The union for bus and subway workers in New York City, Transport Workers Union Local 100, secured the right to represent employees of the CIti Bike program. The union has developed enough support within the ranks of Citi Bike workers that the program’s operators chose to accept the union’s representation instead of forcing a vote […]
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A Staten Island father has filed a $4.5 million lawsuit against Franklin Sports, Inc. after its Adjust-A-Hit T-ball set shattered with his 5-year-old son and his brother was playing with the toy in their home. When the boy’s brother swung the bat, a chunk of the toy snapped off and shot into the boy’s face, […]
Elected officials saluting workers head of this year’s Labor Day Parade called on Mayor de Blasio to put a union stamp on his plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade. “As we create 200,000 units of affordable housing, we [also] need to create 200,000 new union jobs,” Assemblyman […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on August 9 mandating that the citywide speed limit be lowered to 25 mph. The previous speed limit was 30 mph but community activists and Albany legislation continued to propose lowering the limit to reduce pedestrian fatalities. The bill is part of Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero […]
Last week, three pedestrians were injured following a reported burst out the 18th floor of a Midtown Manhattan high rise. Someone working inside the building fell into the window and the window popped out and fell to the street, according to a 1010WINS. The stretch of 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenue was temporarily […]
NYPIRG applauds New York City Comptroller Scott Stinger for proposing a data driven risk management initiative to identify ways to prevent deaths and injuries in New York City and thereby reduce payouts. “Governments should practice the Hippocratic principle and its corollary: First do no harm and then figure out ways to minimize injuries, deaths and […]
Last week, a Brooklyn Firefighter, Gordon Matthew Ambelas died on the job in an attempt to rescue two residents trapped inside the Brooklyn high-rise. A man who made a career out of rescuing people – from the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attack, to the floods of Hurricane Sandy, could not be saved from […]
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 – 08:30 Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed new bills that will enhance safety efforts by the DOT, NYPD, and TLC and further administration’s goal of eliminating traffic fatalities. The Mayor visited the site of a newly redesigned intersection in Queens to sign a package of vital legislation that will […]
The proposal to lower the New York City speed limit to 25 mph gained some favor last Tuesday. A bill in the State Senate won the support of the Mayor de Blasio administration and some traffic safety advocates. If the bill is passed, this could be the most significant change yet under Bill de Blasio’s […]
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As of March 19th, 2014, there were 45 traffic deaths that occurred in NYC this year alone. Now, about 10 weeks later, there have been 100 traffic fatalities. 49 of those deaths have been pedestrians. Out of those, at least 23 were killed while crossing the street, while 6 were killed after being struck by […]