Injury Law, Public Transportation Accidents

Summary Judgment Affirmed for NYC Transit in Personal Injury Action

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 03 May2013

On May 1st, the Second Department affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of a defendant NYC bus in a personal injury case involving a fall. The plaintiff had sued for personal injury after falling inside the bus when the driver stopped short. The defendant, New York City Transit Authority, was granted summary judgment by […]

Posted in: Miscellaneous, Public Transportation Accidents

Boy Killed When Long Island Bus Crashes Into House Trying to Avoid Jaywalker

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 28 Nov2012

A Long Island bus crashed into a house Tuesday night after swerving to avoid a jay-walking pedestrian, the NY Daily News is reporting. The driver was able to divert the bus in time to avoid fatally injuring the pedestrian, however the accident killed a young boy inside the house. The boy’s brother was also injured […]

Posted in: Pedestrian Accidents, Personal Injury Law, Public Transportation Accidents

New York Personal Injury Attorney Report: School Bus Driver Involved in Queens Hit and Run

by Law Offices of Thomas L. Gallivan, PLLC 14 Sep2012

A Queens school bus driver was apprehended shortly after colliding with an MTA bus in Corona yesterday afternoon, according to a Daily News report. Fortunately no children were on the school bus at the time. However, sixteen people in total were injured. A driver involved in a car, bus or trucking accident that hits another […]

Posted in: Motor Vehicle Accidents, Public Transportation Accidents

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