Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island

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Elderly Woman Hit by Car on Park Avenue

By DNAinfo staff
March 24, 2011 10:17am | Updated March 24, 2011 10:17am
A 78-year-old woman was hit by a car at the dividing line between the Upper East Side and Midtown East Thursday morning.
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By Olivia Scheck

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

UPPER EAST SIDE — An elderly woman was hit by a car on Park Avenue in the Upper East Side on Thursday morning, according to the FDNY.

A fire official said the 78-year-old woman was struck at the intersection of 59th Street and Park Avenue at about 8 a.m.

She was taken to New York Hospital for treatment, but the extent of her injuries are not known, fire officials said.

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