A construction worker was seriously injured in an electrocution accident in Manhattan. The man was working at an apartment building under construction on Cherry Street when faulty wiring gave him a massive shock. FDNY first responders rushed to the scene and whisked...
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Month: October 2018
Falling Objects Accident in New York City Narrowly Avoids Tragedy
A terrifying falling objects accident in New York City earlier this month left passersby frightened but uninjured. The accident occurred at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on West Side Highway around 10 in the morning. A crew was on the site lifting heavy steel...
Deadly Bicycle Accident in New York City Results in Conviction for Bus Driver
A fatal bicycle accident in New York City involving a charter bus late last year has resulted in a conviction for the bus's driver. In 2017, a 36-year-old investment banker was riding a rented bicycle in Manhattan when he was struck and killed by a charter bus...
Deadly Pedestrian Accident in New York City Leaves One Man Dead
A man from New Jersey was struck and killed in a fatal pedestrian accident in New York City last month. The man reportedly sideswiped a vehicle while driving along FDR Drive around 5 in the morning on September 16th. The man then got out of his vehicle and, for some...
Escalator Accident in Manhattan Injures Ten High School Students
An escalator accident in Manhattan left 10 high school students injured earlier this month. The students had just begun classes for the year at Stuyvesant High School when something went terribly wrong. Reports from the accident scene claim that a number of students...
Scaffolding Accident in Soho Leads to DOB Investigation and Fines
A temporary sidewalk accident in New York City last year led the Department of Buildings to investigate the shoddy work of the engineer who designed the shed (which collapsed onto several pedestrians in a minor wind storm in November). The primary sidewalk accident...
Deadly Livery Car Accident in New York Leaves 20 People Dead
A deadly limousine accident in New York left 20 people dead earlier this month, 17 of whom were passengers on their way to celebrate a birthday. Initial reports from the crash site state that the limo raced through an intersection, failed to stop for a stop sign,...
New York City Prison Assault Results in Landmark Settlement
An anti-gay abuse scandal that rocked Rikers Island in 2014 has resulted in a landmark settlement for the victims. The New York City prison assault took place on May 9th of that year when the victim, Thomas Hamm, was visiting an inmate at the correctional facility....
Potential Deadly Case of Inmate Abuse in New York City has Many Questioning Safety at Rikers Island
Investigators are looking into a potential case of inmate abuse in New York City. Corrections officers in charge of overseeing a ward at Rikers Island prison facility in New York City failed to respond in time to save an inmate's life late last month. 43-year-old...
Subway Accident in New York City Injures One and Shuts Down 2 Lines of Trains
A man was injured in a terrible subway accident in New York City this past August at a Sunset Park train station. The victim, a man, was struck by an incoming train while standing on the platform at around 4:40 in the afternoon. The 59th Street Station was closed down...