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Three Important Reasons to Test Your Home for Lead Paint
Lead used to be added as a component to paint to give the coat a durable sheen and to help reduce the maintenance interval. If your home was built prior to 1978, it is highly likely to have lead-based paint. 1978 was the year when the federal government banned consumer use of lead-based paint. But, …
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Man Killed in Long Island Motorcycle Accident
John Hannon, 25, of Patchogue, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Long Island after he was struck by a vehicle that was making a left turn at a street intersection. According to a news report in the Daily Voice, Hannon was riding a motorcycle westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when an eastbound pickup truck …
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New Safety Bill to Make Construction Worksites Less Dangerous
A safety bill named after Carlos Moncayo, who was just 22 years old when he was crushed to death in a construction worksite accident, proposes a considerable increase in fines for the construction companies, building owners and/or managing agents who are involved and criminally convicted. According to The New York Times, the legislation known as …
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With Regard to a Deadly Fire, City Inspectors Cited Faulty Door at Twin Parks Building in 2019
Just days after a deadly fire at the Twin Parks apartment building in the Bronx had claimed the lives of 17 residents last January, fire officials determined that the blaze was able to sweep through the entire building because of a “chimney effect” created by self-closing doors that failed to close on their own. According …
New York City Rolls Out Safety Plan in the Wake of Senior Pedestrian Fatalities
The New York City Department of Transportation unveiled a plan to make the city’s streets safer for senior citizens who are more likely to be victims of pedestrian accidents. According to a report on Streetsblog.org, safety advocates say that the new plan does not do enough to address the magnitude of this problem. A ‘Data …
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