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Two pedestrians were struck and killed by cars in two different accidents last night on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, NYC

A 31 year old mother of two children who also was six month pregnant of a third one was struck by a car yesterday night on Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. NYC.  Shannon Lies had just finished her shift at Mike’s Place Diner  yesterday night and was crossing Hylan Boulevard to catch a…

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12 people were injured after a bus crashed into a building while trying to avoid a cocaine dealer who ran a red light after being chased by the police

12 people suffered minor injuries after a bus crashed into a building in New York City. The accident was caused by a drug dealer who was caught by the police with 64 bags of crack cocaine in his car.  Yesterday night around 9:30 pm the police pulled over 24 year old Chevron…

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A New York City hospital worker who checked in at the Emergency Room of the facility he was working for was found dead in the bathroom several days later

The family of a hospital worker is angry and wants to know how such gross hospital negligence may have been committed by the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NYC. Anthony Luso, a worker at the Montefiore Medical Center suffered a finger injury while he was working at the hospital and went to the Emergency Room…

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A massive gas explosion that killed a woman and injured many tenants may have been caused by an evicted tenant’s suicide attempt

A woman died and at least 13 people suffered personal injury in a New York City gas explosion last week-end.  The gas explosion took place at 4206 13th Avenue near 42nd Street in Borough Park, Brooklyn, around 1 pm on Saturday afternoon. The front of the building was completely destroyed…

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Man crushed to death in New York elevator accident

A 37 year old man died in an elevator accident at the Espoir Building (see picture) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn early this morning. The victim was in the elevator with 14 people. A video depicts the elevator stopping well above the lobby floor. The door opened and the man, identified as Eran Modan…

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An out of control speeding Uber driver jumped the curb and crashed on a sidewalk full of pedestrians injuring several children and one of their mothers in New York City

A car accident in the Bronx, NYC, left two pedestrians in critical condition, three in stable condition and one with minor injury. The two victims in critical conditions are children according to the FDNY.  The accident occurred Wednesday morning at 7:45 at 229 E. Kingsbridge Road in New York City. A group…

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The death of a woman caused by silicon injections in her buttock was ruled a homicide by the New York City Medical Examiner

34 year old Kelly Mayhew died from medical malpractice last May in New York. She had traveled from Maryland with her mom to get cosmetic silicone injections of her buttock in Queens New York, City. Unfortunately, the doctor who injected her was an unlicensed phony plastic surgeon who fled the scene…

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What is a mediation and how can it help your lawsuit?

In a recent article published in Policy & Practice, Daniel Pollack, a Professor at the School of Social Work, Yeshiva University in New York explains why lawsuits against human services agencies are very often settled through mediation.  The article is related to lawsuits against human services agencies but most points can apply…

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New legislation proposes to protect New York renters from being injured or pressured to move out during construction work

After hearing about multiple complaints of tenants being endangered by construction work in their building often because unscrupulous landlords are trying to push them out and rent at a higher price (see previous blog), the New York City Council today introduced a new package of bills intended to stop these dangerous practices. A…

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A new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease is being investigated by the New York City Health Department: so far 7 cooling towers have tested positive and 10 people have been hospitalized

The NYC Department of Health is urging New Yorkers with respiratory symptoms such as cough, chills, fever and difficulty breathing to seek immediate medical attention after 7 people from Morris Park in the Bronx were hospitalized for Legionnaire’s disease. This outbreak is different from the one that occurred this summer…

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