Hill & Moin LLP represents people injured because of negligence throughout Richmond County. If you need a Staten Island, NY Personal Injury Lawyer after a car crash, pedestrian accident, construction injury, fall, or another serious incident, Hill & Moin lawyers can investigate what happened, identify potentially responsible parties, preserve evidence, and pursue compensation under New York law.
Staten Island differs from New York City’s other boroughs in important ways. Residents rely heavily on cars, while major routes such as the Staten Island Expressway, Richmond Avenue, Hylan Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, and Forest Avenue bring together local traffic, commuters, commercial vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. Construction and redevelopment also create workplace and property hazards throughout communities from St. George and New Brighton to Great Kills and Tottenville.
What Accidents Lead to Personal Injury Claims on Staten Island?
Personal injury cases can arise when someone’s negligent or wrongful conduct causes another person to suffer an injury.
Common claims include:
- Car and truck accidents
- Pedestrian and bicycle collisions
- Motorcycle crashes
- Construction accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Dangerous property conditions
- Elevator and escalator accidents
- Catastrophic injuries
- Wrongful death
The investigation should be tailored to the accident. A collision on the Staten Island Expressway may require vehicle data, police reports, and video, while a fall at an apartment building may turn on maintenance records, photographs, and evidence showing how long a dangerous condition existed.
What Do Recent Staten Island Traffic Statistics Show?
NYC DOT reported 13 traffic fatalities on Staten Island during 2025, compared with 12 in 2024. Citywide, traffic fatalities decreased substantially, falling from 253 in 2024 to 205 in 2025.
Traffic safety efforts continue at the neighborhood level. NYC DOT selected New Brighton for a new Regional Slow Zone after reporting 12 severe traffic injuries in the area during the preceding five years.
NYPD also publishes Staten Island collision and fatality statistics and updates its traffic data regularly.
These numbers provide context, but fatalities represent only the most severe outcomes. Nonfatal crashes can still cause fractures, traumatic brain injuries, spinal damage, joint injuries, and other conditions requiring months or years of treatment.
Who Can Be Liable for a Staten Island Injury?
Liability depends on how the accident happened and who had a legal responsibility to prevent it.
A negligent driver may be responsible for a traffic accident. Commercial vehicle cases can involve an employer or vehicle owner. Property accidents may involve landlords, businesses, property owners, or maintenance companies.
Some accidents have several potentially responsible parties. Determining liability can require reviewing contracts, ownership information, insurance policies, maintenance records, electronic vehicle information, and other evidence.
New York’s comparative negligence rules also matter. An injured person does not automatically lose the right to compensation because they share some responsibility for an accident. Instead, the damages recoverable can be affected by the percentage of fault assigned.
Construction Accidents on Staten Island
Staten Island construction includes residential development, home renovations, commercial projects, roofing, demolition, excavation, utility work, and road construction.
Recent NYC Department of Buildings data shows a notable change from the previous year. DOB recorded three Staten Island construction-related injuries through October 2025, compared with no reported injuries in its 2024 year-end borough totals. No Staten Island construction fatalities were recorded in the 2025 data through October.
Citywide during the same January-through-October 2025 period, worker falls accounted for 137 injuries and five fatalities, making falls the largest category of reported construction accidents.
What New York Laws Protect Construction Workers?
Labor Law §200 addresses general workplace safety. Labor Law §240(1) can provide protections for qualifying elevation-related hazards involving equipment such as scaffolds, ladders, and hoists. Labor Law §241(6) may apply when qualifying Industrial Code requirements are violated during construction, demolition, or excavation.
An injured construction worker may receive workers’ compensation while also having a separate claim against an owner, general contractor, subcontractor, manufacturer, or another legally responsible third party.
If you were seriously injured while working construction on Staten Island, contact Hill & Moin LLP to determine which workers’ compensation, Labor Law, and third-party options may apply.
What Compensation May Be Available?
Compensation should reflect the actual effect an injury has on someone’s health, employment, and future.
| Type of Loss | Examples |
| Medical expenses | Emergency treatment, surgery, therapy and medication |
| Lost income | Earnings missed during recovery |
| Future earnings | Reduced ability to work or return to the same occupation |
| Future medical care | Rehabilitation, treatment or assistance |
| Pain and suffering | Physical pain and effects on daily life |
Severe accidents may cause traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, fractures, nerve damage, burns, internal injuries, or permanent mobility limitations.
The value of a case depends on the evidence rather than a standard formula. Hill & Moin can evaluate medical records, employment documentation, expert evidence, and other information showing the full extent of a client’s losses.
What Evidence Can Strengthen a Personal Injury Claim?
Evidence can disappear quickly after an accident.
Depending on the case, important evidence may include:
- Photographs and videos
- Police or incident reports
- Surveillance and dash-camera footage
- Witness information
- Medical records
- Vehicle data
- Property inspection or maintenance records
- Construction safety records
- Employment and wage documentation
Prompt investigation can be particularly important after traffic and construction accidents because vehicles may be repaired, video overwritten, and jobsite conditions altered.
How Long Do You Have to File a Staten Island Personal Injury Lawsuit?
New York CPLR §214 generally provides a three-year statute of limitations for personal injury actions.
That does not mean every injured person has three years. Medical malpractice has a different limitations period, while wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and certain other claims follow separate rules. Claims involving New York City or another government entity can also carry special notice requirements and much shorter practical deadlines.
This can matter after accidents involving municipal vehicles, public property, roadway conditions, or government construction projects.
Don’t wait until evidence is unavailable or an important deadline is approaching. Contact Hill & Moin LLP for a confidential review of your Staten Island personal injury case.
Frequently Asked Questions About Staten Island Personal Injury Claims
What should I do after an accident on Staten Island?
Get appropriate medical treatment, report the accident when necessary, and preserve photographs, witness information, medical documents, and other available evidence. Avoid delaying medical evaluation when you have symptoms after an accident.
Can I recover damages if I was partly responsible?
Potentially. New York follows comparative negligence principles, so partial responsibility does not automatically prevent recovery. The amount recovered may be reduced according to the percentage of fault assigned.
What if I was injured in a Staten Island car accident?
Depending on the circumstances, the case may involve New York’s no-fault insurance system as well as a liability claim against an at-fault party. Serious-injury requirements can affect the ability to pursue certain damages arising from motor vehicle accidents.
Can I bring a lawsuit after a construction accident?
Potentially. Workers’ compensation may provide benefits, while a separate Labor Law or third-party claim may be available against an owner, contractor, manufacturer, or another responsible entity.
What if I fell on someone else’s property?
A premises liability claim can depend on who controlled the property, what created the dangerous condition, and whether the responsible party created it or had legally sufficient notice of the hazard.
Is the deadline always three years?
No. Although CPLR §214 generally provides three years for personal injury actions, different claims and defendants can trigger shorter deadlines.
How much is a Staten Island personal injury case worth?
There is no standard amount. Relevant factors include liability, injury severity, medical expenses, lost earnings, future treatment, permanent limitations, pain and suffering, and available insurance coverage.
Contact Hill & Moin LLP About a Staten Island Personal Injury
An accident can affect your health, paycheck, independence, and family responsibilities long after the scene has been cleared. Hill & Moin LLP can investigate the circumstances, preserve important evidence, identify potentially responsible parties, and explain the legal options available under New York law.
Call Hill & Moin LLP today to schedule your confidential, no-obligation consultation with a Staten Island personal injury lawyer. Your case. Your future. Our priority.