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A 44 year old Brooklyn man recently died in a fatal ladder accident. The deceased worker, Shulem Benyosef, was on a 30-foot extension ladder working on the roof at 449 20th Street in Brooklyn when he fell off the ladder. He slipped while working more than three...
The attorneys at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following a fatal construction accident that took place this week at art mogul Larry Gagosian's Upper East Side mansion. As construction teams were rushing to complete a monstrous $70 million, four year project at the...
One hazard of living or working in New York City is exploding manhole covers. It may sound outlandish, but it happens quite frequently. One such explosion occurred last month in Brooklyn, when a pedestrian was walking his dog in the Prospect Park neighborhood on a...
The investigation into a tragedy at a Manhattan construction site continues. Earlier this week, we shared the grisly news that 37-year-old Tina Nguyen, an aspiring real estate broker and Manhattan resident, was killed while walking on W. 12th St. in Greenwich Village....
Under Mayor Bill de Blassio's plan to eliminate traffic fatalities, known as Vision Zero, the failure of motor vehicle drivers to yield to pedestrians is now a criminal offense in New York City. However, prosecuting drivers who kill or injure pedestrians may become...
The tragic death of a New York City detective killed on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Westchester illustrates how driving drunk can cause horrific accidents. The detective, who was planning to retire later this year, leaves behind a wife and 13-year old daughter. The...
