2 construction workers died and 79 were injured on the job in New York City during the first two months of 2021. One fatality occurred in Staten Island and the other one in Manhattan. In both cases the worker fell. Last year, only one worker died in NYC construction accidents…
Pedestrian and cyclist injuries and fatalities were lower than usual last February and so were motorcyclist, bus and truck accidents. Traffic Accident injuries reached a record low in New York City in January and February. While February car accident injuries always reach a yearly low, the number of NYC car…
It is very disappointing to see how some motorists in NYC have so little concern about pedestrian safety. In the video below, a man driving a pick up truck makes a right turn without yielding to an elderly pedestrian in Brooklyn, knocking him down to the ground and just continuing…
A New York City pedestrian crossing the street was killed by a backhoe on Friday afternoon. 61 year old Estelle Davis was walking in a crosswalk near New Lots and Van Sinderen Avenues. She was looking down at her phone when a backhoe that was doing work nearby struck her. …
In 2020, New York saw a record high in motorist (driver) deaths and bicycle injuries and deaths, a record low in pedestrian deaths and a much lower number of truck and bus accidents than usual. The Covid 19 crisis that lasted during most of 2020 had a significant impact on…
A 6 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a school bus in New York City. The accident took place on Wednesday morning near the intersection of South Fifth Street and Hooper Street in Williamsburg. 6 year old Shimon Fried was on his way to school with his older brother. …
Repairing facades can be dangerous. Many construction workers died or were injured while repairing facades in New York without counting the multiple close calls where workers find themselves dangling out of suspended scaffolds like the worker in the below video who was lucky he could get back on. Sometimes workers…
A young mechanic was killed in an elevator accident in New York City last Thursday. 25 year old Joseph Rosa, a mechanic apprentice was helping repair an elevator in a building located at 133 E. Clark Place in the Bronx. The elevator cabin fell down the shaft and crushed the…
A reckless unlicensed 18 year old driver, behind the wheel of a stolen car, blew a stop sign and crashed into another car, killing the passenger and seriously injuring the driver last week in Staten Island. He then fled on foot. The police found him later on. He was arrested…
Imagine a scenario almost too terrible to speak about. But by not speaking about it, justice will never be done, and others might be injured. On May 17, 2015, a caring, loving grandmother took her 2-year-old grandchild for a walk in New York City. They paused for a moment and…