The boom that's lifted NYC's economy could create dangerous working conditions for construction workers and increase the risk of serious construction accidents in New York City. For several years now New York City has been undergoing a massive construction boom. It...
Fatal Apartment Fire in New York City Claims Lives of Four Residents
An apartment fire in the Bronx earlier this month claimed the lives of four women who lived in the building. FDNY received the distress call around 7:20 on the evening of April 1st. They arrived at the Grand Concourse building within minutes and fought to tamp down...
Fatal Motorcycle Accident in New York City Involved Multiple Vehicles
A tragic motorcycle accident in New York City involving not one but two motor vehicles earlier this month left the rider dead, officials say. On April 5th a motorcycle riding southbound on the Henry Hudson Parkway was struck by a minivan near 125th Street in...
New Civil Rights Lawsuit in New York Seeks to Reform Parole System
The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a class-action lawsuit against the governor and the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision in an attempt to reform a parole system that they deem irreparably broken. The...
Social Distancing Leads to Increase in Bicycle Accidents in New York City
Social distancing and quarantine requirements in place during the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak here in the United States have indirectly contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of bicycle accidents in New York City. Indeed, with the incredible decrease in...
Company Fined $10,000 for Temporary Sidewalk Violations in New York City
A construction company was fined for its failure to safeguard pedestrians passing by a construction site in The Bronx last month. The New York City Department of Buildings (DoB) issued its monthly digest of construction and building violations and fines last month....