Author name: Morgan Levine Dolan

Friends remember Upper West Side man, Alexander Shear, killed by Shafer Tour bus on Broadway and West 96th Street

A 73 year-old man tragically mowed down by a tour bus on the Upper West Side Friday was Manhattan’s king of 20th century kitsch who almost had a television show on American pop culture.   Alexander Shear, whose widespread collection was highlighted in the New Yorker and People magazines, was the city’s go-to guy for

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Morgan Levine Dolan Files Lawsuit in Shamay Braham Wrongful Death Accident

Our office has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the death of 10-year-old Shamay Braham.  The lawsuit has been filed against the Hempstead School District, Percy Jackson Youth Center and the owner/operator of the motor vehicle who struck Shamay.   See the below link for further details and comments by all parties involved.   https://www.newsday.com/long-island/towns/school-district-sued-in-hempstead-child-s-death-1.6787761?115371

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Mother of 2, Nydja Herring, Killed By Drunk Driver, Augustus Jenkins, While Crossing East Tremont Avenue In The Bronx

A driver was charged with DWI and driving without a license after he struck and killed a 32 year-old woman crossing the street in The Bronx on Saturday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Nydja Herring. Herring is a mother of twins. Herring was crossing East Tremont Avenue at Van Nest Avenue around 5:30 p.m. when

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Construction Workers Hurt in Fall on 46th Street and First Avenue at Midtown Work Site

Two construction workers were injured when they fell down a hole at the work site in Midtown Monday morning. The incident happened on 46th Street and First Avenue around 10 a.m. EMS is on scene. One of the workers has a head injury. Morgan Levine Dolan is currently fighting for the rights of construction workers

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Taxi Driver Koffi Komlani Given Summons For Fatally Striking 9 Year-Old Cooper Struck on 97th Street and West End Avenue On UWS

A 9 year-old was fatally struck by a cab driver on the Upper West Side in front of his father on Friday evening. Taxi driver Koffi Komlani struck Cooper Stock and his father Dr. Richard Stock when he made a left-hand turn off 97th Street onto West End Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday. Komlani, 53, has

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Woman Seriously Injured by Falling Pipe on 42nd Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues in Midtown

A womas was seriously injured when she was struck by debris that fell off scaffolding in Midtown Monday morning. The incident happened on 42nd Street between Madison and Fifth avenues around 8:30 a.m. An 8- to 10-foot long pipe crashed to the ground in front of a McDonald’s from scaffolding two doors down. The impact

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Group lobbies to amend scaffolding law

A group of contractors and property owners in New York have begun an lobbying campaign to amend the state’s Scaffolding Law. The law, which was first enacted in 1885, holds construction companies accountable for ensuring the safety of employees who work on above-ground construction and is intended to prevent construction injuries. Construction companies are financially

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