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Taxi Accident Lawyer in New York City

NYC has more TLC-licensed vehicles than any other city in the country — yellow taxis, green outer-borough taxis, and FHV vehicles operating through Uber, Lyft, Via, and other platforms. The TLC regulatory framework imposes specific insurance requirements that produce better available coverage than most personal-vehicle accidents.

Amparo Law Firm represents taxi passengers, drivers, and pedestrians/cyclists struck by taxis in NYC.
  • Right hooks. Driver passes a cyclist and then turns right across the cyclist’s path. One of the most common NYC cycling crashes.
  • Doorings. A parked vehicle’s door opens into a cyclist’s path. Often serious because the cyclist has no time to react.
  • Left turns across oncoming cyclists. Driver in the opposite direction makes a left turn across a cyclist who has the right of way.
  • Sideswipes from passing vehicles. Driver passing too close strikes the cyclist, knocks them down, or sends them off the road.
  • Bike lane intrusions. Drivers operating in bike lanes — common with delivery vehicles, double-parking, ride-share pickups.
  • Mid-block strikes. Drivers backing out of driveways or parking spots without checking for cyclists.
  • Hit-and-runs. Significant percentage of NYC cyclist strikes involve drivers who flee.

TLC-licensed taxis must carry $100,000 / $300,000 minimum bodily injury coverage — four times the New York personal-vehicle minimum. Many fleets carry substantially more.

  • Passenger injuries. Sudden stops, abrupt lane changes, collisions with other vehicles.
  • Pedestrian strikes by taxis. Particularly common in Manhattan curbside pickup/dropoff zones.
  • Cyclist strikes. Taxis pulling over for fares striking cyclists in bike lanes.
  • Driver strikes by other vehicles. Taxi drivers themselves injured by other drivers.
Learn more about Uber and Lyft cases

Standard motor vehicle accident injuries — cervical injuries, herniated discs, TBI, fractures, internal injuries, and worse.

Same categories as any New York personal injury case.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Service Area
High-Incident Intersections
Bedford Ave & N 7th St
L-train hub
Metropolitan & BQE on-ramp
Highway access
Broadway & Roebling
Pedestrian-heavy
Williamsburg Bridge approach
Cyclist mix
Driggs Ave & Grand
L-train hub Rear-end zone

If you were injured in or by a NYC taxi, call us today.

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