A stone fell on the head of a NYC construction worker and killed him on Monday. 51 year old Nelson Salinas from Queens was on a scaffold, repairing the facade of an Upper East Side residential building in Manhattan when the accident occurred. A delivery man saw him dangling…
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The pedestrian carnage continues in New York City
Two more pedestrians died in traffic accidents in NYC at the end of last week. One was hit by a bus and the other one by two cars. A total of 51 pedestrians and cyclists died in traffic accidents since the beginning of the year, an increase of 30% compared…
Speeding 19 year old driver kill other driver in car crash
A 63 woman died in a car accident in New York City. Patricia Lancaster, a Brooklyn real estate agent was driving home from work. As she was crossing East 56th Street and Avenue J, a speeding 19 year-old driver drove through the red light and t-boned her car. The woman…
One teen dead and two injured in NYC car accident related to speed
A 19 year old driver died and two teen passengers were injured in a car accident in New York City. The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon around 4:30 pm. 19 year old Claudio Poggy was speeding in a Mercedes. Two of his friends aged 16 and 19 year-old were on board.…
Pedestrian killed in dangerous corridor where community board was opposing street redesign
A pedestrian was killed by a hit and run driver in New York on Friday. 26 year old Erica Imbasciani was fatally pinned against a parked car by a speeding hit and run driver on 141st Street and Amsterdam on Friday night. The driver was caught by the police and…
Injuries and deaths related to older adults falls in New York
Every day 223 older adults visit the emergency room after being injured in a fall in NY State, 140 are hospitalized and 2 die. Fall is the leading cause of unintentional injuries and deaths among older New Yorkers and among older people in the US as well. In the US…
Another man died in a NYC bicycle accident
A cyclist was fatally struck by a car in NYC on Thursday. The victim, identified as 53 year old Robert Spencer, is the sixth person to die in a bicycle accident in New York City since the beginning of the year. Spencer was riding his bicycle on Borden Avenue on…
After two fatal airplane crashes, all Boeing 737 Max have been grounded worldwide
The second fatal crash of a Boeing 737 MAX last Sunday in Ethiopia has led to a worldwide decision by aviation authorities to ground all Boeing 737 MAX. The US was the last of 42 other countries to make this decision. 157 people lost their lives in Sunday’s crash and…
Reckless driver who killed NYC pedestrian not charged
The driver who fatally struck an 85 year old woman in Brooklyn, NYC, last Wednesday had previously received 10 tickets for speeding in a school zone and two for running red lights. The police haven’t filed any charges against the driver. The daughter is furious and wants the driver charged.…
Medical malpractice committed at NYC’s public hospitals kills almost 100 patients yearly
468 people died of medical malpractice in NYC’s public hospitals in the past 5 years according to a recent article in the New York Post. Among all 11 HHC hospitals, Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn had the worst record. 91 claims of wrongful death related to medical malpractice were filed…