59% of all deadly crashes in New York City occur during hours when speed cameras are turned off and speeding is the number one factor of car accident fatalities in New York City with 4 out of 5 fatal crashes caused by speed according to a new report recently published…
Our Managing Partner, Ben Rubinowitz, has been invited to speak at the American Urologic Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans this Friday. This is one of the largest medical conferences in the world and is attended by more than 25,000 Urologists. Due to the successful results our firm has had…
A 72 year old man on a motorized scooter is the 8th person to die in a traffic accident in New York City in one week After a student was killed by a drunk driver in Manhattan, a 16 year old was killed by a truck while on her way…
Michael de Guzman had a blood-alcohol content of .13 when he struck and killed a pedestrian in Downtown Manhattan. 21 year old Raife Miligan was attempting to cross Houston Street near First Avenue last Monday around 2:45 am when the drunk driver fatally hit him. According to an article published…
Florence Ngwu, a beloved mother and nurse who was critically injured in a truck accident in New York City on Sunday morning did not survive. She died on Monday afternoon from her injuries. The horrific accident took place on Mother’s Day around 8:30 am on 167th Street and 120th Avenue…
2 hard hats died during the first quarter of 2022 and 110 of them were injured while working on construction sites in New York City. Both fatalities were fall accidents, both occurred in Brooklyn and both were preventable. The first fatality occurred on February 11. Angel Pilataxi, a father of…
In its latest bulletin, the Center for Construction Research and Training looks at injuries and fatalities sustained by construction workers in the US over a 10 years period. Based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) for the fatal injuries and…
As traffic accident fatalities in New York City rose to levels never seen since Vision Zero started in 2014 (see our recent blog), Mayor Adams just announced that he was launching a $4 million multi-platform, multilingual campaign to counter rising traffic violence and curb dangerous driving behaviors. The campaign entitled…
Falls are the main cause of injuries and deaths for construction workers in New York City and most of them can be prevented. A large safety awareness campaign is going on this week in New York City to reduce accidents on construction sites, with a focus on fall accidents. Construction…
29 pedestrians, 17 passengers and 12 motor vehicle operators died in crashes in New York City during the first 3 months of the year for a total of 58 fatalities. There were no cyclist fatalities. Since Vision Zero started in 2014, the highest number of auto accident deaths reached 51…