Mashriqi Law, PLLC is a New York injury firm that represents people hurt in Manhattan, from Inwood down to the Battery. Our headquarters is at 7707 Parsons Blvd in Flushing, Queens, and Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi serves all of New York State. If you need a Manhattan personal injury lawyer, we step in after someone else's carelessness has hurt you: a driver, a building owner, a contractor, a transit agency, or the insurer that backs any of them. We take over the legal work, the paperwork, and the phone calls so your time can go toward healing, and we pursue every dollar the law permits. If you are looking for a personal injury lawyer New York City residents can reach directly, you will speak with our attorney, not a call center.
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You might be stepping off a curb on Second Avenue, riding in a cab up the FDR Drive, or heading into an office in Midtown. A second later you are injured, your paycheck is in question, and an adjuster is calling with opinions about your claim before you have even seen a doctor.
Picking a personal injury lawyer in NYC can feel overwhelming. Here, in short, is our model: a dedicated case manager keeps you informed day to day, and you can speak with the attorney yourself any time you ask. We prefer personal conversations and steady, visible progress. Manhattan clients and others have answered with a 5-star rating on Google.
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A dedicated case manager is assigned to every file to handle daily progress and keep you posted. In addition, you can reach your Manhattan injury lawyer directly. When an offer arrives or a decision is due, you can talk it through with Attorney Yasmeen Mashriqi whenever you ask.
We think clear communication is central to any injury claim. Before each step, we tell you what to expect, we work to call you back quickly, and we keep you current on the status of your claim. That is the standard our NYC personal injury lawyer team holds itself to.
Getting around is tough after an injury, so the meeting can happen on your turf. Just call, and we will set up a visit at your apartment, at the hospital, at a Manhattan café, or wherever in New York suits you. Prefer to skip meetings entirely? Then calls, video chats, emails, and e-signed forms carry the full case. As your NYC accident lawyer, we plan around your comfort and your schedule.
Proof does not last long in Manhattan. Cameras overwrite footage, cars get fixed, and passing witnesses vanish. Our NYC personal injury attorneys act on day one: we secure the evidence, get the insurance claims started, and build the settlement demand from that groundwork.
The first consultation is free. Every case our injury attorney NYC team takes is handled on a contingency fee. If there is no recovery, you owe us nothing: there is no attorney's fee, and you do not pay the case costs or expenses.
Manhattan is New York County, a narrow island that holds Wall Street, Midtown office towers, and dense residential neighborhoods from Harlem to the Lower East Side. Its traffic moves along the FDR Drive, the West Side Highway, the Harlem River Drive, Broadway, and the long north-south avenues, and it links to the region through crossings such as the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels. Yellow cabs, app-based cars, delivery trucks, city buses, cyclists, and crowds of people on foot all share the same blocks. Every one of those creates a different kind of injury claim with its own rules, which is why you want a New York City personal injury lawyer who understands how the borough works.
The sections below cover the main types of claims Manhattan clients bring to us, from crashes to construction falls. Whether you are searching for a Manhattan car accident lawyer or a Manhattan personal injury attorney for another kind of claim, you get your own dedicated case manager, and your attorney is always reachable.
A taxi rear-ends a car at a light on Lexington Avenue, a driver runs a red signal in Harlem, or a car is sideswiped merging onto the FDR. Even slow crashes can cause herniated discs, fractures, and concussions.
Drivers who text, speed, blow through lights, or drive drunk cause many of these collisions. New York prohibits both texting and using a handheld phone behind the wheel, and Manhattan's default limit sits at 25 mph wherever no other speed is posted. A car accident lawyer NYC drivers and passengers trust can lay out your rights and field the insurers for you.
New York follows a no-fault system. After a crash, occupants usually claim through the insurance on the car they were in, which generally covers necessary medical care and a portion of lost earnings, no matter who was to blame. The benefit generally tops out at $50,000, pays 80% of missed wages, up to $2,000 each month, for no more than 3 years, and pays nothing at all for pain and suffering.
For an NYC car accident lawyer to sue the driver who caused the crash for your full losses, your injury must meet the "serious injury" test in Insurance Law § 5102(d). The statute names, among other things, fractures, significant disfigurement, permanent consequential limitation of a body organ or member's use, and significant limitation of a body function's or system's use. The 2026 amendment also eliminated the former "90/180-day" category, a change that governs Manhattan suits filed from May 26, 2026 onward. Insurers often dispute whether an injury clears this bar, so a Manhattan car accident attorney documents it carefully.
