In the summer months, New Yorkers desperately try to beat the heat by getting out of the city. But sometimes you just can't get out and that's when air conditioning becomes a must-have for residents and businesses in The Big Apple. The next time you're walking along...
Don’t Settle For Less
Don’t Settle For Less
Month: July 2016
MTA Bus Accident in Queens Leaves 14 Injured
An MTA bus accident in Queens left 14 people injured including two firefighters. That accident occurred as a FDNY truck responding to a fire call struck the MTA bus in the Astoria neighborhood. Reports show that the MTA bus was travelling along Ditmars Boulevard (near...
Boating Accident in New York Sends Father and Daughter to Hospital
A holiday weekend boating accident in New York earlier this month sent a father and daughter to the hospital with severe injuries. The two were enjoying a warm summer day, tubing on Skaneateles Lake in Upstate New York, when tragedy struck. The tube they were in hit...
Case of Wrongful Imprisonment in New York Takes a Strange Twist
A man who spent 20 behind bars for a crime he says he didn't commit has pulled an unorthodox move while fighting his wrongful imprisonment in New York City. Richard Rosario was accused of murder in 1996. He was convicted and has spent 20 years in prison. However, just...
Two Subway Accidents in New York Within Minutes of Each Other
Two subway accidents in New York City occurred within minutes of each other, both at 14th Street Stations in the West Village. A young man was pinned between a train and the platform just 50 minutes before a young woman lost both of her legs after tumbling onto the...
How to Avoid Swimming Pool Accidents in New York
Swimming pool accidents in New York City can happen in the blink of an eye. Children are at the highest risk: 1 in 5 victims of accidental drowning in New York are 14 years old or younger. (Nationwide nearly 2,700 children 14 and under suffer from near drowning...
Ladder Accident in Queens Sends Worker to Hospital
A construction worker was rushed to the hospital after a ladder accident in Queens last month. The unnamed individual was working at a jobsite near 80th Street and Broadway, in Elmhurst, when he fell off a ladder, tumbling roughly 7 feet to hard concrete below. The...
Commercial Truck Involved in Fatal Bicycle Accident in Bushwick
A commercial truck driver's failure to yield caused a fatal bicycle accident in New York City earlier this month. 27-year-old Leah Sylvain was critically injured on Evergreen Avenue while riding her bicycle properly in a bike lane. She was struck by a commercial fuel...
Crosswalk Accident in Manhattan Claims Life of Elderly New Yorker
An avoidable crosswalk accident in New York City claimed the life of 67-year-old Yuenei Wu on June 6th. Wu was crossing the street at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and 38th Street in Midtown Manhattan when the driver of a livery vehicle failed to yield the right...