>Edit: why on earth am I arguing on the internet

Lol, it happens to the best of us. I've attempted to avoid that, as much as possible.

RN, the question for me is, why have I been on Reddit for so many hours??

>a cop

This is literally why I wrote him off, and never considered him.

He seems to have 5 press conferences a day.

We're still one of the safest big cities in the country. But the politics of fear always gets us a "law and order" asshat.

Your language tells me you're not a lawyer.

Damages are awarded for your asserted claims.

Your obviously don't know what loss of consortium means.

Any half decent PI lawyer will draft a complaint that would look like the plaintiff got hit by a train, for a simple trip and fall.

I worked in the City Parts. Tens of thousands of cases are filed against the City every year.

You're obviously not a PI lawyer, or you're lying.

Scraped knees is a personal injury. If op is married, the spouse can be joined as a plaintiff, for loss of consortium. That's just for starters.

@60 Centre there used to be a Transit Part just for lawsuits against the MTA.

OP: take pics of any bruises, and file a police report in the precinct where this occurred.

Obligatory this is not legal advice. This is most definitely actionable.