How our NYC car accident lawyer team builds your claim:
Important: the no-fault application generally must reach the insurer no later than 30 days after the crash. If you are looking for an auto accident lawyer NYC residents can rely on, we handle everything, starting with the initial no-fault form and ending with the final settlement. When a driver was drunk or on a phone, we also look for additional sources of recovery.
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Box trucks double-park on Midtown side streets, garbage trucks work the avenues before dawn, and cement mixers serve building sites across the island. The City has set up a network of designated truck routes, and trucks generally must stay on them. Their size usually means worse injuries.
After a crash, a truck accident lawyer New York City clients hire looks at several possible defendants:
For trucks crossing state lines, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration sets hours-of-service caps on a driver's time at the wheel. On most commercial rigs rolling through Manhattan, ELDs (electronic logging devices) record those hours. Any for-hire interstate carrier of general freight must hold $750,000 or more in liability coverage, and certain loads, hazardous materials among them, require higher limits. Many trucks also keep "black box" engine data that tracks speed and braking. A truck accident lawyer NYC families hire should send preservation letters fast, before that information is lost, and we do.
Truck cases are motor vehicle cases, meaning no-fault, the serious injury threshold, and 2026's fault changes reach them too. Hit by a commercial vehicle on a Manhattan street? Talk to a New York City truck accident lawyer before the carrier's insurer reaches out to you.
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Motorcyclists face a hurdle from the start: New York no-fault leaves out a motorcyclist's own injuries. Paying for treatment and missed wages may hinge on suing the at-fault driver, alongside your health plan or other coverage on hand. That makes calling a New York City motorcycle accident lawyer early even more valuable.
Insurers often claim the rider was speeding or appeared out of nowhere, when a driver simply never looked or turned left across the bike's path. We collect photos, video, and statements from witnesses to show how the crash actually unfolded. If you need a motorcycle accident lawyer NYC riders can count on, call us before you talk to any insurer.
People on foot have no protection against a car, cab, or truck, and even slow impacts can break bones.
Drivers in New York must take due care not to strike pedestrians, and at crossings without a traffic signal they must yield to anyone walking in a crosswalk. Under the New York City Right of Way Law, a driver commits a crime by hurting a Manhattan pedestrian or cyclist through not yielding while that walker or rider held the right of way. If a car hit you while walking, our NYC accident lawyers can confirm that no-fault benefits generally apply to you. They usually come from an auto policy held in your household, or, when there is no such policy, from the one covering the vehicle that struck you.
A pedestrian claim against a driver counts as a motor vehicle case, so both the serious injury bar and 2026's new fault rules come into it. Some involve a driver who flees and is never identified. Even then, your own policy may respond, or New York's MVAIC (Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation) may pay, under strict notice rules. Fleeing a Manhattan crash scene where someone was hurt is a crime under New York law, and an accident lawyer NYC pedestrians call can help track down every available policy even when the driver is gone.
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Citi Bike riders, commuters on the Hudson River Greenway, and delivery workers weaving through Midtown all share the road with heavy traffic. Riders are hit by turning cars and opening doors.
As any New York City injury lawyer can explain, when a motor vehicle hits a cyclist in New York, the rider generally qualifies for no-fault benefits, drawn from any auto policy in the cyclist's home or, lacking one, from the striking car's insurer. If the injuries clear the serious injury bar, the rider can also seek full damages from the driver. Some crashes bring in New York City or a contractor when a pothole, a defect in the roadway, or a work zone caused the fall, and those claims come with much shorter deadlines (see "Deadlines" below). A personal injury attorney NYC cyclists rely on will examine the driver's conduct, the street conditions, and any city defect involved.
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Manhattan streets are filled with yellow cabs, green cabs, black cars, and app-based rides. When one of them crashes, the first question a New York City personal injury attorney asks is which insurer pays. Taxis and for-hire vehicles in the city, Uber and Lyft among them, are licensed by the TLC (Taxi and Limousine Commission) and must carry insurance. Two or more policies could apply, and which one pays may depend on ride specifics and who was at fault.
Our NYC personal injury lawyers represent:
We track down every policy that could pay, including your own. Whether you need a Manhattan Uber accident attorney, a Lyft accident lawyer, or a taxi accident attorney, your case gets a dedicated case manager, and you can reach your attorney directly.
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MTA local, Select Bus Service, and express buses share the avenues with school buses, tour buses, and coaches. Bus crashes can injure passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, and people in other vehicles, and a bus accident attorney NYC residents hire may represent any of them. When a passenger is hurt by a sudden stop or start, New York courts generally want proof of unusual, violent movement, something more than a bus's everyday jerks and jolts.
