South Ozone Park Personal Injury Lawyer
South Ozone Park sits between the Van Wyck and JFK, and that is most of the reason we see the cases we do here — for-hire vehicles, airport traffic, buses and trucks, on roads that were never built for the volume they carry.
Our office is at 109-12 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, directly north of you. Ten minutes, no expressway.
We work on contingency. There is no fee unless we win. Call 718-659-5333.
Why South Ozone Park produces the accidents it does
Rockaway Boulevard is the main strip, and it carries local traffic, delivery trucks and cars heading for the terminals all at once. Liberty Avenue takes the rest.
The Van Wyck Expressway forms the eastern edge and feeds JFK directly. The Belt Parkway and North and South Conduit Avenue run along the south. Merging traffic, unfamiliar drivers hunting for terminal signs and heavy commercial volume is a bad combination on all four.
JFK is immediately south. That puts an unusual concentration of yellow cabs, black cars, Uber and Lyft vehicles, airport shuttles and paratransit on local streets — vehicles on commercial policies, driven by people working long shifts.
Aqueduct Racetrack and Resorts World sit on the western side, which brings event traffic and coach buses in waves.
The A train runs through on the elevated structure, stopping at 104th Street, 111th Street, Lefferts Boulevard, Aqueduct Racetrack and Aqueduct–North Conduit Avenue. The Q10 alone runs a constant stream between here and the terminals.
The claims we handle in South Ozone Park
- Car and truck collisions on Rockaway Boulevard, the Van Wyck and the Belt.
- Taxi, Uber and Lyft crashes — as a passenger, as another driver, or as a pedestrian. These run on commercial policies rather than personal ones, and the rules for claiming against them are different.
- Bus and paratransit injuries, including Access-A-Ride. Those go through the MTA, which means a notice of claim inside 90 days. Miss it and the claim is gone.
- Pedestrian and cyclist collisions along Rockaway Boulevard and Liberty Avenue.
- E-bike and e-scooter crashes.
- Slip and fall and premises claims.
- Hit and run, and crashes where the other driver carried no insurance.
- Fatal accidents and wrongful death claims.
What to do after an accident in South Ozone Park
Get seen the same day, even if you feel fine. A gap between the accident and the first treatment is the first thing an insurer uses against you.
Call 911 and get a police report.
If it was a taxi, an Uber, a Lyft or a shuttle, photograph the plate, the TLC licence number and the driver’s details before anyone leaves, and screenshot the trip in the app. That record is what identifies the right policy later, and it is very hard to reconstruct afterwards.
Photograph the scene, the vehicles, the road and your injuries before anything is moved.
Take witness names and numbers. They disappear quickly.
Do not give a recorded statement to the other side’s insurer.
Watch the deadlines. Three years for most personal injury claims in New York. Ninety days for a notice of claim if the MTA, Access-A-Ride, the City or a public hospital is involved.
South Ozone Park injury claims — common questions
I was hurt in a cab or a rideshare. Who pays?
It depends on the vehicle and, for Uber and Lyft, on what the driver was doing at the moment of the crash. For-hire vehicles in the city run on commercial policies rather than personal ones, and which policy applies changes what the claim is worth. Worth establishing early.
I was injured on Access-A-Ride or an MTA bus. Is that different?
Yes, and the deadline is why. Claims against the MTA need a notice of claim filed within 90 days of the accident. That is not the three-year limit people expect, and it is strict.
How long do I have to bring a claim?
Generally three years from the date of the accident in New York, and two and a half years for medical malpractice. Ninety days for the notice of claim where a public body is involved.
The other driver had no insurance. Do I still have a case?
Often yes. Your own policy may carry uninsured motorist coverage, and where the driver was never identified there is a state fund for exactly that situation. Both have their own deadlines, so do not sit on it.
What does it cost to start?
Nothing up front. We work on contingency — a percentage only if we recover money for you. If we recover nothing, you owe us nothing.
How far are you from South Ozone Park?
Our office is at 109-12 Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill, directly north. Open 7am to 9pm, Monday to Friday and Sunday. If your injuries make travel difficult, we will come to you.
Most South Ozone Park cases that reach litigation are heard at the Queens County Supreme Court in Jamaica. There is more on that, and on the claims we see there, on our Jamaica page.