A bizarre icy sidewalk accident in New York City has claimed the life of a respected doorman on the Upper East Side. The doorman, 59-year-old Miguel Gonzales, was killed after slipping and falling on the snow-covered sidewalk outside the building in which he worked....
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Learn the Right Way to Fall
City sidewalks can be a dangerous place. Every winter hundreds of New Yorkers are sent to area emergency rooms suffering from sprains, deep bruising, broken bones, and worse after slipping and falling on sidewalks. But if you learn a few tips you can learn to fall the...
Toddler Seriously Hurt in Fall from Queens Window
A two-year old child was rushed the hospital on January 13th suffering severe, life-threatening injuries after she fell out of a second-story window of a home in a Queens. EMTs arrived on the scene of the apartment accident in Queens to find the little one conscious...
New Landlord Watch List Shines Light on New York’s 100 Worst Landlords
It's no secret that some of the landlords in New York City spend as little as they can on the upkeep of their apartment complexes. But these cheapskate landlords are putting the lives of their tenants at risk. Every year apartment complex accidents in New York City...
Uncleared Snow and Ice Public Sidewalk Accidents in New York
After a relatively mild start, winter is finally here again along the East Coast. Ice and snow covered sidewalk accident in New York are something all of us should be thinking about. Every year there are hundreds of slip and fall accidents around the City which send...
Ice and Snow Covered Sidewalk Accident in New York City?
During an average winter, New York City can receive up to 60 inches of snow-sometimes even more. This can make travelling (even on foot) extremely dangerous-especially if residents don't honor their obligation to clear ice and snow from sidewalks. In fact, hundreds of...
New High-Heel-Friendly Surfaces Aimed at Eliminating Sidewalk Grate Accidents in New York City
There are thousands of slotted sidewalk grates around New York City--some of which cover holes up to seventy feet deep or more. While walking over them, they present the risk on any given day of a slip and fall sidewalk accidents in New York.Every year, New Yorkers...
Commission Concludes Con Ed at Fault for Deadly Building Collapse
A new report released by the Public Service Commission places the blame for a deadly building collapse in Harlem last year squarely on the shoulders of Con Edison. The report says that the utility company was deficient in its duty to inspect and maintain the gas lines...
Tragic Elevator Accident in Staten Island Claims Life of New York City Teenager
A teenager exploring the abandoned Staten Island hospital complex on Castleton Ave. fell to his death in a terrible elevator accident in New York last week. The 16-year-old boy, Marcos Castillo, fell from the seventh story straight down an interior elevator shaft. The...
Deadly Legionnaire’s Disease Linked to Unclean Water Towers Could Be Making a Comeback
Legionnaire's Disease is making a comeback in the Bronx even as new laws put in place to help prevent such against negligent landlords in New York City.Earlier this summer an outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease in New York injured over 100 people and killed twelve. An...