What types of personal injury cases do you handle in the Bronx?

Car, truck, bus and motorcycle crashes; pedestrian and bicycle injuries; falls on sidewalks, stairs and in buildings, including NYCHA developments; construction and other work injuries; dog bites; medical malpractice; and wrongful death claims from anywhere in the Bronx.

How much does it cost to hire a Bronx personal injury lawyer?

The consultation is free, and there is no fee unless there is a recovery. The fee agreement is explained in writing before we start.

What is the statute of limitations for personal injury cases in the Bronx?

The Bronx follows New York State law. Most injury lawsuits against a private person or business must be started within three years. Medical malpractice is generally two years and six months, and wrongful death two years after the death. For an ordinary personal-injury claim against the City, NYCHA or NYC Health + Hospitals, a notice of claim is usually due within 90 days and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days; death claims follow separate notice and timing rules. A negligence claim against the State itself goes to the Court of Claims on its own timetable.

How is fault determined in Bronx accident cases?

Through the evidence: the police or incident report, photos and video, witnesses, the condition of the vehicle or the defect, repair and complaint records, and the medical records. In a building or sidewalk case, a key question is who owned or maintained the place and whether they knew or should have known about the hazard.

What damages can I recover in a Bronx personal injury case?

Depending on the claim, medical costs, lost earnings, pain and suffering and loss of enjoyment of life, and in serious cases future care and lost earning capacity. After many vehicle crashes, New York no-fault benefits, where they apply, pay some losses first, and a pain-and-suffering claim may need to meet the serious-injury rules. We do not quote values before reviewing the records.

Do I need to go to court for my Bronx personal injury case?

Not always. Many claims resolve without a trial, but if a lawsuit is filed you may need to give a deposition or attend a medical examination. A claim against the City or NYCHA can also involve a hearing before suit. A suit against the City over a Bronx incident is generally venued in Bronx County, subject to transfer and other venue rules; other cases can generally be venued where a party lived when the case started or where a substantial part of the events happened. We handle the filings.

What if I was partially at fault for my Bronx accident?

Your share of fault generally reduces the damages rather than barring the claim. One exception: in a personal-injury action subject to Insurance Law article 51 (the no-fault law) commenced on or after May 26, 2026, recovery is barred if the claimant’s culpable conduct is greater than the defendant’s, or greater than the defendants’ combined.

What hospitals and medical facilities in the Bronx do you work with for injury cases?

We request your records from the facility that treated you, whether a public NYC Health + Hospitals facility such as Jacobi, Lincoln or North Central Bronx, or a private system such as Montefiore or BronxCare. Naming a hospital does not suggest any affiliation with it or any fault by it. If an ordinary personal-injury claim arises at a public hospital, the notice of claim goes to NYC Health + Hospitals, not the Comptroller.

How do I file a personal injury claim in Bronx County?

Get medical care and keep the records, then identify who owned or controlled the vehicle, building, sidewalk or road. A claim against a private party usually starts with their insurer. For an ordinary personal-injury claim against the City, a notice is filed with the NYC Comptroller within 90 days; against NYCHA, a notice is served on NYCHA, generally within 90 days. Death claims follow separate rules. A lawsuit follows if the claim does not resolve, before the deadline that applies.

What are the most common causes of personal injury accidents in the Bronx?

Bronx personal injury claims can arise from vehicle crashes on local streets and expressways, pedestrian injuries, falls on sidewalks, stairs and wet or broken floors, injuries from poor building upkeep, bus and subway injuries, construction and work injuries, and dog bites. The cause matters because it decides who may be responsible and which notice rule applies.

Do you have a law office in the Bronx where I can meet with you?

No. Bronx clients are served from our Corona, Queens office at 100-17 Northern Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368. Many clients start by phone at (516) 227-2662 or by video, and we can also meet at our Uniondale or Brooklyn office.

Bronx / Bronx County · served from Corona

Bronx Personal Injury Lawyers

In the Bronx the first question is often who owns the place where you were hurt: NYCHA, a private landlord, the City or the State. That decides who gets notice and how fast; some notices are due within 90 days.

We have no Bronx office. We serve the Bronx from Corona, Queens, and by phone or video.

(516) 227-2662

Brick apartment buildings with fire escapes and street trees along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx under a cloudy sky.

Who owns it?

Building, sidewalk, street or highway?

Start with the place. The owner or operator decides who may be responsible, who receives a notice of claim, and how long you have.

