A woman was stuck by a large commercial truck earlier this month in New York City and was rushed to the hospital with what officials classified as critical, life-threatening injuries. The devastating truck accident in Brooklyn happened on October 20th in the Dyker...
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Month: November 2021
Apartment Accident in New York City Injures Two Young Girls (Among Others)
Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer. Thankfully an apartment accident in Brooklyn involving the toxic gas ended before anyone was seriously injured. The FDNY was called to an apartment house located at 155 Nichols Avenue on October 19th because several residents of the...
Reckless Commercial Truck Driver Causes Pedestrian Accident in New York
An investigation into a pedestrian accident in Queens uncovered video evidence that clearly points the finger at the driver behind the wheel of a commercial truck. The accident happened at a notorious intersection in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens on October 14th...
Apartment Accident in the Bronx Ends with Child in Hospital
A terrifying apartment accident in New York City left a young child struggling to survive in an area hospital earlier this month. The child—just six years old—fell out a window on the third floor of an apartment building on Vyse Avenue in the Bronx on the evening of...
NYCLU Sues to Uncover DOC Officers’ Disciplinary Records
In order to hold corrections officers accountable for incidents of excessive force and inmate abuse in New York City, it’s necessary to know what the NYPD and Department of Corrections is doing to curtail those incidents and protect citizens from officers that violate...
Scaffolding Accident in Manhattan Injures Three
Three people were injured in a scaffolding accident in Manhattan when a structure collapsed outside an Upper East Side condominium. The victims were working on the façade of a building located at 220 East 65th Street at around 4 PM when the multi-story pipe and board...
Pedestrian Accident in The Bronx Claims Life of Woman Visiting Family
A woman was killed as she was exiting her car on her way to visit family members. This shocking pedestrian accident in New York City was caused by a pick-up truck driver who was high on cocaine and traveling at more than three times the posted speed limit at the time...
Terrifying Bicycle Accident in New York City Leaves Several Injured
A crash involving multiple cyclists left three individuals seriously hurt late last month. The terrifying bicycle accident in New York happened during the city’s annual Five Boro Bike Tour—an event that brings hundreds if cyclists to the streets. The collision...
NYC Cracks Down on Unsafe Construction Sites
As a result of a massive ramping up of inspections at job sites around NYC, the Department of Buildings recently issued a record 1,500 stop work orders at sites all over the city. In an attempt to prevent injuries and stem the rising tide of construction accidents in...
Apartment Accident in New York City Leaves Family Homeless
A displaced family who was staying with a friend now finds itself without a home once again after a bizarre apartment accident in Manhattan. The individuals were forced out of their own apartment when a pipe burst in the floor of their unit, flooding their living...