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Security Gate Collapse In Brooklyn Raises Awareness About Potential Dangers
Meanwhile, the woman and child crushed when the gate collapsed onto the Park Slope sidewalk Thursday are out of the hospital.
Crane Involved In Deadly Manhattan Collapse Was Due To Be Inspected Thursday
The MTA said that all work on the site of the crane collapse has been suspended until further notice as officials from the Department of Buildings, OSHA, NYPD and the District Attorney’s office investigate.
City Finds ‘Safety Protocols Ignored’ In Deadly Elevator Accident At Y&R Building
According to a report released Monday, an important elevator safety mechanism was apparently turned off when Suzanne Hart was crushed to death trying to take the lift to her office.
Debris Crashes Through Top Of Elevator Car Inside Queens Apartment Building
It happened at a building on 83rd Avenue near Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Residents say the outside housing collapsed in the elevator shaft and slammed into the top of one of the cars.
Construction Worker Injured When Building Collapses In The Bronx
Officials say crews were renovating the first floor when a support column inside gave way.
Broken Elevator Leaves Disabled Bronx Residents Feeling Trapped
Some disabled residents of one apartment building in the Bronx feel trapped in their own homes, with the elevator they desperately need out of service for the last two months.
NYC Landlord Cited At Home Where Fire Killed 1
The Buildings Department said the attic in the house where 40-year-old Dorothy Adonolfi perished Friday did not have the appropriate permits.
NYC Probe Finds Dozens Of Illegal Apartments
Undercover investigators cracked down on dozens of spaces illegally converted into apartments, with living conditions that can put tenants and firefighters in danger.
Residents Upset After Storm Topples Thousands Of Trees
“A lot these great trees have been here for 80, 100-years, and you know, it’s changed the character of this neighborhood forever,” said resident Jason Steinberg.
Bed-Stuy Slammed By Fast-Moving Storm
The one city block with the most severe structual damage from Thursday’s storm was Quincy Street in Bedford Stuyvesant. The NYC Buildings Department was on the scene where six row houses suffered major damage.
No Parking? Brooklyn Residents Get Creative
Carroll Gardens is an area known for its large, front gardens, but some homeowners have found another use for their front yard property – parking spots.
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