Pedestrian Accident Lawyer in Manhattan

Manhattan has the densest pedestrian traffic in the country and the most aggressive turning behaviour. The typical case is not a speeding driver on a highway — it is a left-turning vehicle taking a gap across a crosswalk on an avenue while a pedestrian crosses with the walk signal. Those cases are won with DOT signal timing records, corner camera footage and the driver's own statement in the police report.

• Midtown avenue crossings between 34th and 59th Street.
• Upper East and Upper West Side left turns onto residential cross streets.
• Harlem and Washington Heights wide-avenue crossings with short walk phases.
• Bus stops and school zones where sightlines are blocked by double-parked vehicles.
• Tunnel and bridge approaches where drivers accelerate into crosswalks.

A turning car hit me while I had the walk signal

Failure to yield under VTL 1146 and the NYC Right of Way Law generally establishes liability. We obtain the signal phase data so the driver cannot claim you crossed against the light.

A delivery van or for-hire vehicle hit me

Commercial and TLC-licensed vehicles carry substantially higher limits than private cars, and the employer or base can be liable alongside the driver.

I was hurt stepping around scaffolding or a construction shed

Sidewalk sheds that force pedestrians into the roadway create liability for the permit holder and contractor, not just the driver.

No-fault application within 30 days, lawsuit within 3 years, and only 90 days to serve a notice of claim if an MTA bus or city vehicle was involved. Camera footage often disappears in under two weeks, so evidence work cannot wait for the medical picture to settle.