Month: October 2013

Another Crane Accident Leaves 13K-Ton Block Dangling Over 57th Street

Officials shut down part of West 57th Street temporarily after a crane stalled Monday at the same luxury tower where a crane boom snapped last year.  The crane company, New York Crane, of Maspeth, is owned and operated by James Lomma, who was acquitted last year on charges that he was responsible for a 2008 crane …

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Off-Duty NYPD Drunk Officer Kills Pedestrian William Hemphill In Staten Island

An off-duty NYPD cop, Joseph McClean, who had been drinking has been arrested after he struck and killed a 51-year-old man, William Hemphill, in Staten Island earlier today.  The crash occurred on Richmond Terrace near Simonson Avenue in Mariners Harbor at 6:18 a.m. Police said the 29-year-old officer was driving east on Richmond Terrace when he hit …

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Skateboarder Genielle Laboriel hit, killed by school bus on Melrose Avenue

Police say 21-year-old Genielle Laboriel was skateboarding in a bike lane along Melrose Avenue when the bus went to make a right turn and pinned her under its wheels at 160th Street. The police are still investigating this accident, however criminal charges are not likely given the failure of police to charge drivers with any …

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