Author name: Morgan Levine Dolan

New York City firefighter killed in crash with apparent drunk driver

The 57-year-old victim, identified as John Monteverde of Whitestone, Queens, was apparently struck while the car was attempting to make a turn, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened in the area of North Avenue and Vivian Terrace in Union Township around 5:15 a.m. The driver of vehicle was arrested and charged […]

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1 dead, dozens injured in Pennsylvania accident with bus from New York

A Greyhound bus accident along Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania early Wednesday killed one person and injured more than 40, officials said.  The incident happened in Union County south of Williamsport around 1:30 a.m. and five hospitals reported receiving a total of more than 40 patients from the accident. At least four of them were

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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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East Village stairwell collapse sends man falling two stories

Fire department retrieved people stranded in a seven-story 2nd Avenue building after the stairwell collapsed this past weekend. A man was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical but stable condition.  Over 30 college-aged students had gathered on the roof of 159 2nd Avenue at E. 9 St. in the lower East Side on Saturday night

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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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