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Distressed Buildings Across New York City Rack Up Thousands of Violations
The New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has put out a list of 250 buildings that have earned the “most distressed” title by racking up nearly 40,000 open housing code violations of which 9,442 were deemed “immediately hazardous.” According to Patch.com, which broke down the buildings and violations by boroughs, the violations ranged …
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Worker Injured in Fall at Westhampton Construction Site
A worker at a home under construction on Dune Road in Westhampton Beach, New York, was injured after he fell through a hole, fire officials said. According to Patch.com, the fire department responded to a call and arrived at the scene to find the victim had suffered serious injuries in the construction accident after he …
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Brooklyn Pedestrian Fatally Injured by Garbage Truck
A 62-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident after he was struck by a private garbage truck at a Brooklyn intersection near Barclay’s Center. According to a report on Streetsblog, the 37-year-old driver behind the wheel of a private trash hauler was heading north on Flatbush Avenue when he ran over the victim who …
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New York City to Make Pedestrian Crosswalks Safer
Following Mayor Eric Adams’ promise earlier this year to curb pedestrian accidents at street intersections, New York City is moving to raise crosswalks and make drivers slow down. According to a report in The New York Times, Adams wants to raise hundreds of crosswalks across New York and let pedestrians cross the street safely. The …
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Falling Ice Poses Hazards for Motorists and Pedestrians Across New York City
A chunk of falling ice from an 84-story “Billionaires’ Row” building in Manhattan injured a 35-year-old woman driving in Midtown the night of Feb. 25, officials said. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the ice chunk struck the woman’s car and then hit her in the head. Paramedics transported her to …
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