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The intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Utica Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn was the scene of an event last Friday that highlighted the need for street improvements. So far this year, 184 motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists have been injured...
The seeming epidemic of fatal construction accidents in recent months suggests that 2015 is going to be one of the most dangerous for construction workers. What's going on? It looks like the New York City construction boom has a downside - more accidents. According to...
The lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following a story that is emerging in our nation's capital. A construction worker was killed yesterday in an accident on the roof of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It appears that the worker,...
Unscrupulous developers and contractors who repeatedly violate safety rules at construction sites are now facing arrest in New York City, claims Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters. The bold proclamation was made by Commissioner Peters during a speech...
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, taking a school bus is the safest way of transporting children to school. However, in New York City in 2012, school buses were involved in nearly 1,700 accidents - five every school day. These accidents resulted in...
An air conditioner that weighed more than 20,000 pounds broke free from a Crane and fell 30 stories to the unforgiving pavement on Madison Avenue in Manhattan last weekend. It could have been a tragedy of epic proportions. Thankfully, it wasn't. While several people...
The Crane Accident Lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP are following yet another scary New York City crane incident, which happened Sunday morning at 261 Madison Avenue, between East 38th and 39th Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Reportedly, a construction crane...
