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New Report: Fraud and Legal Abuse are Crushing Working Families with High Auto Insurance Costs

Hard-Working New Yorkers Forced to Pay Nearly Double the National Average for Car Insurance -- $4,031 a Year Compared to $2,400 Nationwide Every family expense – from rent to groceries – would be more manageable if Albany finally addressed the legal system failures driving up costs across New York NEW YORK - Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), a coalition of consumers, advocates, and organizations fighting for working families struggling with crushing insurance costs, highlighted the Partnership for New York City 's distressful new report , "Excessive Litigation Is Driving New York's Affordability Crisis," which exposes how legal system abuse and rampant insurance fraud are forcing New York families to pay auto insurance premiums 52% higher than families anywhere else in America. Working families across New York – from immigrant communities in Queens to Latino families in the Bronx , ...

Pelham Bay Pedestrian Struck by Car, Dies of Injuries



By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

March 15, 2023


BRONX - A pedestrian struck by an SUV near Pelham Bay train station last month died of his injuries. 





At around 4:30 am on February 24, a 40-year-old man was walking on Westchester Avenue in the lane left of traffic on the corner of Westchester Ave and Sands Place. Cops said a 2013 black GMC Yukon SUV traveling north struck the pedestrian. The truck initially took off but cops said the 44-year-old female driver returned to the scene a short time later. 





The victim suffered head injuries and was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center. On March 11, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. 


SUSPECT SOUGHT IN MCDONALD’S DELIVERY SHOOTING



BRONX - Cops are looking for a third suspect in connection with the shooting of two deliverymen outside a Bronx McDonald’s. Reports say the shooting stemmed from a dispute between the deliverymen. 

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The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification.  





Cops say there have been no arrests at this time and the investigation remains ongoing. 






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