A NYC rabbi was struck by a speeding e-bike driver on the Upper East Side on May 21, 2024, and is recovering.A beloved NYC rabbi suffered a broken leg after being struck by a speeding e-bike driver on the Upper East Side, causing him to undergo major surgery and even learn to walk again.
Miller was attempting to cross Third Avenue when the bike rider ambushed him seemingly out of nowhere the rabbi described, causing him to immediately fall onto the pavement. An FDNY ambulance and NYPD officers arrived almost immediately, Miller told amNewYork Metro. An NYPD Community Affairs detective also assisted him during the horrifying ordeal.EMS rushed Miller to Weill Cornell Hospital, where doctors had to perform a three-hour surgery to fuse a titanium rod and screws into the larger bone — the fibula —- of his lower right leg.
He considers himself lucky to be alive, but also expressed tremendous concern for others who have experienced severe injury or have been killed by e-bike riders.