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Elderly Man Killed in Queens Pedestrian Accident
Trevor Lloyd Samuels, 68, was killed in a Queens pedestrian accident after he was struck by a moped. According to a WABC news report, police say the fatal accident occurred the evening of Dec. 5 in Jamaica at the intersection of 93rd Avenue and 168th Street while the victim was in a marked crosswalk. Samuels …
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Man Killed in Manhattan Apartment Fire
A 66-year-old man was killed as a result of injuries suffered in an apartment fire in Manhattan, which broke out the night of Dec. 6. According to an ABC7 news report, the fatal fire occurred in a six-story building on Sherman Avenue between West 204th Street and West 207th Street in Inwood. FDNY officials said …
New York City Enforcing New Crane Safety Rules
New York City’s building officials are enforcing new safety regulations for cranes following a two-year investigation into the partial crane collapse that injured several people in Midtown in 2023. According to a report in the Gothamist, under these new rules, diesel-powered tower cranes now must have fire suppression and detection systems and people in charge …
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Fall Accident Injures Worker at Washington Heights Construction Site
A worker was injured in a construction accident in upper Manhattan after he fell 30 feet down a manhole. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the 35-year-old man was working at the Bard-Haven Towers on Haven Avenue near West 170th Street in Washington Heights when he fell into the open manhole …
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Two People Killed in Long Island House Fire
A mother and her adult son — identified as Christine Lehmann, 52, and Nicholas Lehmann, 25 — were killed in a Long Island fire the afternoon of Nov. 30. According to a report on Newsday.com, the fatal fire tore through the home on Fifty Acre Road South in St. James, sending smoke and flames shooting …
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