Buses run by the MTA, MTA Bus Company, or NYC Transit trigger special notice-of-claim rules. The written notice is generally due in 90 days, while the Manhattan lawsuit generally has to follow inside one year and 90 days. Many New York City school buses are run by private companies under contract, something a New York City personal injury lawyer checks early. Against a private operator, the 3-year deadline generally governs, yet any public entity's role may add notice-of-claim requirements.
Bus riders' no-fault rules can differ from car riders', and which policy pays hinges on your facts. Since fault rules for vehicle cases changed in 2026, we review how those rules apply to your Manhattan bus case. A NYC bus accident lawyer can file the notice of claim in time and ask for the bus video before it is erased.
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Manhattan is always building: new towers in Hudson Yards and the Financial District, facade work under sidewalk sheds, gut renovations of brownstones and co-ops, and road and utility work beneath the streets. A construction accident lawyer New York City crews can call from the job site helps preserve photos, logs and witness names early.
A Manhattan construction accident attorney will check one exception first: owners of one- and two-family houses are generally exempt from §§ 240 and 241 if they neither direct nor control the work. Generally, workers' compensation is the sole path against your own employer (narrow exceptions exist, among them certain "grave injuries"), yet in a separate third-party action you may name the building owner, general contractor, and other firms on the Manhattan site. A construction accident attorney NYC workers hire will also note that construction claims are not vehicle cases, so pure comparative negligence governs, subject to the § 240(1) rule described above. Your immigration status generally is not a bar to a construction injury claim, and on a site owned by the City or a different public entity, notice-of-claim rules may govern.
Whether you fell from a scaffold, were hit by something dropped from above, or were hurt by a crane or hoist, a construction accident lawyer NYC workers trust can look at your Labor Law rights alongside your comp benefits.
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Plenty of work injuries happen far from a construction site. Doormen, cooks, hotel staff, hospital workers, and delivery workers get hurt on the job too. Generally, an injury attorney NYC workers consult will explain that you cannot sue your own employer because of workers' compensation. However, if someone outside your employer, like a careless driver, a building owner, or the maker of defective equipment, had a hand in your injury, you may hold a second claim alongside comp. Tell your employer in writing inside 30 days; file the comp claim with the Workers' Compensation Board generally inside 2 years. A personal injury lawyer in NYC can look at every work injury with that second claim in mind.
In New York, owners must keep their property reasonably safe. When they do not, people get hurt and call a Manhattan injury lawyer. Manhattan premises cases often involve:
To succeed, your NYC personal injury lawyer generally must prove the owner created the hazard, or had (or should have had) knowledge of it yet left it unfixed. Gathering evidence quickly matters: pictures of the hazard, incident reports, cleaning and maintenance records, and camera footage. Because slip and fall cases are not vehicle cases, pure comparative negligence governs: your recovery is reduced by your share of fault, and your fault does not end the claim. A New York City slip and fall lawyer can name the owner, managing agent, and any contractor responsible for the condition before you speak with their insurer.
Uneven slabs, cracked concrete, and broken curbs are common on Manhattan blocks. In many New York City cases, sidewalk upkeep is the job of whoever owns the adjacent property. Certain owner-occupied houses for one to three families are excepted, which may shift responsibility to the City. Claims against the City need a 90-day notice of claim, and proof the City got prior written notice of that defect may be demanded. Pinning down responsibility early ranks among the first things a slip and fall lawyer NYC residents hire will do in a sidewalk case.
A dog bite can leave deep wounds, nerve damage, and lasting scars, especially on children. Under New York law, an owner who knew or should have known about a dog's dangerous tendencies can be held liable. A state-law "dangerous" finding against the dog may also open recovery of medical costs. A personal injury attorney in NYC can look into the dog's history and the owner's homeowner's or renter's insurance, which often covers dog bites.
Losing a family member because of someone's negligence is a loss no lawsuit can repair. A wrongful death attorney NYC families trust can still pursue a claim that gives the family financial stability and holds the responsible party to account.
In New York this claim belongs to the estate's personal representative, which usually means the grieving family first petitions the Surrogate's Court to have an executor or administrator named. Funeral costs and financial losses to the family can be recovered, and a related claim may address the conscious pain and suffering the person went through before death. A wrongful death attorney New York City families hire will note that the family generally has two years from the death to file, and much shorter notice periods apply if a city or public agency is involved. Wrongful death actions remain pure comparative, even after the 2026 change for vehicle cases. A New York City wrongful death lawyer can guide the family through the estate steps and the claim at the same time, with care and urgency.
