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Elderly Woman Killed in Queens Apartment Fire
Elba Nydia Lopez, 80, was killed in an apartment fire in Queens early morning of Dec. 18. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the fire broke out inside the woman’s first-floor apartment in a six-story brick building on 80th Street near 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights. Firefighters found Lopez fatally injured …
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Pedestrian Killed in Lower East Side Hit-and-Run Collision
A woman was killed in a pedestrian accident on a busy Lower East Side intersection the night of Dec. 18 after she was struck by an SUV whose driver then left the scene. According to a report on Streetsblog.org, the pedestrian was crossing Stanton Street in the crosswalk when the driver of the SUV turned …
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Many New York Schools Exceed State Lead Limit Levels
A new report states that more than one-third of school buildings in New York City exceeded the state’s newly lowered lead level limit due to their old water fountains and taps. According to a CBS New York news report, for nearly a decade, all school districts in New York have had to test their water …
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Noted Philanthropist Killed in Washington Heights Bicycle Accident
Geoffrey Radbill, 78, was killed in a Washington Heights bicycle accident the morning of Dec. 7 after he was struck from behind by the driver of a minivan. According to a report on Streetsblog.org, the fatal accident occurred at Riverside Drive and 158th Street when the 37-year-old driver of a minivan rear-ended Radbill. The driver …
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Report Finds E-Deliveries are Fueling More Traffic Accidents
A surge in e-commerce and last-mile (last leg of delivery to the customer) delivery services in the city have contributed to a significant increase in traffic accidents and injuries in the workplace as well as air pollution, according to a new report from New York City Comptroller Brad Lander. The report estimates that about one …
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