New York Injury Law Firm News

Family Nearly Crushed by Falling Tree in Brooklyn
A family in Brooklyn told WABC News that they were nearly crushed by a falling tree as they were walking in Bensonhurst. According to a news report, barely seconds before a large tree came down at around 4 p.m. on March 1, Shelly, Ben and Michael Kerstein said they were walking to a family gathering. …
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Workers Rescued from Scaffolding at Columbus Circle Building
Firefighters rescued two window washers who were trapped hanging from scaffolding at a Midtown high-rise the morning of Feb. 28. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the scaffolding detached from the building’s facade and began swaying and spinning uncontrollably in the high winds. It then repeatedly slammed into the side of …
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Fast-Moving Queens Fire Leaves One Person Dead
One man was killed and five others, including three firefighters, were injured in a three-alarm fire that engulfed a Queens home the morning of March 2. According to an AMNY news report, the fire ignited at a two-story residence on 146th Street in Jamaica. Firefighters, who searched through the heavy smoke, found a critically injured …
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Man Critically Injured in Long Island Bicycle Accident
A Kings Park man was hospitalized with critical injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident the morning of Feb. 28, Newsday reported. According to the news outlet, Suffolk police said the 64-year-old male bicyclist was riding on the shoulder on Indian Head Road near Manitou Trail in Kings Park when he was struck by a …
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Two People Injured in Brooklyn Construction Crane Accident
Two bystanders were injured in a construction accident in Flatbush, Brooklyn, after police say a boom truck tipped over on Feb. 18. According to a CBS New York news report, the truck’s extended crane struck a vehicle and a nearby building on Glenwood Road between Nostrand Avenue and East 31st Street. Two men were sitting …
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