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
According to New York state police, a driver who was driving the wrong way on the Tappan Zee Bridge ran into an oncoming vehicle, causing a five-car pileup that ended up closing the northbound lanes of the state Thruway for hours. Additionally, one passenger was killed in the accident and several, including the wrong-way driver,
One person was killed and four others were taken to the hospital following a multi-car crash in New York. The car accident happened just before 10 p.m. along Route 22 near Hebron and involved a total of four cars. An investigation by the New York State Police, Granville Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Department
Ten people suffered injuries earlier today when the nose gear of a Southwest Airlines jetliner collapsed after landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Southwest Flight 345 was landing at LaGuardia from Nashville about 5:40 p.m. when the accident occurred. The nose of the jet came to rest on the ground after the aircraft came to
A 48-year-old Tottenville man injured on a school renovation site on Nov. 16, 2009 settled his case for $1.2 million dollars. The man’s knee was injured in the construction accident. He has been unable to work since being hurt. The company the man was working for was renovating PS 288 in Brooklyn’s Coney Island section.
A Staten Island father of 3 was crushed to death by a sewer pipe last week on Governors Island. Abbas Behnam-Bakhsh, 55, was helping unload the pipe from a delivery truck when the harness used to hoist it off a delivery truck snapped. Carp Construction, the Staten Island company contracted to do the job, has
Our beloved friend and favorite restaurant owner, Tony Fantastico, has been killed in a car accident. He left his home last night to go to the store and never returned. He was struck by a 19-year-old driver in the Bronx. While a police investigation is ongoing, we hope a more thorough investigation is performed
A New York appeals court ruled that a company had discriminated against employees because they claimed benefits after being injured on the job. A corporation that supplies supermarkets nationwide has been caught trying to prevent probationary employees from reporting injuries by terminating them. According to the Appellate Division in Albany, this practice is against the
The NYPD officer at the wheel of a police van that struck and killed a Brooklyn middle school teacher Saturday was seen talking on her cell phone during the accident. Officer Paula Medrano, who was assigned to the 88th Precinct, was making a left turn onto Broadway from Hooper Street at 4:30 p.m. Saturday when
Many people may assume that workers’ compensation benefits are available only to workers who suffer physical injuries during the course of their employment. However, benefits may also be available to those who suffer only mental harm. For example, a New York court of appeals recently ruled that a woman who suffered mental injuries after receiving
