Norman Fruchter died from his injuries after being struck by a car near his home earlier this month. Street safety activists as well as grieving family members and friends gathered yesterday night in Bay Ridge’s Owls Head Park to honor the life of the legendary education reformer and civil right…
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New legal obligation for NYC construction workers in regards to Site Safety Training to reduce hard hat fatalities and injuries
New York City construction workers and their supervisors who are working on large or complex construction sites will be legally required to have a Site Safety Training Card issued by the NYC DOB Training Connect Platform. These cards are equipped with a chip and can be scanned to validate their…
Happy Holidays from All of Us at Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom, Hershenhorn, Steigman & Mackauf
Happy Holidays! May your days be filled with peace, hope, and joy this holiday season. As always, thank you for your business, loyalty, and support. SINCERELY, FROM ALL OF US AT GAIR, GAIR, CONASON, RUBINOWITZ, BLOOM, HERSHENHORN, STEIGMAN & MACKAUF
Three pedestrians killed in crashes in New York City in less than a week
A 20 year old pedestrian died after she was struck by a racing hit and run driver sending her barreling toward a MTA Bus that also struck her. The accident occurred last Thursday around 6:30 pm at the intersection of Third Avenue and 96th Street (see Google Map picture on…
E-bike rider killed by hit-and-run driver in Manhattan
A cyclist riding an e-bike was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Manhattan, early Sunday morning. 38 year old Carlos Garcia Ramos was riding his e-bike East on West 24th Street in Chelsea and had just crossed 7th Avenue when the driver of a black Infinity sedan rear-ended him. The…
Forbes Advisor lists 3 of our Attorneys in its 2022 Best Personal Injury Lawyers In New York City
Anthony Gair, Howard Hershenhorn and Ben Rubinowitz are among the 15 attorneys that have been selected by Forbes Advisor as Best Personal Injury Lawyers in New York City in 2022. It is an honor for our Personal Injury Law Firm to have multiple attorneys listed in such a prestigious and…
Construction worker fell to his death from scaffold on Manhattan construction site
A construction worker died after falling from a scaffold in Manhattan last Monday morning. The accident occurred at a residential building located at 263 West End Avenue, on the corner of West End Avenue and 72nd Avenue in the Upper West Side of Manhattan (see picture). According to a preliminary…
Two pedestrians and one motorcyclist killed in NYC crashes on Tuesday
3 people died in 3 separate traffic accidents in New York City on Tuesday. The first accident occurred early morning in Queens. Around 6:00 am, a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car driver on 84th St near 153rd Ave in Howard Beach. The pedestrian who was found lying unconscious…
Car driver dies after being sandwiched between two tractor trailer trucks in fiery NYC crash
A car driver died in a fiery NYC crash that occurred in the Mount Even section of the Cross Bronx Expressway, underneath University Avenue, around 12:30 am on Monday night. According to media, 49 year old Shelly Vilsaint from Bayonne, New Jersey, was driving her 2019 Range Rover west bound…
Two pedestrians and a mopped rider killed in 3 crashes in NYC over the Thanksgiving week-end
A 64 year old pedestrian was fatally struck by a car as he was crossing Seagirt Boulevard near Beach 31st Street in Far Rockaways, Queens, NYC, on Saturday around 6:50 pm Seagirt Boulevard is notoriously dangerous and multiple crashes occurred on the 6-lane Boulevard in the past. Since 2019 one…