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Getting Into A Car Accident Just Got A Lot Less Stressful

City Council Member Chaim Deutsch proposing the Accident Report Bill to City Council. Photo via Facebook/Chaim Deutsch.Those who have been in a car accident before know that dealing with mechanics, car insurance agencies, and the police can be rather anxiety-inducing. The stress from fender benders is now a

Shore Boulevard Car Crash, Police Have No Info At The Moment

Photo by Stefan Levine.This photo, along with others, was sent to us last night at around 6pm from a reader of ours, Stefan Levine. The crash depicted in the photo happened on Shore Boulevard and Falmouth Avenue in Manhattan Beach last night. There appears to be three cars involved.

City Council Member Chaim Deutsch Proposed Bill To Speed Up Accident Report Process

City Council Member Chaim Deutsch proposing the Accident Report Bill to City Council. Photo via Facebook/Chaim Deutsch. [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=673134956188668&set=a.368600459975454.1073741830.100004765095752&type=3&theater] City Council Member Chaim Deutsch brought a bill to the council floor yesterday

Senior Riding Electric Scooter Seriously Injured In Hit-And-Run

https://youtu.be/9rygkKJSLLo A 70-year-old man is fighting for his life after being struck in a hit-and-run in Bensonhurst Wednesday. The senior was thrown from his motorized scooter into a pile of debris at the corner of 85th Street and 25th Avenue at approximately 3:45pm, police said. Cops

Driver Arrested After Fatally Hitting Woman On Bath Avenue & 20th Avenue

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA woman was killed by a car turning left onto Bath Avenue from 20th Avenue Thursday. Responding to the 911 call at 1:03pm, cops found 56 year-old Alfiya Djuraeva with trauma to her head and torso. She was transported to Lutheran Hospital where she was pronounced

After Truck Skims Overpass, Pols Call On DOT To Assess Height Clearance On 86th Street [Video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB3-U0szuYw Are trucks getting larger or are the gaps between 86th Street subway overpasses and the road shrinking? Most likely it’s the latter, according to a letter sent by local pols to the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) last week. Citing an

The 66th Precinct Is One Of The Most Dangerous Places To Ride A Bicycle In The City

A bicyclist sits on the ground following a crash on Ocean Parkway, near Cortelyou Road, last year. Photo by Je SuisThe 66th Precinct [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_066.shtml], which includes Kensington, is one of the most dangerous places to ride a bicycle in the

BREAKING: Police-Involved Car Accident Leaves Four Injured On Brighton Beach Avenue, Ocean Parkway (Photos)

Police-involved car accident. Photo by James Wall.A police van and private car collided on Ocean Parkway and Brighton Beach Avenue at approximately 1:00pm today, resulting in four people – including two officers – being taken to the hospital. “I was a block south of Neptune Avenue and heard two really

MTA Bus Hits Pedestrian, Drags Him Down Kings Highway

Kings Highway and East 18th Street, the scene of the accidents (Source: Google Maps)An MTA bus struck a pedestrian on Kings Highway near East 18th Street yesterday afternoon, dragging him a short distance and leaving him seriously injured. News 12 reports [http://brooklyn.news12.com/news/pedestrian-hit-by-mta-bus-near-kings-highway-and-east-18th-street-1.9812060] that

Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Car On 65th Street

18th Avenue and 65th Street (Source: Google Maps)A 59-year-old man was hit by a car early Sunday morning, leaving him seriously injured. The accident happened as the man was crossing 65th Street at 18th Avenue at approximately 6:20am. The car, a pickup truck, whipped around the corner and