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The Severity of Emotional Distress After a Car Accident
Photo by Christian Erfurt on Unsplash What is Emotional Distress? Emotional distress is seen as mental suffering as an emotional response to an experience that is aroused by the memory of the event, occurrence, or patterns of a specific event or condition. Symptoms of...
Electric Vehicles (EV): Helping Re-Shape New York City
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash Throughout the years, for drivers and the environment, electric vehicles have become increasingly popular. Electric vehicles (EV) mainly run on electric energy and just like vehicles that use fossil fuels, whether that be diesel or...
Construction Sites in New York: Dangers, Liability, and Improvements
Photo by Bruno Kelzer on Unsplash Although construction workers make up only 5% of New York City’s workforce, they account for 27% of work-related injury fatalities. Many construction projects are not always corporate, prominent skyscrapers, but in homes and...
‘Ghost Cars’: The Threat of Fake and Illegal License Plates to New Yorkers
Photo by v2osk on Unsplash What Are Ghost Cars? Ghost cars are vehicles with illegal, fake license plates that have become a rapid issue in New York City over the last few months. The NYPD and Sheriff’s Office will tow and potentially auction off cars with fraudulent...
Improving the safety of New York City’s streets and traffic
Photo by Connor Williams on Unsplash With the high volume of people living, or visiting New York City, comes the high volume of motor vehicle accidents. Every year approximately 3,000 New Yorkers are struck by a motor vehicle, and more than 200 are killed yearly due...
Protecting The Students of New York City: Enforcing Rules and Regulations
Photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash Growing up in New York City may be fun and exciting. Currently, there are 1,050,649 students enrolled in New York City public schools and 57,005 students enrolled in NYC private schools. Although a student may feel like they are...
Understanding The Basics of New York No-Fault Auto Insurance
Photo by Fabien Bazanegue on Unsplash What is No-Fault Insurance? No-Fault, also known as Personal Injury Protection is available for you if you have been injured in a car accident. Whether you caused the car accident, or are a passenger, you are eligible for...
Being a Safe Driver: The Importance To You And Others…
Photo by Providence Doucet on Unsplash Driving, like riding a bike, becomes second nature. The gas pedal on the right, the break on the left, steering wheel in the front; are common knowledge to most. However, what may not be common knowledge is the exponential level...
Summertime, Slip N’ Fall
Photo by chan lee on Unsplash After the cold long winters, come bright beautiful summers. The heat encompasses all aspects of your skin and as sweat builds up, what is the solution to cool off? Water. From drinking a cold glass of ice water, taking a cool shower, or...
Being A Safe Pedestrian and Driver In New York City
Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash The city that never sleeps, the New York City motto that still holds true. At all hours of the day and night, people are driving or walking through the crisp air of the city. Constant moving within the boroughs leads to a significant...
How To Make Sure Your Social Media Accounts Do Not Affect Your Personal Injury Case
Photo by Dan Nelson on Unsplash Through the various social media platforms ranging from Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, and LinkedIn most of us fall in the category of the 3.6 billion[i] social media users. Social media is seen to be a great solution to...
Hit By A Car?
Photo by Viktor Bystrov on Unsplash Your Options as a Bicyclist if a Car Hits YOU With almost a million New Yorkers regularly riding a bike in the City limits each year, bicycle accidents are 1 almost inevitable. Fortunately for New York bicyclists, the law is on your...