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When it comes to sidewalks, the city of New York has stringent codes on the books in order to ensure these public thoroughfares are safe, secure, and easily accessible for all New Yorkers. These rules apply to all sidewalks in New York City and building owners can be...
The City's Department of Buildings (DoB) revoked the license of a registered safety engineer last month in connection with designs he created for sidewalk sheds that could have become potential safety hazards. One of the biggest risks of sidewalk shed accidents in New...
A number of students and their parents have filed complaints against a middle school in Queens of a shocking nature. Now elected officials are demanding more answers and action from the New York City Chancellor of Schools, Richard Carranza. The shocking allegations of...
A terrifying escalator accident in New York City last year sent dozens of people to the hospital. Riders coming out of the 5th Avenue/53rd Street subway station in February scrambled to get clear as the escalator they were on began to literally fall to pieces ahead of...
A 60-year-old woman was strolling down the street in early December when she was killed in a terrifying accident. The victim was struck by a massive piece of building façade that broke free from a Manhattan high-rise. She was killed immediately and although EMTs...
A terrifying escalator accident in New York City last year sent dozens of people to the hospital. Riders coming out of the 5th Avenue/53rd Street subway station in February scrambled to get clear as the escalator they were on began to literally fall to pieces ahead of...
A horrific subway accident in New York City earlier this year resulted in a young woman losing both of her legs. The victim, an Australian tourist, was visiting the city when she tripped at the 14th Street Port Authority Trans-Hudson station and fell on to the tracks....
An underground explosion in New York City earlier this month left over a hundred residents without power and one man without a car. Thankfully, there were no injuries as a result of this terrifying explosion but only luck kept innocent victims out of harm's way.The...
An elderly woman was killed in a commercial truck accident in Brooklyn earlier this month. The victim, a 67-year-old resident of Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood was struck near the intersection of Bay Parkway and 86th Street just after 4 in the morning. The truck...
While the actual number of school bus accidents in New York City stayed fairly constant over this past year when compared to figures collected in prior years, one report suggests that might change in the very near future. The report, released in August of 2019, found...