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Trial attorney Ameer Benno taught a continuing legal education (CLE) course on handling unjust conviction cases on Oct. 22, 2019, at the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA).
Kelley Blanchard Killed, Three Others Injured in Tragic Boating Accident
One person was killed and three were injured shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 in a tragic boating accident on Long Island. The driver of the boat, 48-year-old Francesco Distefano, was charged with boating while intoxicated.
4 Workers Injured, 1 Seriously, in Scaffolding Collapse at 50 Hudson Yards
On Monday morning, November 11, 2019, at least four construction workers were injured, one seriously, in a scaffolding collapse accident at 50 Hudson Yards in New York City.
Wrestler Matt Travis's Life Tragically Cut Short in Hit and Run
Saturday, November 9, 2019 marks another tragedy in New York. At around 2:30am, 25-year-old Matt Travis was riding his bicycle in the bike lane at the foot of the Willis Avenue Bridge in East Harlem when a Kenworth dump truck, traveling southbound along First Avenue, made an illegal left turn onto East 125th Street and slammed into Travis before a number of horrified witnesses.
Worker Severely Injured at Radio Tower & Hotel Construction Site
A construction laborer was severely injured at the Radio Tower & Hotel construction site in Washington Heights, New York on Thursday afternoon, November 7, 2019.
10 Injured in MTA Bus Collision in East Harlem
Two MTA buses collided in East Harlem around 6:20 am on Oct. 31, 2019, at the corner of East 116th Street and Madison Avenue, the New York Post reported.
Frankie Torchia Dies in 4-Story Roof Fall in Clark Mills, N.Y.
On the morning of Tuesday, October 29, 2019, Frankie Torchia went to work and tragically never returned home. Torchia, a 33-year-old construction worker from Utica, and a coworker were in the process of setting a 30-foot piece of metal on the roof of a four-story building when a gust of wind took the steel sheet and knocked Torchia from the roof. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene, as reported by Oneida County Sheriffs.
Luis Miguel Duran Solano Fatally Crushed in Elevator Accident
Tragically, a preventable elevator accident at a Midtown construction site killed 24-year-old Luis Miguel Duran Solano on Thursday afternoon. The worker was riding in an elevator at 1227 Broadway, a high-rise building between 29th and 30th streets. While approaching the 33rd floor, he was crushed by a metal saddle protruding from the elevator shaft.
Stanislaw Supinski zginął tragicznie w wypadku, po tym jak zawaliła się ściana synagogi w Nowym Jorku
21 października 2019 roku, w rannych godzinach, dwóch pracowników budowlanych zostało rannych, jeden z nich niestety śmiertelnie. Do wypadku doszło na terenie żydowskiej synagogi Beth Hamedrash Hagodol na Lower East Side na Manhattanie. Jedna ze ścian budynku zawaliła się. Nowojorski Departament Budynków bada sprawę.
Stanislaw Supinski Killed in Building Collapse at Historic NYC Synagogue
On the morning of October 21, 2019, two construction workers were injured, one fatally, after a wall collapsed at the Beth Hamedrash Hagodol synagogue on the Lower East Side. Officials from the Department of Buildings are investigating the incident.
