EMS

Crane collapse at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue (credit: CBS 2)

1 Dead, 4 Others Injured In Crane Collapse On West 34th Street

Investigators said the crane cable snapped, sending the boom plummeting. That massive arm of steel crushed one of the workers, while another worker suffered severe trauma to his leg after being hit by debris.

2012/04/03

Funeral Today For NYC EMS Asst. Chief Who Died Of Tumor Linked To WTC

Retired EMS assistant chief John McFarland was revered within the FDNY, and today he is being laid to rest after dying from a brain tumor linked to his service after the attacks of 9/11.

2012/02/10

A five-story building in Brighton Beach collapsed on Nov. 8, 2011. (credit: Carol D'Auria/1010 WINS)

Building Collapse In Brighton Beach Claims Life Of 1 Of 5 Workers Pulled From Rubble

Firefighters frantically searched through the pile of concrete, pulling five workers out. Investigators said concrete being poured between the metal pillars buckled the building.

2011/11/08

Fumes Force Evacuation Of Building On 42nd Street

Four people were treated after more than 100 people were evacuated from 330 West 42nd Street.

2011/11/03

Generic Ambulance File Photo (credit: CBS 2)

Police Identify Motorcyclist In Fatal BQE Crash

They said a red, 2001 Yamaha motorcycle went over the guide rail and fell nearly 20 feet to the lower roadway.

2011/09/10

Esau Gulley, 10, lost the top of his finger in an accident at school - and doctors couldn't reattach the tip because officials couldn't find it. (Credit: CBS 2)

Queens Boy, 10, Severs Fingertip At School; Officials Fail To Recover It‎

A gruesome accident at a public school in Jamaica left a young boy with a horrible injury. What happened next – or, actually, what didn’t happen next – may be even worse, the boy’s mother said.

2011/06/10

NYPD Cruiser/file (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

NYC Police: Man Arrested In Death Of His Mother

Police say a Manhattan man has been arrested on assault charges in the death of his 63-year-old mother.

2011/03/13

Woman Stabbed To Death In Lower East Side

Police said a woman was stabbed multiple times in the back early Saturday morning in Manhattan.

2011/02/12

Police Seek To Question Man In Brooklyn Shooting Death

Authorities want to speak to 30-year-old Rashawn Blakes about the killing of a 23-year-old Brooklyn man, found with gunshot wounds to his torso last Friday.

2011/01/21

Sources: More Heads Likely To Roll Over NYC Blizzard Debacle

Friday’s storm was nothing like the blizzard that paralyzed the city, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg was determined to show people he can learn from his mistakes and that he can’t be “snowed” twice in two weeks.

2011/01/07