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Upper East Side Fall Accident Injures Worker
A man suffered injuries in a construction accident after falling off a sidewalk shed at the exclusive Carlyle House on the Upper East Side the afternoon of Feb. 15. According to Patch.com, the worker suffered a back injury after the fall. Initially, FDNY reported that the worker had fallen from a ladder. A subsequent Department …
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Fatal Brooklyn Bicycle Accident Involves Box Truck
A 37-year-old woman was killed in a Brooklyn bicycle accident after she was hit by a box truck at a street intersection. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the fatal crash occurred when the victim was riding a bicycle east on Ninth Street in Gowanus the morning of Jan. 10. She …
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New Federal Grants to Fund Lead Paint Removal
The federal government has announced two grants totaling $568 million for removing toxic lead paint and making low-income neighborhoods safer by reducing the risk of lead poisoning in young children. According to a news report in USA Today, the grants will be distributed through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and will …
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New York Governor Proposes Improved Pedestrian Safety Measures
Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed a package of new measures as part of her State of the State address to improve pedestrian safety statewide while at the same time also approving a measure to push for local government backed projects that use safer road designs. According to a news report, the proposals and new law …
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Study Links Maternal Diabetes to Cerebral Palsy Risk
Babies born to mothers who had diabetes during pregnancy face a heightened risk of experiencing a variety of developmental disorders including cerebral palsy. According to a report, researchers from the National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Tainan conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 877,233 children born between 2004 and 2008. Using health insurance claims data, …
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