There are 4,000 bicyclists injured and killed by a car every year in New York City. Most cyclists injured by a motor vehicle avoid getting treated for their injuries because they don’t want to pay the medical bills or ambulance fees, but cyclists are covered under the driver’s insurance for up to $50,000 in medical […]
The leaves are beginning to fall and autumn has officially arrived! Although the changing of the leaves may be a pretty sight, it creates more yard work for us by cluttering up our lawns and yards and puts us at risk for injury. Consider the following safety tips to prevent injuries while performing yard work: […]
As Daylight Savings Time ends every year on the first Sunday of November, clocks are set back one hour and the sun goes down earlier. This year it falls on November 2nd. But besides remembering to set all your clocks back an hour, Daylight Savings Time serves as a reminder to check the batteries in […]
The NFL has stated in federal court documents that it expects nearly a third of retired players to develop long-term cognitive problems and that the conditions are likely to emerge at a younger age than in the general population. Despite the NFL’s disputes over the years against evidence that its players had a high rate […]
New York State Comptroller DiNapoli announced than an audit of a New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) loan program, meant to encourage landlords to rehabilitate affordable housing, found the program was not properly managed or monitored. HPD allowed landlords to forgo repairs they promised to make in exchange for low interest […]
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Many nail salons were recently found to be using chemicals linked to respiratory trouble and birth defects, and employees have to breathe them in for long hours, according to public advocate Letitia James. She is proposing tighter controls on the industry that include hiring inspectors to examine nail salons and requiring businesses to provide protective […]
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October is fire prevention awareness month so today we’re releasing 10 home fire safety tips for you to start following in the month of October and continue for the rest of your life! The U.S. Fire Administration reports that fires kill more than 4,000 Americans each and every year. Approximately 20,000 people are injured in […]
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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 […]
Three retired fireman who responded to Ground Zero on 9/11/11 have died on the same day from 9/11-related diseases. The three men were among the hundreds of firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero in the aftermath of the horrific attack. One victim had leukemia, one had esophageal cancer, and the third had colon cancer. The […]
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The Watchdog group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has filed a lawsuit in an effort to get the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen its corrosive dust standard to better protect our first responders. According to the lawsuit, EPA has not changed the regulation on corrosive dust standards since 1980, and should have been modified […]