Long Island City, Queens is where the borough meets Manhattan. The Queensboro Bridge and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel pour traffic onto its streets, the Pulaski Bridge brings it up from Greenpoint, and construction crews keep adding towers around Court Square and Hunters Point. That mix of commuters, trucks, cyclists, and job sites means injuries happen here in many different ways. Mashriqi Law, PLLC represents people hurt by someone else's carelessness, and Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi deals with the insurers while you recover. If you need a Long Island City personal injury lawyer, we are reachable around the clock.
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Maybe a cab clipped you at Queens Plaza. Maybe a delivery van ran a light on Jackson Avenue, or a loose board on a construction walkway sent you down. Whatever happened, the calls from insurance adjusters usually start before you have even seen a doctor.
A car accident lawyer Long Island City residents choose should make that easier, not harder. Our model is simple: a dedicated case manager gives you day-to-day updates, and your attorney is directly available to you whenever you want. Everything is one on one. We keep you informed and keep the work moving, and our clients have rated us 5 stars on Google.
The case manager assigned to you tracks records, appointments, and deadlines. When there is a decision to weigh, Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi is available to talk it through with you directly.
You should always know where your Long Island City injury claim stands. We explain what is next before it happens and get back to you quickly when you call.
If you cannot easily travel, contact us and a Long Island City personal injury attorney can come to your apartment in Hunters Point, your hospital room, or anywhere else in New York. Many clients prefer to handle everything by phone, video, email, and e-signature, and that works too.
Building lobbies, garages, and businesses around Court Square have cameras that overwrite footage on a schedule. A Long Island City car accident lawyer who acts immediately can lock down that video and the names of witnesses before they are gone.
Consultations are free, and our fee depends on winning. If there is no recovery, you owe us nothing: no attorney's fee and no case costs or expenses.
Long Island City runs along the East River from Astoria in the north to Newtown Creek in the south, where the Pulaski Bridge and the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge cross into Brooklyn. Sunnyside lies to the east. The Long Island Expressway begins here near the tunnel, Queens Boulevard and Northern Boulevard both start at Queens Plaza, and 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard carry steady local traffic. Add the subway lines, two LIRR stations, NYC Ferry landings, and active high-rise sites, and you have many ways to get hurt. A personal injury lawyer Long Island City clients hire should know this terrain.
Here are the case types we handle for people in Long Island City. Whatever the claim, a Long Island City car accident attorney or injury lawyer from our firm stays reachable, backed by your case manager.
Merging traffic is a fact of life near the bridge and tunnel. Rear-end crashes on the approach to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, turning collisions at Jackson Avenue and Queens Boulevard, and sideswipes on 21st Street can injure drivers and passengers even at low speed. A car accident lawyer Long Island City drivers rely on has to sort out two layers of coverage.
The first layer is no-fault. Regardless of fault, the policy on the car you were in generally pays reasonable medical costs and a portion of lost income, capped at $50,000. It pays nothing toward pain and suffering.
The second layer is the serious injury requirement of Insurance Law § 5102(d). Suing the negligent driver for pain and suffering generally requires a qualifying injury: a broken bone, significant disfigurement, permanent loss of use of a limb or organ, permanent consequential limitation, or significant limitation of a body system, among others. Cases filed from May 26, 2026 forward can no longer use the "90/180-day" category. A Long Island City car accident attorney gathers the medical proof that fits.
Our first steps:
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Long Island City still has warehouses, distribution sites, and film studios, and trucks use the Long Island Expressway, the Pulaski Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge to reach them. Inside the city, trucks generally must stick to NYC's designated truck routes. Liability after a truck crash may extend to the driver, the company, the loader, a maintenance shop, or a parts maker. Federal rules cap interstate driving hours, and most commercial trucks keep electronic logs. A Long Island City car accident lawyer handling a truck case sends preservation letters quickly to protect that data.
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Riders coming off the Queensboro Bridge or onto the expressway are exposed. Because motorcyclists get no New York no-fault benefits for their own injuries, a rider's recovery may rest on the claim against the driver plus personal health coverage. A Long Island City injury lawyer collects video and witness accounts to rebut the blame-the-rider argument.
