NYC DOB Zero Tolerance Campaign Aims to Improve Job Site Safety
On Sepember 13th, 2021, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) shared the results of their “Zero Tolerance” campaign, a three-month long series of safety enforcement sweeps conducted at...
View ArticleElizabeth Hyman, 81, Fatally Struck by School Bus on UES
On Monday, October 4, 2021, 81-year-old Elizabeth Hyman was crossing the street on the Upper East Side, in the crosswalk at 72nd Street and Third Avenue. As she was crossing, a school bus struck her...
View ArticleProp Firearm Misfire Leads to Death of Halyna Hutchins
A tragedy occurred on the set of the upcoming film “Rust,” in Sante Fe, New Mexico on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021: Halyna Hutchins, director of photography, was killed, and director Joel Souza was injured,...
View ArticleTwo Workers Injured in Hunts Point Scaffolding Collapse
On the afternoon of October 30th, 2021, two construction workers were seriously injured in a scaffolding collapse at a Bronx work site. The two injured men were taken to Lincoln Hospital in critical...
View ArticleWoman on E-Scooter Run Over by Truck in Williamsburg
On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, a terrible accident occurred in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A 24-year-old woman was riding a Lime scooter on Meeker Avenue next to a box truck. The woman and the...
View ArticleLong Island Worker Victor Irizarry Dies of CO Poisoning
Victor Irizarry, a 30-year-old worker, tragically died on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 while on his Long Island work site of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Irizarry, who was an employee of Suffolk...
View ArticleOne Painter Killed, Another Injured in Fall from Manhattan Bridge
On the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, a painter was tragically killed and another was injured when the two fell from the Manhattan Bridge. The two men were reportedly working on painting the...
View ArticleDiego Rodriguez Celi Dies in Fall from High-Rise in Dumbo
A frightening accident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, when a window washer fell from the 12th floor of a high-rise building to a second-floor balcony below. He was sadly...
View ArticleWorker Rescued From 10-Foot Trench After Collapse in the Bronx
A construction worker was rescued from a 10-foot deep trench in the Bronx after it collapsed on the morning of Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The worker, who is still unidentified, had been trying to clear...
View ArticleTwo Killed by Baldor Box Truck on Upper East Side
December 24, 2021 marks a tragic day for two families as a cyclist and a pedestrian were killed in a traffic accident on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. At around 9:20AM on Christmas Eve, a Baldor food...
View Article15-Year-Old Antonina Zatulovska Killed in Bus Accident
Just before 8:00am on Monday, January 17th, 15-year-old Antonina Zatulovska was crossing the street at the intersection of Bedford Avenue and Avenue P in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, when she was struck...
View ArticleMartha Dagbasta Killed, Others Injured in Longwood Explosion
A violent explosion erupted at a Bronx home on January 18, 2022, leaving one dead and several others injured. Investigators have not yet confirmed the cause of the explosion. However, neighbors...
View ArticleShruti Udeshi, 51, Fatally Struck by Car in UES
Shruti Udeshi, a 51-year-old kindergarten teacher, was tragically struck and killed by a car while attempting to cross the street during her morning commute on January 24, 2022. Reports say she was...
View ArticleMan on E-Scooter Struck and Killed by Sanitation Truck in Brownsville
In a horrible accident on the evening of January 25, 2022, a 55-year-old man riding an electric scooter was struck and killed by a sanitation truck. The victim, whose name has not been disclosed, was...
View Article13-Year-Old Critically Injured by Box Truck in Midwood
A 13-year-old girl is currently fighting for her life after being struck by a box truck in Brooklyn on January 27, 2022. This horrible accident adds to residents’ growing concerns for their safety on...
View ArticleApril Reign Killed by School Bus at Brooklyn Intersection
Tragically, another life was taken too soon on Friday, February 4th. At around 11:20 in the morning, April Reign, a 32-year-old mother, was riding an e-bike in Brownsville, Brooklyn, when a yellow...
View ArticleNY Construction Deaths Rose During First Year of Pandemic
The construction industry was alarmingly deadlier to New York workers in the first year of the pandemic than in the two preceding years, according to data released by the New York Committee for...
View ArticleAngel Pilataxi, Father of Six, Dies in Construction Site Fall
Tragedy struck in Brooklyn Heights last week as a father of six lost his life. On February 11th, 56-year-old Angel Pilataxi was on-site at 124 Columbia Heights working on a building conversion project...
View ArticleTraffic Deaths Increase Across Country During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the national traffic fatality rate. Now multiple years into the pandemic, the United States is experiencing its worst surge in traffic deaths since the...
View Article83-Year-Old Hit and Killed by FedEx Truck in Queens
Police reported a FedEx driver tragically struck and killed an 83-year-old woman in Fresh Meadows, Queens at 9:49 a.m. February 24, 2022. Cecilia Armesto was crossing Union Turnpike at the intersection...
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