CBS 2 – January 06, 2017 by CBS Local NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday that a Long Island Rail Road engineer did not remember striking the end of a track and slamming into the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. The crash on Wednesday morning injured 104 people. NTSB investigator […]
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Brooklyn Train Crash Renews Talk of Operator Health Precautions
Fox 5 – January 06, 2017 by Fox News NEW YORK – A commuter train crash at a busy New York City terminal on Wednesday morning was the latest of several accidents that have focused attention on how rail agencies monitor the health of their operators, especially sleep disorders. The cause of the Long Island […]
Vacant Home on Gifford Avenue Experiences Collapse
Bronx Times – January 05, 2017 by Steven Goodstein A frame structure that has been in dire straights for almost a half dozen years is finally getting the attention it needs. The two-story, multi-family home located at 2717 Gifford Avenue, which was damaged by a massive fire in 2010 which resulted in a recent partial […]
Bushwick Fire Sends Over 100 Firefighters To Apartment
The Patch – January 05, 2017 by Patch.com A 2-alarm fire tore through the top floor of 189 Moffat St. in Bushwick on Wednesday, the FDNY said. 25 firetrucks were at the scene. By Sarah Kaufman (Patch Staff) – BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN — A two-alarm fire tore through the top building of 189 Moffat St., a […]
More than 100 hurt in LIRR train accident at Atlantic Terminal
Updated January 4, 2017 2:54 PM By Newsday Staff The story was reported by Alfonso A. Castillo, Matthew Chayes, Mark Morales, William Murphy, Ivan Pereira, Emily Ngo and Rachel Uda. It was written by Castillo. The investigation into why a Long Island Rail Road train crashed into a bumper block at the end of the […]
5-Alarm Fire Burns Through Row of Stores in Kew Gardens, Queens; 3 Firefighters Injured
WABC – January 02, 2017 by Eyewitness News KEW GARDENS HILLS, Queens (WABC) — The building that housed a row of businesses was condemned Saturday following a five-alarm fire in Queens. The fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m. Friday on Vleigh Place in Kew Gardens Hills. At least 14 stores were affected. The fire […]
Out-of-control Car Slams Into Bronx Pizzeria
NY Post – January 04, 2017 by Tom Wilson An out-of-control car plowed into a Bronx pizzeria Monday afternoon, trapping several people inside, authorities said. The red Honda hatchback barreled through the front window of Famous Pizza Express at 570 and 568 Kappock St. just before 3:30 p.m., according to the FDNY. The four people […]
Two Children Safely Removed From Fire at Mariners Harbor Home
SILive – January 04, 2017 by Paul Liotta STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two children were safely removed from a Mariners Harbor home Tuesday evening after a fire broke out. The fire at 40 Lockman Loop began at approximately 5:07 p.m., a spokesman for the FDNY said. A neighbor, Delroy Lewis, was coming home when he […]
Ryan Seacrest Gets Trapped in an Elevator while Headed Up to the Ball in Times Square
NY Post – December 31, 2016 by New York Post Seacrest out! The former “American Idol” host — who will man the mic for ABC’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Saturday — found himself trapped in an elevator while ascending to the famous Times Square ball on Friday morning. “We’re trying to get up to the […]
5-Alarm Fire Tears Through Row of N.Y. Stores; 3 Firefighters Hurt
WABC – December 31, 2016 by Eyewitness News QUEENS, N.Y. (WPVI) — Three firefighters have been hurt while battling a five-alarm fire burning through a row of businesses in Queens, New York. The fire broke out just after 6:30 p.m. on Vleigh Place. At least 14 stores were affected. Millions of gallons of water were […]
