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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...
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...
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...
School bus accidents in New York City aren't common but any accident involving children can be traumatic and life-altering in the worst of cases. A recent crash just outside of New York shows just how violent these collisions can be even when the vehicles involved are...
A young girl was struck and killed by a heavy chunk of stone that broke free from a railing at a home in the Westchester Square neighborhood of the Bronx earlier this month. This tragic façade accident in New York City happened on August 3rd at around 8 in the...
Historic flooding as a result of hurricane Ida killed 13 people in New York City—eleven of whom died in their basement apartments, unable to escape the rapidly rising water. While a few of these apartments were constructed correctly and met legal requirements for...
An elevator accident that killed a college athlete recently made national news as the boy's mother spoke out about his life and his tragic death. The student athlete was killed when an elevator collapsed after being stuffed far beyond its listed weight capacity....
There is a piece of legislation in the works in the New York State Senate that was generated partly because of the massive amount of media coverage that e-bike accidents in New York City have gotten in recent weeks. Senator Felder has proposed the document which—if...
A construction accident in New York City late last month left two workers struggling to survive with thousands of pounds of rubble on top of them. The workers were part of a crew assigned to demolish a building located at 439 Lincoln Road in Prospect Lefferts Garden...
A terrifying façade accident in New York City last month left passersby dodging debris as it rained down from the sixth-story of a building under repair. The accident occurred along Tremont Avenue at around 8:30 on the morning of August 19th. Eyewitnesses report that...