There are nearly 70,000 elevators in New York City alone. The Department of Buildings is-ostensibly-in charge of overseeing the safety of all of those elevators. Unfortunately, as one spat of inspections recently discovered, many of those elevators aren't in proper...
Council Attempts to Reduce the Number of Elevator Accidents in New York City
There are thousands of elevators and mechanical lifts in New York City-many of which were initially constructed decades ago. And while the vast majority of these are in decent working order, if even a fraction of them malfunction, the number of tragic elevator...
Man Killed in Horrific Elevator Accident in New York City
A tragic elevator accident in New York City has claimed the life of a 30-year old man. The tragedy occurred on August 22nd at a high-rise building in Manhattan when the man somehow became pinned between the car and the shaft. Details are still being uncovered by...
Teenager Escapes with Minor Injuries After Terrifying Escalator Accident
A young girl faced amputation after stepping onto an escalator with a few of her friends earlier this month. The terrifying escalator accident happened during a cheerleading competition when a group of girls (all teammates) stepped onto the escalator to travel to the...
Elevator Accident in Manhattan Left Woman Trapped for Days
A woman was rescued from a terrifying nightmare after an elevator accident in Manhattan left her trapped in the closet-sized car for three days. The woman, a cleaner employed in a Manhattan town house, became trapped on February 1st when the motor on the elevator she...
Elevator Accident in Manhattan Leaves Man in Critical Condition
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a frightening elevator accident in Manhattan on January 2nd around 9:30 PM. When they arrived, they found a man at the bottom of an elevator shaft, bleeding from the head.This latest elevator accident in New York City...
Landlord’s Failure to Respond to Unsafe Elevator Conditions Results in Lawsuit
It's a landlord's responsibility to regularly inspect, maintain, and repair elevators in order to avoid potentially harmful elevator accidents in New York City. When landlords fail to do so, innocent tenants and guests are put at risk.Tenants who call an Ebbets Field...
Staircase Accidents in New York City Still More Dangerous than Malfunctioning Elevators
Elevator accidents in New York City generate a lot of news because they're tragic and they tap into the innate fear that many of us have of being trapped and helpless in a little box. But that fear has actually magnified these types of accidents in our collective...
Escalator Accident in New York Leaves Worker Trapped
An MTA worker was injured in an escalator accident in Manhattan earlier this month. The man was working in the financial district when a malfunctioning escalator sent him to the hospital. An eyewitness to this terrible accident called 911 and rescue crews from...
NYC Elevator Inspectors are Failing to Protect the Public
Turns out your risk for being in an elevator accident in New York City may be higher than you think. A new report issued by NYC's comptroller shows that city-paid elevator inspectors are failing to provide an adequate service-specifically, they're performing sub-par...