Accidents

Dozens hurt as NYC Water Taxi slams into west side dock on July 29, 2017.  The mishap occurred at Pier 79 off 40th Street along the Hudson River.  The owner of the vessel, New York Cruise Lines, verifies that the water taxi made a hard landing.  But witnesses, including passengers on board, say the the boat was […]

Distracted driving has reached epidemic levels across the United States. Yet, despite the size and scope of the problem, there is a real lack of data available on distracted driving and collisions caused by it. The NYPD and New York City Open Data, however, have been keeping track of collisions where distracted driving was reported to