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Pedestrians are unintended targets for New York City drivers who think that they have to drive faster, smarter and tougher than their competitors on the roads. This sometimes makes the city look like a bumper car game at a local amusement park. But games do not end in...
New York City residents understand the dangers inherent in road travel. The sheer volume of people who share the roadways is staggering, and it comes as no surprise that accidents can and will happen. However, it should also be said that when a driver gets behind the...
A construction worker suffered severe injuries earlier this month after an electric shock incident on the job, as reported by New York Daily News.The incident took place on Tenth Ave. and W. 48th St., in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. The victim, a...
A city construction worker plunged a horrifying 18 feet to his death at a construction site last Wednesday, as reported by New York Daily News.On April 12th, Jose Cruz went to work at a construction site at 1604 Broadway in Times Square. The project was to become a...
In the past two years, the New York City construction industry has reported at least 30 deaths related to construction workplace accidents. A recent bill proposed by the New York City council will require additional safety training for workers in an...
Crane accidents are a notorious cause of injury and death in the construction industry nationwide, including in New York City. The problem has been recognized by federal regulators, and later this year it is expected that the Occupational Safety and Health...
A 41-year-old construction worker was seriously injured at a commercial construction site near 126th Street and 82nd Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens earlier this month, as reported by New York Daily News. At around 10:20am on Wednesday April 5th, the cable attaching an...
The New York City Buildings Department has launched an investigation into the March 10th crane accident that caused the tragic death of Antonio Veloso, as reported by the New York Post. Veloso, a 54-year-old Portuguese immigrant and New Jersey resident, was a member...
Although overall traffic deaths in New York City dropped in 2016, the City reported that cycling deaths increased. On the morning of April 1, just days after the announcement that car accidents involving bicycles had gone up, a 32-year-old man was struck and killed in...