Where it happened	Who may be responsible	First notice or deadline
A NYCHA development	The New York City Housing Authority, if its maintenance of the building, stairs, lighting or grounds caused the injury.	Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim served on NYCHA itself, not the Comptroller, generally within 90 days (GML 50-e), and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days (Public Housing Law 157).
A private apartment building or store	The owner, landlord, managing agent or store; depending on the facts, a contractor that made the repair.	No governmental notice of claim, though insurance or other reporting deadlines may still apply. A lawsuit generally must be started within three years.
The sidewalk in front of a building	Usually the building owner (Admin Code 7-210); one-, two- and three-family homes that are at least partly owner-occupied and used only as residences are an exception, where the City may be responsible instead.	Private owner: no governmental notice of claim, generally three years. City: 90-day notice (ordinary personal-injury claim); the City generally is not liable without prior written notice of the defect (7-201), and ownership alone is not liability.
A City street, park or City vehicle	The City of New York.	Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim filed with the NYC Comptroller within 90 days (eClaim, in person or by mail, not email), and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days. Hit while walking? See Bronx pedestrian accidents.
An expressway crash	Usually the other driver and their insurer, with no-fault benefits where they apply. A claim that a State road’s design or upkeep caused the crash is against the State.	Driver: generally three years. State: A personal-injury claim against the State itself for negligence or an unintentional tort of a State employee goes to the Court of Claims: filed and served on the Attorney General within 90 days, unless a valid, timely notice of intention is served in that time, which extends the time to file the claim but does not replace it (Court of Claims Act § 10(3)).
A bus or subway	The transit authority or company that ran it.	NYC Transit and MaBSTOA are separate authorities with their own notice rules, and some transit claims may have a one-year limit (PAL 1212). Act early.
A hospital	NYC Health + Hospitals for Jacobi, Lincoln and North Central Bronx; the private system for hospitals such as Montefiore or BronxCare.	Public: Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim filed with NYC Health + Hospitals itself, not the Comptroller, within 90 days, and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days (Scantlebury, 2005). Private: no governmental notice of claim.

A NYCHA development: The New York City Housing Authority, if its maintenance of the building, stairs, lighting or grounds caused the injury.; First notice or deadline: Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim served on NYCHA itself, not the Comptroller, generally within 90 days (GML 50-e), and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days (Public Housing Law 157).
A private apartment building or store: The owner, landlord, managing agent or store; depending on the facts, a contractor that made the repair.; First notice or deadline: No governmental notice of claim, though insurance or other reporting deadlines may still apply. A lawsuit generally must be started within three years.
The sidewalk in front of a building: Usually the building owner (Admin Code 7-210); one-, two- and three-family homes that are at least partly owner-occupied and used only as residences are an exception, where the City may be responsible instead.; First notice or deadline: Private owner: no governmental notice of claim, generally three years. City: 90-day notice (ordinary personal-injury claim); the City generally is not liable without prior written notice of the defect (7-201), and ownership alone is not liability.
A City street, park or City vehicle: The City of New York.; First notice or deadline: Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim filed with the NYC Comptroller within 90 days (eClaim, in person or by mail, not email), and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days. Hit while walking? See Bronx pedestrian accidents.
An expressway crash: Usually the other driver and their insurer, with no-fault benefits where they apply. A claim that a State road’s design or upkeep caused the crash is against the State.; First notice or deadline: Driver: generally three years. State: A personal-injury claim against the State itself for negligence or an unintentional tort of a State employee goes to the Court of Claims: filed and served on the Attorney General within 90 days, unless a valid, timely notice of intention is served in that time, which extends the time to file the claim but does not replace it (Court of Claims Act § 10(3)).
A bus or subway: The transit authority or company that ran it.; First notice or deadline: NYC Transit and MaBSTOA are separate authorities with their own notice rules, and some transit claims may have a one-year limit (PAL 1212). Act early.
A hospital: NYC Health + Hospitals for Jacobi, Lincoln and North Central Bronx; the private system for hospitals such as Montefiore or BronxCare.; First notice or deadline: Public: Ordinary personal-injury claim: a notice of claim filed with NYC Health + Hospitals itself, not the Comptroller, within 90 days, and a lawsuit generally within one year and 90 days (Scantlebury, 2005). Private: no governmental notice of claim.

Rows describe ordinary personal-injury claims. A death claim has separate notice, accrual and time-limit rules, and the exact defendant, exceptions and tolls must be checked in every case. Naming a public body, building or hospital explains which rule could apply; it is not a statement that anyone was at fault.