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Most subway lines pass through Manhattan, and the island is home to Penn Station and Grand Central. Riders and people on platforms can be hurt when a train jolts suddenly, by closing doors, at the gap between train and platform, on broken stairs and escalators, and in crowds. MTA agencies operate the subway and the LIRR, which means a 90-day notice of claim is generally required, with suit usually due inside one year and 90 days. If a train, platform, or station injured you, call an accident lawyer NYC riders can reach any hour so those dates are not missed.
Electric bikes and stand-up scooters are part of daily life in Manhattan, from delivery riders on the avenues to commuters crossing the bridges. Riders are often hurt by turning vehicles and potholes, then wrongly blamed for the crash. Untangling the insurance after one of these crashes is often tricky, so we look at each policy that might pay, from the driver's coverage to policies held by members of your household. If you need an electric scooter or e-bike accident attorney in Manhattan, our personal injury lawyers in NYC can explain where you stand.
Some injuries reshape a whole life, such as brain and spinal cord injuries, amputations, and serious burns. We work with your treating doctors, and outside professionals when useful, to document what care will cost over your lifetime, the earning capacity you have lost, and needed home modifications, not only today's bills. Whether you need help with a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord damage, or a serious burn in Manhattan, a New York City injury attorney from our team is available to you directly whenever you want.
The first few days after an accident can make or break your claim. Here is what our New York City car accident lawyer team tells every client.
Exceptions exist, and certain deadlines run even shorter. Speaking with a Manhattan personal injury attorney early gives your claim the strongest protection.
When no motor vehicle is involved (think slip and falls or construction accidents), most injury claims in New York use pure comparative negligence. Carrying part of the blame will not sink your claim. Instead, a New York City personal injury attorney will explain that your award shrinks by your share of fault. So a finding that you were 30% responsible would leave you with 70% of your damages. That pure comparative approach also continues for wrongful death actions.
For Manhattan vehicle cases, the rule has changed. A 2026 change to New York law (Ch. 58 L. 2026, Part EE; CPLR § 1411(b)) applies to motor vehicle injury lawsuits commenced on or after May 26, 2026, and every car accident lawyer NYC drivers hire must account for it. Now, if the claimant carries more fault than the defendant or defendants, recovery is zero. If the claimant's percentage is equal or smaller, the award shrinks by it. Under the new law, jurors weigh fault first, and the serious-injury question comes after. Insurers often try to pin extra blame on injured people, and under this rule that argument carries more weight, so a car accident lawyer New York City drivers hire must answer it with evidence.
After a Manhattan vehicle crash, no-fault takes care of basic economic losses, blame aside, though it does not pay a cent for pain and suffering. To sue the responsible driver for full damages, your injury must meet the "serious injury" definition found in Insurance Law § 5102(d). The insurer can request that you see a doctor it picks for a medical exam, and you may go on seeing your own doctors. Our NYC car accident lawyer team works with your providers so your charts capture how seriously you were hurt.
No two cases are alike, but under New York law an injury claim may include these damages:
Economic damages
Non-economic damages
When a family loses someone
Punitive damages are rare, reserved for especially reckless conduct. A Manhattan personal injury lawyer will go over each kind of damages that could apply to you.
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Adrenaline can hide pain, and some injuries do not show up on an MRI until weeks afterward. Injuries our NYC accident lawyers frequently see include:
Getting medical care quickly, and sticking with it, guards your health and your claim alike. Expect it among the first questions a car accident attorney NYC clients work with will ask.
Adjusters settle on proof, not on your word alone, so evidence is where much of the real work happens. Our team finds and secures the proof of who was responsible and how the injury changed your life. Based on the facts, that can include:
At the negotiating stage, your NYC personal injury lawyer folds every piece of this into a detailed demand package that forces the insurer to deal with what your claim is really worth.
Knowing how insurance works in a Manhattan car crash shows where payment may originate.
As your New York City car accident attorney, we check every policy that may apply, including commercial policies on trucks, buses, taxis, and rideshare vehicles.
Adjusters can seem friendly, yet they answer to the insurer that pays them, never to you. Any injury attorney NYC clients work with will warn you about these moves:
Once you hire Mashriqi Law as your Manhattan personal injury lawyer, the insurers talk to us rather than you. Calls, forms, and bargaining become our job while you recover.
