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MRSA in the lockeroom

New York readers may be interested to know that there’s something dangerous lurking in NFL locker rooms that is causing players harm. No, it’s not a slip and fall in a wet shower, but Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus , commonly known as MRSA. It is a staph infection that is usually spread by physical contact or …

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Police Brutality: Cyclist Detained By Cops For Running Red Light Ends Up With Nerve Damage

Jorge Crespo, a Bronx cyclist, was a victim of another case of police brutality when the officers effecting his arrest caused severe and permanent nerve damage with hand cuffs.  The amount of force used on Mr. Crespo was clearly extremely excessive and apparently totally unnecessary.  Mr. Crespo should file a lawsuit against the NYPD for …

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Brooklyn Funeral Home Sends Email to Family of Mother Claiming To Have Had Sex with Corpse Before Burial

Pamela Johnson has hired New York City attorney Vivian Sobers to represent her legal interests in a lawsuit brought against the funeral home. Vivan Sobers is also representing Ms. Johnson’s daughter in the same action.  The funeral home sent an email claiming to have had sex with the corpse prior to burial.  The lawsuit claims …

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East Harlem Building Evacuated After Man Falls Through Stairs

A building was evacuated in Harlem over stability concerns after a man fell through a set of stairs inside 29 E. 104th St. in East Harlem yesterday.  The building is six stories high, with six apartments on each floor.  The building’s owner was listed in Department of Buildings records as San Francisco Associates Limited. There are …

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35 Year Old New Yorker Plunges To Her Death Off of Defective Balcony

35-year-old advertising executive, Jennifer Rosoff, fell after the railing on her 17th-floor balcony gave way.  The accident happened at an apartment building at 400 East 57th Street early Thursday. The Buildings Department is investigating what happened. The gray brick high-rise building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was built before World War II. Only the higher-floor …

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