New York Injury Law Firm News

Deadly Queens Two Car Crash; Several Pedestrians Injured in Separate Midtown Crash
New Year’s Day in New York City began with a tragic car accident involving two vehicles in northern Queens that left five people dead. According to a report in The New York Times, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Police said the collision between two vehicles occurred around 6 a.m. on Cross …

Brooklyn Fire Injures Seven People, FDNY Looking into Role of Fireworks
The FDNY is looking into whether fireworks are to blame for a massive fire at a Brooklyn apartment complex that left seven victims injured and a number of families displaced from their homes on New Year’s Eve. According to a WABC news report, construction materials caught fire at the Boulevard Houses, a public housing complex …
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New York Roofing Contractor Faces Penalties for Fall Hazards
Federal investigations into a construction accident where a worker fell to his death in April has resulted in proposed penalties of more than $522,000 for a New York-based roofing contractor. According to a report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the roofing contractor based in Huntington, New York, was working on a Glen …
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Bronx Injury Crash Involves MTA Bus and Garbage Truck
At least 12 people were injured after an MTA bus crashed into a Sanitation Department garbage truck in the Bronx the night of Dec. 20. According to an amNY news report, a Bx6 bus was traveling westbound on Hunts Point Avenue when it T-boned the DSNY rig at the intersection with Bruckner Boulevard. The truck …
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Illegal Torch Use Sparks Queens Apartment Fire
A contractor illegally used a blowtorch to burn lead paint off a door sparking a massive fire at a Queens apartment building, which left 14 people injured and displaced 160 residents, FDNY officials said. According to a report in the New York Post, the five-alarm fire erupted around noon on Dec. 20 on the top …
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