Woman’s fear of turkeys led to injurious fall outside Staten Island hospital, lawsuit alleges

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Turkeys like these on Mason Avenue near the entrance of Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze have been a nuisance for residents for years. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon)Jason Paderon

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A gang of turkeys that has infamously claimed an area outside a Staten Island hospital is now at the center of an ongoing civil trial in state Supreme Court, St. George.

The plaintiff in the case, Carmen Pagan, 60, of New Dorp, alleges in a 2019 lawsuit that her fear of the animals, coupled with dangerous conditions outside the building, resulted in serious injury. The alleged incident unfolded on a Thursday morning that June outside Staten Island University Hospital, Ocean Breeze.

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