Crowds walk between Court Square, Queens Plaza, and the Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station each day. A pedestrian who is hit generally collects no-fault from a car insurance policy at home; if no one in the home has one, the hitting vehicle's insurer pays. Drivers owe pedestrians due care under state law, and in New York City, a driver who fails to yield to someone with the right of way and injures them commits a crime. When the driver flees, a Long Island City pedestrian accident lawyer can turn to UM coverage or MVAIC.
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Bike traffic flows across the Queensboro Bridge and the Pulaski Bridge and along Vernon Boulevard. A cyclist hurt by a car generally gets no-fault and may pursue the driver for full damages if the injury qualifies as serious. Crashes caused by a road defect or construction zone may involve the City or a contractor, and City claims have a much shorter notice period. A Long Island City bicycle accident lawyer examines both.
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With the bridge and tunnel so close, rideshare traffic is constant. Uber and Lyft vehicles in NYC operate under TLC licenses and must be insured, and one trip can involve several policies. A Long Island City rideshare accident lawyer can represent riders in the back seat, the app drivers themselves, and anyone else the car hits.
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Routes such as the Q32, Q60, Q66, Q101, Q103, and B62 pass through Queens Plaza and along 21st Street and Vernon Boulevard. For buses run by NYC Transit, MTA Bus Company, or another MTA agency, the notice of claim generally must reach the agency within 90 days, and suit generally must follow within one year and 90 days. A rider thrown by a sudden stop usually has to prove the motion was unusual and violent, not ordinary bus jostling. A Long Island City bus accident lawyer gets started right away.
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New residential and office towers keep going up across Long Island City. For construction workers, Labor Law § 240(1) makes owners and general contractors answer for gravity-related harm, such as a fall from a scaffold or a load dropping from above, when proper safety devices were missing, and the worker's own carelessness generally is no defense. Section 241(6) ties them to specific Industrial Code rules, while § 200 states the basic safe-workplace duty. Alongside workers' compensation, a Long Island City construction accident lawyer can pursue the owner and contractors in a third-party suit.
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Warehouse staff, studio crews, office workers, and building engineers get hurt at work too. Workers' comp generally bars suing your employer, but if another company or a driver was at fault, you may have a separate claim. Notify your employer in writing within 30 days, and file with the Workers' Compensation Board generally within 2 years.
Polished lobby floors, wet garage ramps, and icy plazas cause falls in Long Island City, and a personal injury lawyer Long Island City residents call will treat each one seriously. Owners must keep property reasonably safe, and a claim generally requires showing they created the danger or knew, or should have known, and failed to act. A Long Island City slip and fall lawyer collects reports and video early.
Under NYC rules, the adjacent property owner is often responsible for sidewalk repair, with exceptions for some owner-occupied homes of one to three families. When the City is the responsible party, a 90-day notice applies and proof of prior written notice may be needed.
A dog owner can be held liable if they knew or should have known the dog was dangerous. A prior state-law "dangerous dog" finding may allow recovery of medical costs, and a Long Island City dog bite lawyer will check for homeowner's or renter's coverage.
In New York, the estate's personal representative, typically appointed by the Surrogate's Court, brings the wrongful death action. Recoverable losses include funeral costs and financial losses to the family, and a related claim can cover the person's conscious suffering. The deadline is generally two years from death. A Long Island City wrongful death lawyer manages both the estate and the case.
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Court Square–23rd Street, Queensboro Plaza, Queens Plaza, Hunters Point Avenue, and 21st Street–Queensbridge are among the subway stations here, and the LIRR stops at Long Island City and Hunterspoint Avenue. Because MTA agencies run these lines, claims generally need notice in 90 days and suit in one year and 90 days. A Long Island City subway accident lawyer keeps those dates on track.
Delivery riders and scooter commuters cross the bridges and weave along Vernon Boulevard and 21st Street. They get doored, cut off, and blamed. A Long Island City e-bike accident lawyer reviews the driver's insurance and every household policy.
