Rikers Island has a long history of inmate assault in New York City. As a result, there has been a concerted effort over the past couple of years to clean the jail facility up and keep inmates safe from corrections officer assault.Earlier this month, five Rikers...
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Month: June 2016
Car Accident in the Bronx Claims Life of Toddler
A tragic car accident in the Bronx has taken the life of a 3-year-old girl. The child was walking alongside her mother (who was pushing a younger sibling in a stroller) near the intersection of east 164th Street and Gerard Avenue when she was struck by a car and...
Deadly Truck Accident in New York Leads to Criminal Charges
A fatal truck accident in New York City has led to criminal charges against the driver. The victim, 29-year-old Heather Lough, was walking to work on April 27th when she was struck by a truck driven by 45-year-old Robert Owens. She was taken to a nearby hospital in...
People Narrowly Escape Injury in New York City Building Collapse
A building collapse in New York City happened just minutes after a waterfront park it sat in front of closed for the evening. According to a FDNY statement the timing really couldn't have been better--it happened when nobody was around. Had the building collapsed any...
You’re Twice as Likely to Die in a Bicycle Accident in New York City
Riding around on two wheels in rush hour traffic is dangerous as data from The CDC has verified. In fact, you're twice as likely to die in a bicycle accident in New York City than in a car crash. In fact, behind riding a motorcycle, bicycling is the most dangerous way...
Elevator Accident in New York Costs Worker His Arm
A horrific elevator accident in New York cost a lift technician his arm late last month. The unnamed individual was working on the elevator at an office building located in The Financial District on May 26th when people in the building heard a crash then...
Falling Tree Branch Accident in New York Sends Man to Hospital
Just last month a senior citizen was enjoying a stroll through the park when a tree branch fell on top of him, crushing him to the ground. Thankfully, he only suffered a broken leg but it could have been much worse. While tree branch accidents in New York are rare,...
Are Fraudulent Reports Causing Apartment Complex Accidents in New York?
Shady property owners have been putting tenants' lives in danger and risking deadly apartment complex accidents in New York City. That's the claim levelled against multiple owners and property management agencies by the citizen action group Community & Residents...