New York Injury Law Firm News

Teen Fatally Injured in Brooklyn Pedestrian Accident
Terah Saucier, 17, was struck and killed as he was attempting to cross Kings Highway at the intersection of Avenue K the evening of Feb. 12 in Flatlands, Brooklyn. According to an AMNY.com report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred when the victim was crossing the busy road less than a block away from his home …
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New York Construction Fatality Rate Surged in 2020
The construction industry in New York proved deadlier to workers during 2020 — the first year of the coronavirus pandemic — compared to the two years before that, and reversed a multi-year decline in the statewide construction accident fatality rate, the Gotham Gazette reports. This is according to a new report published by the New …
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Bronx Building Facade Collapses Onto Sidewalk
A portion of a facade of a vacant six-story building in the Bronx that was under construction collapsed sending bricks falling onto an awning and the sidewalk below. According to an ABC7 news report, the facade collapse occurred at 200 West Tremont Avenue where an approximately 20-foot-by-5-foot section of masonry wall fell off the building. …
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Bronx Fire Injures 10 People, Property Manager Cited
Ten people were injured in a two-alarm Bronx apartment building fire where the property manager had recently been issued a violation for failure to maintain self-closing doors in one apartment. According to a Gothamist.com report, firefighters responded early morning on Feb. 5 to the fire at a six-story building on 2397 Grand Avenue near Fordham …
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Holocaust Survivor Killed in Brooklyn Pedestrian Accident
Jack Mikulincer, a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor, was fatally injured in a Brooklyn pedestrian accident when a driver struck him as he was crossing a street near his home in his electric wheelchair. According to a Ny1.com report, the fatal collision occurred when Mikulincer was moving north on Coleridge Street at the intersection of Oriental Boulevard …
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