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There has been a shocking increase in construction worker deaths in New York City in recent months. Not surprisingly, the number of non-fatal worker injuries has also grown in fiscal year2014-2015. The Department of Buildings reported that construction injuries grew...
A July article in the New York Times warrants a summary. It reported that Suffolk County on Long Island has more drunk driving crashes and fatalities than any other county in New York. Nassau County is in second place. In the case of Suffolk County, this sad fact has...
Who knew that this wall was unstable? That is the critical question investigators will be asking. A construction worker was killed and 2 others were seriously injured by a wall that collapsed on them while they were working at a construction site in the...
Injuring or killing another person while driving drunk doesn't happen very often in New York City. When it does, however, the carnage is usually significant. Drunk drivers usually drive much too fast for conditions, don't see pedestrians and other vehicles, and often...
Juan Cerezo, 30, was killed in another New York City construction accident that occurred this week in Manhattan. The fatal accident is the 7th deadly construction accident in New York City this year. Mr. Cerezo, who hailed from the Bronx, was working on the 14th floor...
Fair is fair, no matter what. Yes we represent victims in serious bus accidents and we have been fortunate enough to be in a position to have been able to make a real difference in the lives of the victims and their families. But that does not cloud our sense of...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is touting the success of his plan to end traffic fatalities in the city, known as Vision Zero. The mayor's office announced two weeks ago that the number of deaths in motor vehicle accidents of all kinds has gone down significantly....
A previously dangerous intersection in Prospect Heights is receiving some much-needed re-engineering. The three-way crossing at Atlantic, Washington and Underhill avenues saw 16 injuries in 2014, making it one of the worst in Brooklyn. Residents have been lobbying for...
Paul Hansen, 53, a respected, well-liked pillar of the Sag Harbor community, was killed in a deadly crash this weekend. The driver, Hansen's friend, Sean Ludwick, was arrested and arraigned on felony drunk driving charges. The collision and the death of the revered...
