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Tragedy was narrowly avoided on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 15, when a glass curtain wall panel fell 56 stories from a midtown building to the street below, shattering and scattering chunks of glass all over the street.
Two Workers Injured After Scaffold Collapse at Hudson Yards
It was a scary scene in midtown Manhattan when two window washers plummeted 15 stories off a scaffold suspended from a crane on November 14, 2020.
Jessica Vollman Tragically Killed by Cement Truck in Brooklyn
A Manhattan woman was tragically killed after she was struck by a cement truck in Brooklyn early Monday morning. It all happened around 7:10 a.m. on November 9, 2020, as the driver was traveling southbound on Bushwick Avenue near Stanwix Street. The victim, 34-year-old Marketing Executive, Jessica Vollman, was hit after stepping into the street between two parked cars, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim, an Upper West Side resident, was said to have been visiting someone in Brooklyn at the time of the accident.
Access-a-Ride Van Slams Into Subway Station, Injuring Two
It was a frightening scene in Lower Manhattan on Monday, November 2, 2020 as the remnants of a subway entrance were scattered along the street after an Access-a-Ride van slammed into the railing, injuring two people. It all unfolded around 6:15 a.m. at Church and Barclays streets at the Chambers Street subway station, home to the 1,2,3, A, C, and E lines.
High Winds Cause Manhattan Crane to Spin, Dropping Debris
Dangerous winds caused a construction crane atop a Manhattan skyscraper to spin out of control on Thursday, October 29, 2020, sending debris plummeting to the streets below. Witnesses say around 7:00 p.m., a crane attached to an 85-story luxury building located on 111 West 57th Street spun in circles as it ripped pieces of the building's glass façade, knocking large sections to the ground. Two 20-foot-long pieces of twisted metal were found a block away on West 56th Street and 6th Avenue.
Worker Rescued After Frightening Scaffold Collapse in the Bronx
A construction worker is lucky to be alive after a chunk of building façade came crashing down on the scaffold he was working on, causing it to give way and leaving him hanging onto a rope for dear life. The terrifying incident took place at a nursing home in the Olinville section of the Bronx, on the afternoon of Monday, October 26, 2020.
NYC 2020 Traffic Deaths on Track to Reach Record High
As if 2020 hasn't already been tough enough for New York City, it was recently reported that the city is on track to have the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2014, the year that Mayor Bill de Blasio took office.
School Bus Crash Leaves 3 Critically Injured, Including 6-Year-Old
A frightening crash took place early on the morning of Wednesday, October 21, 2020: Three people, including a 6-year-old child, were seriously injured when an elementary school bus collided with a tree-trimming truck in Orange County, New York. Emergency services reported to the scene in the shaken community of New Windsor around 8:30 a.m.
Two Workers Rescued From Lower Manhattan Scaffold Collapse
A normal day at work was transformed into a life-or-death experience when two workers were left dangling from broken scaffolding at an office building in Lower Manhattan. The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020, at 250 Vesey St.
Sama Ali, 7, Struck and Killed by Armored Truck in Brooklyn
A terrible crash occurred on September 28th, 2020, when 7-year-old Sama Ali was struck and killed by an armored truck while crossing a Brooklyn street with family and friends. Police are investigating the details surrounding this tragedy.
