MTA · Bus · Subway
Bronx Bus & Subway Accident Lawyer
If you were hurt on a bus, on the subway, or in a station, your case is against the MTA or the city, and the clock is already running. You may have only 90 days to file the first paper. Call us today. The consultation is free.
Free case review · 90-day deadline
Hurt on transit? Tell us what happened today.
Transit claims run on a 90-day clock. A few lines is enough to start — we will call you back the same day where we can.
- Free consultation. No fee unless we win.
- We answer 24/7 — English and Spanish.
- Home and hospital visits available.
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The 90-Day Deadline Is Real — Do Not Wait
Here is the plain truth: when your case is against the MTA, New York City Transit, or another government agency, you must file a paper called a Notice of Claim within 90 days of the accident. Not three years. Ninety days. If that paper is not filed on time, you can lose your right to any money at all, no matter how badly you were hurt. This is the number one reason people with good bus and subway cases end up with nothing. Do not let it happen to you.
The deadlines do not stop there. A lawsuit against a public corporation like the Transit Authority generally has to be started within one year and 90 days of the accident — far shorter than the three years a case against a private driver gets. And before the suit, the agency is entitled to put you under oath at a 50-h hearing, a sworn examination about the accident that happens long before any trial. Going into that hearing without a lawyer who does these cases is how good claims get damaged.
We handle every kind of transit injury: bus crashes, sudden stops that throw passengers down, falls on broken subway stairs or escalators, injuries on wet or icy platforms, and accidents in the gap between the train and the platform. Our office sits right under the elevated 2/5 line on White Plains Road — we ride the same trains and buses our clients do. We file the Notice of Claim, demand the camera footage before it is overwritten, prepare you for the 50-h hearing, and build your case while you focus on healing.
Transit Cases We Handle
Injuries on the transit system in the Bronx follow a pattern. If yours is here — or if it is not — the free call costs you nothing and the deadline is the same either way.
Sudden Stops and Jerks
A bus brakes hard enough to throw standing passengers down the aisle. Buses do stop short; when the stop is unusually violent and people are hurt, that is a case, and the on-board cameras usually show it.
Bus Collisions
A bus hits a car, or a car hits a bus. Passengers on board rarely share any blame, and there may be claims against the operator and the other driver at the same time.
Struck by a Bus as a Pedestrian
A bus turning across a crosswalk on Fordham Road or Southern Boulevard. A bus is a motor vehicle, so no-fault benefits are in play alongside the claim against the operator.
Station Stairs, Escalators and Platforms
Broken treads, missing handrails, water and ice tracked in from the street, and escalators that stop without warning. These are premises cases against the agency that maintains the station.
Doors and the Platform Gap
Doors that close on a passenger, a train that moves before boarding is finished, or a foot caught in the gap. Report it to the conductor or station agent before you leave.
Access-A-Ride and Paratransit
Injuries during a lift or securement, or in a crash. These runs are often operated by contractors, which changes who the claim is against — and sometimes the deadline with it.
Which Bus You Were On Changes Your Deadline
"The bus" is not one defendant in the Bronx. Most local routes and the subway are run by MTA New York City Transit. Some routes are run by the MTA Bus Company. In the north Bronx you may well have been on a Bee-Line bus, which is Westchester County's system, not the MTA's. School buses are frequently run by private contractors. Coach and charter buses are private companies outright.
That distinction is not paperwork. A claim against a public agency needs a Notice of Claim in 90 days and a suit within a year and 90 days. A claim against a private bus company generally gets the ordinary three years and no Notice of Claim at all. Naming the wrong entity, or treating a public case like a private one, is how a real injury turns into no case. If you are not sure who operated your bus, tell us the route, the time and where you boarded — that is usually enough for us to work it out.
How it works
What We Do on a Transit Case
From the first free call, the deadline work starts immediately — that part cannot wait for the medical picture to settle.
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We identify the right agency
Route, vehicle number, station and time tell us who actually operated the bus or the station, and therefore which deadline governs your claim.
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We file the Notice of Claim
Within the 90 days, properly served on the right entity. This is the step that most often gets missed when people wait.
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We demand the video
Bus and station footage is routinely overwritten. A preservation demand goes out early, while the recording of what happened to you still exists.
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We prepare you for the 50-h hearing
You will be questioned under oath by the agency's lawyer before any lawsuit. We prepare you for it and we are there with you.
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We build the medical proof
Records, treating doctors, and where needed independent specialists — so the injury on paper matches the injury you are living with.
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We negotiate, and sue if they will not be fair
Transit agencies defend these cases hard. When the offer does not reflect the harm, the suit gets started within the shorter deadline that applies.
What to Do
After a Bus or Subway Accident
- Report the accident to the driver, conductor, or station agent so there is a record.
- Write down the route number, the bus or train number, the direction, and the exact station or stop.
- Get medical care the same day if you can. The record ties your injury to the accident.
- Take photos of what hurt you: the broken stair, the wet platform, the bus number.
- Get names and numbers of witnesses. Other riders saw what happened.
- Call a lawyer right away. The 90-day Notice of Claim deadline does not wait.
Common Questions
What happens if I miss the 90-day deadline?
The bus driver slammed the brakes and I fell. Is that a case?
What is a 50-h hearing?
I fell on the stairs at the station. Is that the same kind of case?
I was hit by a bus while walking. Does no-fault cover me?
Does it cost anything to find out if I have a case?
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What Our Neighbors Say
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Hurt on the Bus or Subway? The Clock Is Running.
MTA cases have a 90-day deadline. Call now for a free consultation. No fee unless we win, and we can come to your home or hospital.