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NYC: Safe For Reckless Drivers, Dangerous For Pedestrians?
December 14, 2023

NYC: Safe For Reckless Drivers, Dangerous For Pedestrians?

It may not be surprising to learn that bicycle and pedestrian accidents in New York City are commonplace, but the statistics are upsetting. While pedestrians account for approximately 11.4 percent of traffic deaths in the United States, that percentage skyrockets to 49.6 percent in New York. Bicycle statistics are not much better; bicyclists account for […]
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Complex Procedures in State and Municipal Liability Claims
December 14, 2023

Complex Procedures in State and Municipal Liability Claims

It is important that anyone with a municipal liability claim against New York City or another public entity meet notice of claim requirements to preserve the right to sue. In New York, the laws are extremely complicated that govern if and how a governmental body or public employee may be sued for negligence or intentional […]
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Queens Fatal Construction Accident Caused By Wall Collapse
December 14, 2023

Queens Fatal Construction Accident Caused By Wall Collapse

A recent fatal worksite accident revealed the everyday perils faced by New York City construction workers, from electricians and plumbers to journeyman painters and day laborers. While mixing concrete for a new five-story commercial and residential building on Queens Boulevard, a worker was killed when sections of an 18-foot wall sheared off and he was […]
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New York Scaffold Law Protects Construction Workers From Fall Risks
December 14, 2023

NY Scaffold Law: Protecting Workers from Falls

The New York Scaffold Law is unique in its height-related protections for construction workers. Construction workers have long had special protection under the New York Scaffold Law against the risks of working on and around high-rise buildings, skyscrapers and bridges. The law promotes construction safety when there is risk of elevation-related harm by imposing absolute […]
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Construction
December 14, 2023

Elevated Risk for NYC Latino Construction Workers

The numbers reflect that disproportionate numbers of Hispanic construction workers are being injured and killed on worksites. In New York and across the country, study after study shows that Latino construction workers are being injured and dying on the job at higher numbers and rates than are people of other ethnic backgrounds. While Latino or […]
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Ironworkers and Concrete Workers at Risk in NYC
December 14, 2023

Ironworkers and Concrete Workers at Risk in NYC

Such workers literally do the work that keeps our buildings upright. In New York City, the height and density of building intensifies the hazards facing construction workers during building, renovation, repair or demolition. Ironworkers and concrete workers are particularly vulnerable to serious injury and death because they create the very bones of buildings: steel girders, […]
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