More and more children are getting injured after ingesting cannabis products that are being packaged in multicolor packaging and look like children treats. Hospitals are seeing an increase in young children getting poisoned after inadvertently ingesting THC edible products. Most cannabis edible products look like regular children treats such as…
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4 people killed, 5 injured in 3 different car accidents in New York City
Reckless driving and speeding caused 6 people to die and several to be injured in multiple car accidents all over the city. On Monday early morning, around 2:00 am, a black BMW landed on the Amtrak tracks below the Henry Hudson parkway around 183rd Street. The driver lost control of…
3 people injured in 3 separate accidents after giant pieces of ice fall from luxury condo on Billionaire’s row
3 people suffered personal injury caused by falling ice in Midtown Manhattan and streets had to be temporarily closed around the Steinman high rise to prevent further accidents. Falling ice from super-tall high rise all glass sky scrappers is an ongoing issue in New York City that has been causing…
After a cyclist died, the city quiclky patches a road defect for which multiple complaints had been logged in the past
A senior cyclist died in a accident caused by a road defect in Queens, NYC, last Thursday. 77 year old Lin Wen-Chiang was riding his bicycle on 40th Driver in Elmhurst when he hit a broken cave-in pavement and fell off his bike. He suffered severe head trauma and died…
To prevent subway accidents, the MTA is planning to launch new measures that include platform barriers, lighting, sensors and cameras
NYC Subway accidents are on the rise and recently more subways have been delayed because of people standing on the tracks. As a result the MTA recently announced that its recently created “Trespasser Task Force” is working on several pilot projects to prevent people from getting on the tracks or…
16 year old driver backing out of a garage kills 18 year old pedestrian
18 year old Sara Perez was fatally struck by a by a 16 year old driver in Queens NYC. The accident occurred last Thursday in front of the Northern Lube and Tire Shop at 106 Northern Boulevard near 107th street. A video shows the pedestrian on the sidewalk waiting for…
Hit and run driver of a Rolls Royce who killed a beloved teacher in Brooklyn arrested
Last May, a man behind the wheel of a Rolls Royce fatally struck a pedestrian crossing Bayard Street at the intersection of McGuiness Boulevard and sped away. The pedestrian was 58 year old Matthew Jensen. He was a beloved teacher at PS 110 and the Greenpoint community was very moved…
Construction workers at higher risk of death in New York than in the rest of the country
Construction worker deaths in New York City and New York State represented respectively 22% and 24% of all worker deaths in the city and in the State in 2020 according to the annual report “Deadly Skyline” recently published by NYCOSH. The percentage is higher than the 21% rate recorded at…
Unlicensed hit and run driver who killed 16 year old cyclist last year finally arrested
On June 4 2021, 16 year old Darwin Durazno died in a bicycle accident in Queens, NYC. The driver never stopped and Darwin was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. He died from his injuries 3 days later. According to the police report, Darwin was riding his bicycle southbound…
Horrifying video shows Queens pedestrian knocked down by two cars in notoriously dangerous intersection
Reckless driving in New York City continues and another pedestrian died in a horrific car accident last Saturday night in Queens. A video posted on Twitter (see below) shows the pedestrian crossing in front of a white SUV who did not yield to him and knocked him down on the…