16 people were injured in a MTA bus crash in Brooklyn, NYC last week. The B49 MTA bus crashed into a building located at the intersection of Lincoln Road and Bedford Avenue. The bus was stuck in the building for several days as the Department of Buildings found that the…
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Electric Scooter being charged causes NYC fire that killed one and injured 11
An electric scooter being charged is the cause of a fire that ravaged a residential building in New York City, killing one and injuring 11. The fire started in the middle of the night, around 4;40 am on Wednesday inside an apartment on the third floor of a building located…
Following several NYC construction worker deaths the DOB is performing safety sweeps on large construction sites
3 NYC construction workers died and another one was critically injured in 3 separate construction accidents in New York City. On May 19th a hard hat was killed and his colleague critically injured after an elevator in a charter school under construction fell from the top floor to the ground…
One dead and ten injured in NYC car crashes over the Memorial week-end
One pedestrian died and several other people were injured in multiple car accidents in New York City over the Memorial Day week end. One of the victims was Leonard Mitchell, a 70 year old resident of Brooklyn, NYC. Mitchell was steps away from his home when he was struck by…
An In-depth Look at Fatal and Nonfatal Struck-by Injuries in the Construction Industry
Struck by injuries are the most common non-fatal injuries sustained by construction workers. Among the 79.7 k construction workers who were injured in 2019, 16.6K suffered struck by injuries and 4 K suffered struck against injuries. Struck by accidents are also among the top causes of construction workers fatalities. In…
Two people dead including a pedestrian and a e-scooter rider and two others injured in 3 NYC car accidents that occurred early morning on Monday
In less than 8 hours, 2 people were injured and 2 people died in car crashes in New York City. A pedestrian was killed and another one was seriously injured in a car accident early Monday morning The two men in their 40ies were crossing the street mid-block near Rockaway…
NYC Personal Injury Lawyer Richard Steigman to co-chair the 2021 CPLR Update Seminar organized by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association
Our partner Richard M. Steigman and Hon. John R. Higgitt, Justice of the Supreme Court, Associate Justice, Appellate Term, First Department will chair the NYSTLA CPLR Update Seminar on June 8 and 9 2021 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. During this seminar, participants will be provided with an in-depth…
Propane tank explosion results in massive fire injuring 3 people
Two houses caught on fire and 3 people were injured after a propane tank exploded in East Meadow, Long Island, NY. A fire started in a house located on 7th Street. The flames reached two propane tanks that were located on the side of the house and caused a massive…
16 year old dead and 3 other teens injured in NY car crash
3 High School Students were injured and one died in a car accident in Rockland County, NY. All teenagers were students from Clarkstown North High School. 18 year old Allan Mendoza was driving a Mitsubishi Lancer with 3 other students from his high school on board last Thursday night around…
National Nurses Week Starts Today
National Nurses Week starts Today until May 12. When someone is ill or injured, nurses not only bring physical support but also psychological support to the patient and to the family. During the pandemic they scarified their own health, mental and physical, to fight the pandemic and we thank them…