Evidence

We preserve the Bronx evidence before it gets lost

Building and sidewalk cases turn on what the owner knew and when. That proof is often in records the other side controls, and video can be recorded over.

Photograph the hazard
The broken step, missing light, wet floor or raised slab, with something for scale, before it is repaired.
Keep complaint and repair records
311 complaints, NYCHA or landlord work tickets, texts and letters about the problem.
Ask about video early
Lobby, store and street cameras. A written request can help keep it from being recorded over.
Report it and get care
An incident or police report, witness names, and medical records from your first visit on.

Brick public-housing towers behind autumn trees and a fenced playground on East 161st Street in the Bronx.

Fell on a sidewalk or in a building? Our Bronx slip and fall page covers those claims in detail.

Deadlines

Deadlines we check first

Bronx cases follow New York State law. The deadline depends on the claim and the defendant.

Shared fault. Generally, your own share of fault reduces the damages in proportion but does not bar the claim (CPLR 1411).

One exception: in a personal-injury action subject to Insurance Law article 51 (New York's no-fault law) that is commenced on or after May 26, 2026, recovery is barred if the claimant's culpable conduct is greater than that of the defendant, or greater than the combined culpable conduct of the defendants (DFS Circular Letter No. 3 (2026)). See our car accident page for details.

Most injury claims against a person or business: Generally three years (CPLR 214).
A city, county, town, village or school district may be responsible: A notice of claim is usually due within 90 days where one is required (GML 50-e), and suit generally within one year and 90 days (GML 50-i).
Medical malpractice: Two years and six months, with exceptions (CPLR 214-a).
Injury from exposure to a substance that shows up later: Three years from discovery of the injury, or from when it reasonably should have been discovered, whichever is earlier (CPLR 214-c). This applies to latent exposure injuries, not to every product case.
A death: A wrongful death action generally within two years after the death (EPTL 5-4.1).
The injured person is a child: CPLR 208 can extend the time to sue, but notice deadlines still need attention.

Published results

Premises liability results

These are the firm's published premises liability results, quoted exactly as recorded. The records do not say where the cases arose, so they are not presented as Bronx cases. Over 40 years, the firm has recovered more than $100 million for clients across New York and New Jersey.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case depends on its own facts.

See the full verdicts and settlements archive

Appellate result
Michael Licatesi Wins Again in the Appellate Division
The plaintiff was injured after falling from a defective step at a commercial property. Our Expert Witness provided evidence that the step's slope did not meet regulatory standards, and was a construction defect that the property owner failed to maintain and secure.
Read the case study
$175,000
$175,000 Settlement
49 year old fell at a bar with disputed liability resulting in a dismissed case which Michael Licatesi, Esq overturned at the appellate level resulting in a monetary recovery
$950,000
$950,000 RECOVERY
Co-defendant neighbor aware that spill would flow onto her and is outside warning pedestrians negligently fails to apply salt or otherwise address the dangerous condition
$4,000,000
$4,000,000 Jury Verdict — Overturned Dismissal on Appeal
$4,000,000 jury verdict secured after overturning a dismissed case on appeal and obtaining a 100% liability finding for the plaintiff who suffered spine surgery as a result of a fall.
$225,000
$225,000 Apartment Building Slip-and-Fall Settlement
The Licatesi Law Group secured a $225,000 settlement after our client slipped and fell in their apartment building.
$250,000
$250,000 Settlement — Fall at a Burger Restaurant
Our client was injured after falling due to a dangerous defect at a burger restaurant. We fought to hold the responsible parties accountable and secured a $250,000 settlement for our client.

Meeting us

Bronx personal injury representation

Bronx clients are served from our Corona office at 100-17 Northern Boulevard, Corona, NY 11368, by phone at (516) 227-2662, or by video. See serving the Bronx.

Bronx neighborhoods we serve

Mott Haven · Melrose · Highbridge · Concourse · Morrisania · Tremont · Fordham · Belmont · Kingsbridge · Riverdale · Norwood · Parkchester · Soundview · Castle Hill · Throggs Neck · Pelham Bay · Co-op City · Wakefield, and the rest of Bronx County.

Bronx personal injury cases we handle

For all claim types see our New York personal injury overview; for claims against public bodies, suing the City.

Questions

Bronx personal injury FAQs

Injured in the Bronx? Get your free consultation today

Tell us where it happened and who owns or runs the place. We will flag any notice of claim that may be needed and the deadline to check first. No fee unless there is a recovery.