Accidents - Accident

04/30/2024

Brooklyn grandfather killed by his own car during parking dispute

A tragic incident unfolded in Sheepshead Bay last week, resulting in the death of a 77-year-old Brooklyn grandfather Iosif Lontsman, - NY Post writes. The incident occurred during a dispute over a parking space at Avenue W and Ocean Avenue. Iosif Lontsman, a devoted grandfather originally from Kazakhstan, exited his ...

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04/29/2024

Jersey City man dies in single car crash

According to police, a man from Jersey City lost his life following a car accident on 99 Route 17 Northbound near Lodi on Sunday, - ABC7 News reports. Authorities were alerted to the incident at 4:14 a.m. and upon arrival, found the man trapped inside a new model Jeep. Sadly, the 31-year-old was pronounced dead at th...

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04/26/2024

Pit bull mauls Bronx man to death

Police officers fatally shot a pit bull that was attacking its owner inside a Bronx apartment early Friday morning, - Eyewitness news ABC7 reports. The 41-year-old man was being mauled in his apartment on Simpson Street just before 3:10 a.m. Gilbert Durecout, a resident of the building, said, "There was a girl in ...

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04/24/2024

Driver plows car onto Manhattan sidewalk

A furious driver in New York City was captured on video driving his car onto a Manhattan sidewalk and pursuing a pedestrian in a chaotic bout of road rage, - NY Post writes. The incident occurred on Monday near West 39th Street and Seventh Avenue, as shown in footage shared by the What Is New York Instagram account. ...

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04/24/2024

Queens road incident ends with stabbing in Manhattan

Two men are facing charges following an alleged road rage stabbing on the Upper East Side in Manhattan, - ABC 7 News reports. According to police, the men got into an argument in Queens around 7 p.m. on Tuesday. As they drove into Manhattan, they repeatedly cut each other off. The confrontation reached its peak near...

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04/24/2024

21-year-old drunk driver killed woman in Massapequa

A 21-year-old woman, Rachel Lodice from Georgia, is accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal collision in Massapequa, Long Island, on Tuesday night, - ABC 7 New informs. According to police reports, Lodice was driving a 2023 Kia on Hicksville Road when she collided with a 2022 Nissan Altima traveling on Sunrise H...

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04/23/2024

Fire at apartment complex in Rockland County after injuring 2, including firefighter

Firefighters remained at the site Tuesday morning, addressing a fire that occurred at a Rockland County apartment complex, - ABC 7 News reports. The blaze ignited at 9:30 p.m. on Monday at the Surrey Carlton Apartments, located near Ewing Avenue in Spring Valley. It rekindled overnight, and NewsCopter 7 was overhead...

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04/22/2024

Fire at apartment building in East Harlem

Early Saturday morning, a fire broke out at an apartment building in East Harlem, - ABC 7 News writes. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze shortly after 5 a.m., at the intersection of East 119th Street and Third Avenue. The FDNY reports that the fire originated on the second floor of the five-story structure. It ...

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04/22/2024

3 injured in apartment fire in Woodside, Queens

Three individuals sustained injuries in a fire that broke out in a Queens apartment building, - ABC 7 News reports. Video footage from the Citizen app depicts an ominous orange glow hovering over the structure along 63rd Street, with flames erupting from the rooftop. Authorities report that the fire ignited in the...

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04/20/2024

10 & 20 mph speed limits on most New York streets

You could soon see speed limits as low as 20 or even 10 miles an hour on select streets in New York City, - ABC 7 News reports. This shift comes as the city gains control over setting its own speed limits, a power previously held by the state. The move, included in the latest state budget through recently introduced ...

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04/19/2024

Bronx River Parkway crash - woman dead, man in critical condition

Police report a fatal car accident occurred on the Bronx River Parkway early Friday morning, - New12 the Bronx writes. The NYPD states that the male driver of a speeding Jeep Grand Cherokee lost control, colliding with a partition before overturning the vehicle. Tragically, the female passenger, aged 30, was ejected ...

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04/17/2024

Fire destroys synagogue in Rockland County

Firefighters battled a large fire that destroyed a synagogue in Rockland County on Wednesday morning. - ABC 7 News reports. Flames broke out in the building situated on North Ridge Road at approximately 6 a.m. Video footage showed a huge column of smoke rising from the building visible for miles. The fire was discove...

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04/16/2024

2 workers rescued after porch collapse in Queens

Two workers were saved from a dangerous situation when the front porch of a residence collapsed on them in Laurelton, Queens, - ABC News 7 informs. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning at a single-family dwelling located at 135-40 229 St. Engaged in excavation works at the property they became pinned by a concret...

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04/15/2024

2 killed, 3 injured after cars collide under subway station in the Bronx

A tragic high-speed collision in the Bronx UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS claimed the lives of two individuals and left three others injured when an out-of-control BMW collided with a pole beneath a train station, - ABC News reports. The aftermath of the incident, witnessed by many in the vicinity of Jerome Avenue and East Fordh...

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04/12/2024

School bus crash in Yorktown - 5 students injured, driver critical

In Yorktown on Friday morning, several students sustained minor injuries after their school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle, according to Westchester County Police, - ABC7 writes. The accident occurred before 9:30 a.m. and authorities have announced that Route 132 will be shut down between Barger...

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04/11/2024

Two pedestrians injured as car mounts sidewalk in Queens crash

Early Sunday morning in Queens, two pedestrians were hospitalized after a car careened onto the sidewalk, - as reported by NBC New York. The incident unfolded just before 5 a.m. on Steinway Street on April 8th. between 25th and 28th avenues in Queens. A red sedan traveling southbound on Steinway Street suddenly swe...

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04/10/2024

Doctor dies after falling out of moving trailer heading to see eclipse

Dr. Monika Woroniecka, a 58-year-old pediatrician specializing in immunology at Stony Brook Children's Hospital, tragically lost her life in a devastating incident, - ABC News 7 reports. Dr. Woroniecka, along with her family, was en route to witness the solar eclipse in upstate New York. Woroniecka's husband, Robert ...

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04/09/2024

9-year-old woke up his family during building fire

A 9-year-old boy played a key role in alerting his family to a fire engulfing their building in Newburgh, Orange County, - ABC 7 News reports. According to officials, the blaze erupted around 11 p.m., ravaging multiple buildings along Carter Street. Despite the intensity of the fire, at least a dozen residents mana...

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04/09/2024

Woman, 38, killed in house fire in the Bronx

A tragic incident unfolded early Tuesday morning in the Bronx, claiming the life of a 38-year-old woman in a fire, - ABC7 News writes. According to officials, the blaze ignited at a residence on 212th Street around 2 a.m. The intensity of the flames was such that they erupted from the roof, causing windows to shatter...

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04/08/2024

Pay-by-plate parking meters replacing traditional paper receipts in NYC

With Earth Day approaching, the city’s Department of Transportation acknowledges that it may not eliminate every car from the streets, but it's embracing a new long-term strategy to aid the environment with the introduction of pay-by-plate parking meters, - Spectrum news NY1 writes.“We’ve been printing so many receipt ...

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