New York owners of Chevrolet pickup trucks may be aware that the 2014 Silverado was rumored to be a front-runner for North American Truck of the Year. In a bit of unfortunate timing, however, General Motors announced that it was recalling 370,000 Silverados and GMC Sierra pickups due to the potential for a fire to
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
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
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
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
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
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
Motorists in New York and throughout the United States may be affected by a Range Rover recall issued by Land Rover in early 2014. The recall is for the 2013-2014 Range Rovers equipped with airbags that may not properly deploy in a collision. This is a mechanical malfunction that may significantly increase the likelihood and
On Dec. 29, a woman died in Brooklyn after attempting to cross a street in Greenpoint at around 5:30 p.m. Police said that she was struck by a southbound BMW as she attempted to pass through the intersection of Nassau Avenue and McGuinness Boulevard. After the first impact, she was struck by a box truck.
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