1. Free Case Evaluation. You tell us your story, and an injury lawyer NYC clients trust responds to your questions and tells you plainly if a Manhattan case exists. It is free, and you are under no obligation.
2. Treatment. You focus on healing. In the meantime, your Manhattan personal injury attorney investigates, collects evidence, and deals with the insurers.
3. Negotiations. We combine the police report, your treatment records, and every piece of proof gathered into a demand package, then press for full, fair compensation. If the insurer will not be fair, your personal injury lawyer NYC team is ready to sue and go to trial.
4. Payout. Once you approve a settlement, we guide you through the payout until the money reaches you.
Mashriqi Law's office is in Flushing, Queens, at 7707 Parsons Blvd, and our personal injury law firm NYC clients rely on represents people throughout Manhattan. Manhattan injury lawsuits are often filed in New York County Supreme Court, which sits in Lower Manhattan. We know the borough's courts, its streets, and its communities.
Searching for a Manhattan injury lawyer who will come to you? We represent injured people in every part of the borough, including:
Battery Park City · Chelsea · Chinatown · East Harlem · East Village · Financial District · Flatiron · Gramercy Park · Greenwich Village · Harlem · Hell's Kitchen · Hudson Yards · Inwood · Little Italy · Lower East Side · Midtown · Morningside Heights · Murray Hill · NoHo · Roosevelt Island · SoHo · Tribeca · Upper East Side · Upper West Side · Washington Heights · West Village · Yorkville
We also represent clients in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, the Bronx, Long Island, and Upstate New York. If it is hard for you to travel after your accident, we come to you.
Nothing upfront. The consultation is free, and our fee is contingent, meaning it comes out of whatever we recover for you. If there is no recovery, you owe us nothing, not an attorney's fee and not the case costs or expenses.
Most injury lawsuits generally must begin within three years. Suing New York City, the MTA, or any other public body generally starts with a 90-day notice of claim, and wrongful death actions generally have to be filed within two years after the death. Certain deadlines are even shorter, so call an NYC personal injury attorney early.
It does. When you are hurt in a vehicle crash, no-fault covers needed treatment plus a share of lost income, with fault playing no role. Pain and suffering is only recoverable if your injury qualifies as "serious" under New York law.
For most injuries not involving a vehicle, yes, though your percentage of fault reduces your award. In motor vehicle lawsuits commenced on or after May 26, 2026, being more at fault than the other side bars recovery, and a share that is not greater reduces the award by that percentage. Proof of how the crash happened is therefore critical, and a car accident lawyer New York City drivers hire gathers it fast.
That turns on how badly you were hurt, the cost of treatment, your missed work, how your daily routine has changed, and the coverage in place. A free consultation with a Manhattan personal injury lawyer, or the online calculator, is a sensible place to begin.
Some claims wrap up in a few months. Ones with serious injuries, a fight over fault, or a lawsuit take longer. We push ahead as quickly as the facts permit, and we will never press you to accept too little just to close the file.
Tell your own carrier about the crash and file the no-fault application. Talk to an accident lawyer NYC clients trust before giving any recorded statement to the at-fault side's insurer, because adjusters are trained to use your words to shrink the claim.
First offers tend to be low, and after a release is signed, more money is usually out of reach. Let a Manhattan car accident lawyer review it first.
Your own UM or SUM coverage may help, or MVAIC may if nobody in your household is insured. Strict notice rules apply, so call us right away.
Generally, your status will not prevent you from bringing an injury claim in New York. Our New York City personal injury lawyers are glad to discuss your situation privately.
Yes. If travel is hard for you, we can come to your home, the hospital, or another place in New York. We can also run your Manhattan case entirely through calls, video, email, and e-signatures.
Pain that seems mild can turn serious once another doctor or an MRI looks closer. A free evaluation with our NYC personal injury attorneys costs nothing and can keep you from settling early or letting a deadline pass.
Yes. Many clients reach us after seeing doctors or opening a no-fault claim. If your deadlines are still open, our New York City injury attorney team gathers your records and take over the insurance calls so you can focus on healing.
Yes. You have the right to switch attorneys. If the lawyer you have now is not treating your case with the care it deserves, call our personal injury law firm NYC office and we will explain how the switch works.
Federal law generally does not tax compensation for physical injuries as income, though portions of a recovery may receive different treatment. A tax professional can speak to your own circumstances.
Whether you were the one injured in Manhattan or you are supporting someone who was, you do not need to handle this by yourself. A Manhattan personal injury attorney from our firm will listen, answer your questions, explain your choices, and pursue the recovery the law allows.
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