Falls from height and high-speed crashes can cause brain injuries, paralysis, amputations, and burns. A Long Island City catastrophic injury lawyer coordinates with physicians to price lifetime care and lost earnings.
These steps help protect a claim in Long Island City.
Exceptions apply, and some limits are shorter. A Long Island City car accident attorney can confirm yours.
New York applies pure comparative negligence to non-vehicle claims such as falls and construction injuries. Your share of fault reduces the award, and it does not end the claim. The same holds for wrongful death.
For motor vehicle suits, 2026 brought a new rule. Under CPLR § 1411(b), a claimant who files May 26, 2026 or later and is found more at fault than the defendants recovers nothing. If the claimant's fault is not greater, damages are cut by that percentage. Juries determine fault first and only then decide whether the injury is serious. Any car accident lawyer Long Island City drivers hire should contest inflated blame.
No-fault covers basic economic loss, while pain and suffering depends on proving a serious injury. A Long Island City injury lawyer works with your treating doctors so the records are thorough.
Every claim differs, but damages may include:
Economic damages
Non-economic damages
Wrongful death damages
Punitive damages are available only rarely, for especially reckless conduct. A Long Island City personal injury lawyer reviews every category.
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Injuries are often worse than they first feel. Cases from Long Island City frequently involve:
Prompt treatment protects your recovery and gives a Long Island City car accident lawyer the documentation a claim needs.
Insurers pay against proof. A Long Island City injury lawyer may gather:
It all goes into a demand that shows the full loss.
Sources of payment after a Long Island City crash can include:
A Long Island City car accident attorney also checks commercial and household policies.
The adjuster's job is to save the insurer money. Expect:
Once you retain us, all of that goes through our office.
1. Free Case Evaluation. We review the facts and give you a straight answer.
2. Treatment. You heal while your Long Island City personal injury attorney investigates and deals with the insurers.
3. Negotiations. We send a supported demand and negotiate. If needed, we file suit.
4. Payout. After you accept a settlement, we guide you through disbursement until you receive the funds.
We work from 7707 Parsons Blvd in Flushing, straight out the Long Island Expressway from Long Island City. Lawsuits over injuries in the borough are often filed with the Queens County Supreme Court, located in Jamaica. Long Island City is patrolled by the NYPD's 108th Precinct, and nearby hospitals include Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria and Elmhurst Hospital Center.
As a Long Island City personal injury lawyer, we represent people across the neighborhood, including Hunters Point, Queens West, Court Square, Dutch Kills, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, and Blissville. We also serve Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside, and Maspeth. If it is hard to get around, we come to you.
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Nothing to start. If there is no recovery, you owe us nothing, not an attorney's fee and not the case costs or expenses.
Usually three years, and a Long Island City car accident attorney can confirm the exact date. Claims against the City or the MTA generally require notice within 90 days, and wrongful death claims generally have two years.
Yes. After a vehicle accident, no-fault covers basic medical costs and some lost income regardless of fault. It does not pay for pain and suffering.
Non-vehicle awards are reduced by your percentage of fault. In vehicle suits filed starting May 26, 2026, a claimant whose fault exceeds the defendants' gets no recovery.
That depends on the injury, treatment costs, lost earnings, effect on your life, and insurance limits. A free review with a Long Island City injury lawyer is the first step.
Notify your own insurer and file for no-fault. Talk to a lawyer before giving the other insurer a recorded statement.
Early offers are often low, and a signed release usually prevents asking for more. Call us before you sign.
Generally, yes. Your immigration status usually is not a barrier to a New York injury claim.
Yes. We can meet you at home or in the hospital, or work entirely remotely.
Yes. You may change attorneys, and a car accident lawyer Long Island City clients trust can explain the transfer.
Payments for physical injuries are generally not taxable income federally, though some portions may be treated differently. Consult a tax professional.
Injured in Long Island City, or helping someone who was? Talk with a car accident lawyer Long Island City residents can reach any time, and get a clear plan.
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