Be it a factory, construction site, or in an office, there are inherent dangers present in every workplace and the possibility of an employee getting seriously injured at work here in New York City is very real.Even the most conscientious employer cannot eliminate all...
The Most Dangerous Roads For Pedestrians in New York City
Nearly three New Yorkers die every week on the city's streets from automobile/pedestrian collisions. Those figures come from data collected from across the Tri-State area which shows just over 450 pedestrians were killed after being struck by automobiles on New York...
Has an over zealous NYPD breached civil liberties?
America has come a long way since Martin Luther King's day- but not far enough, it seems.It has recently come to light that the NYPD is supposedly still keeping Muslims under surveillance. In the 1960's and 1970's, political surveillance of Muslims was widespread....
Queens Construction Accident Takes Life of Builder
The construction accident in Queens that claimed the life of a 42-year old construction worker late last month may have been avoidable. Investigators have discovered that the building contractor in charge of the jobsite had been fined by OSHA before for multiple...
NYPD Under Fire for Possible Excessive Force in Queens Teen’s Arrest
The teenage victim and several eye witnesses are saying that officers of the New York City Police Department acted with excessive force when subduing the 19-year old outside a youth center in Queens last month. On January 8th, Robert Jackson was arrested outside the...
Warming: Icy conditions ahead on the roads
Obama has not even finished campaigning when Hurricane Sandy struck New York and the surrounding area, with devastating consequences. This added to the traditional winter snowfall, ice and blustery winds. Only very recently a giant blizzard (Nemo) hit the northeastern...
DUI Accident Claims Life of Pregnant Mother. Who’s to Blame?
On December 31, 2012 at 4:30 a.m. a car left an icy roadway and crashed into Jamaica Bay in Queens, NY. Pregnant 25-year old Dominique Jamison, a passenger in the car driven by Denise Finley, 32, was killed in the accident. Ms. Finley admitted drinking vodka and...