PIP coverage. 30-day filing deadline. Pain and suffering requires meeting the serious injury threshold.
Call 911. Photograph the scene. Get the police report. Get medical care. File the PIP application within 30 days. Don’t give a recorded statement. Call us.
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The 125th Street corridor and the Lenox/Malcolm X spine carry both heavy commercial truck traffic and the highest-volume bus routes in upper Manhattan (M101, M2, BxM2). DOT data has flagged 125th and 145th as Vision Zero priority corridors. Crashes involving turning trucks or buses on these corridors get full preservation-letter treatment — MTA video, fleet maintenance records, driver hours.
MTA bus cases require a 90-day Notice of Claim under GML §50-e and Public Authorities Law §1276, and then a Summons & Complaint within one year and ninety days. You also have a §50-h examination (a pre-suit deposition) that the MTA can demand. Onboard video retention is short — often 30 to 90 days — so a preservation letter the day of retainer is critical. Whether the bus was operated by NYCTA, MaBSTOA, or MTA Bus Company affects the named defendant.
If the crash involved a NYCHA shuttle or service vehicle, NYCHA is the defendant and the GML §50-e 90-day rule applies. If the crash happened on a NYCHA-owned street or driveway (some developments have internal roadways), the premises angle is also live and the 90-day rule still applies.
The driver’s immigration status does not affect your right to recover. Their personal insurance — if any — covers up to its limit. If they were uninsured, your own UM coverage (or MVAIC if you have no policy) is the source of recovery. Their status is not your problem.
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