BREAKING: 'Sopranos' Actor James Gandolfini Dead From Heart Attack At 51

Michael Horodniceanu

Worker Recovering After Being Trapped For Hours Below Subway Site

The worker was pulled out shortly after 12:30 a.m. Wednesday and is being treated for various injuries including hypothermia.

2013/03/20

Workers at the scene of a blast on 72nd Avenue and 2nd Avenue following a blast gone awry on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

MTA: Second Avenue Subway Blasting To Resume Following Review Of Underground Explosion

Blasting had been halted following an Aug. 21 incident that spewed debris, blew out windows and rattled some Upper East Siders’ nerves. All blasting projects for the subway project will now be subject to more scrutiny and protections, the MTA said.

2012/09/13

MTA: Plates Covering Second Ave. Subway Blast Site Failed

Construction workers were blasting through rock to create an escalator for the Second Avenue subway when two 1,800-pound steel plates were lifted into the air, allowing debris to rain onto the street.

2012/08/23

MTA officials present their findings at Hunter College. (credit: Eileen Lehpamer, 1010 WINS)

MTA Presents Air Quality Findings Of 2nd Avenue Construction Project To Public

Upper East Side residents sat through the nearly hour and a half presentation at Hunter College in which the MTA reiterated claims it made last week — that there was no danger to public health.

2012/01/26

Attorney Norman Siegal joined by 2nd Ave business owners. (Photo/Sonia Rincon)

Business Owners Protest 2nd Avenue Construction

The protesters, facing reduced foot traffic due to potential patrons avoiding construction, said it wasn’t enough for the MTA to promise what they called superficial improvements.

2010/10/24

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