Manhattan

A Manhattan dialysis center was closed down after one patient contracted hepatitis C due to unsanitary conditions. The State Health Department inspectors found several samples of blood on chairs and machines.

In the past five years, more than 600 patients were treated at the center, and they have been urged to undergo hepatitis and H.I.V tests.

The State Health inspectors inspected the clinic, the Life Care Dialysis Center, located at 221 West 61st Street, and found that most of the employees failed to wash their hands properly. Further, disinfect equipments were not properly maintained and gloves were not changed while handling [...]

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Three Child care/service worker and two non-profit workers were charged Wednesday afternoon for allegedly stealing $1.5 million which was intended for needy and most vulnerable kids. They have reportedly spent the money on purchasing fancy cars including $85,000 BMW, and a 2006 Range Rover. Another $30,000 was used to pay for a rent in a doorman building apartment.

The Manhattan Federal Court has filed charges against Duncan and Nigel Osarenkhoe, two high-ranking financial employees in the Administration for Children’s Services. The two other alleged schemers include Stay Thompson and Philbert Gorrick who worked with a non-profit foster care organization Concord Family [...]

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A Manhattan jury decided on Thursday not to accuse a city police officer involved in fatal shooting after a traffic dispute last year.

It all started when Officer Sean Sawyer got involved in an argument with Jayson Tirado, in East Harlem in October.

The argument finally ended with Jayson Tirado being shot to death.

Tirado’s mother Irene is still demanding justice.

She wants the officer responsible for killing her son, to be jailed. She says she is unable to understand why they justify these so-called police officers even when they take their own law into their own hands. They usually don’t call for back-up [...]

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According to the State Department of Health report; last year state hospitals had a highest rate of infection in surgical intensive care units than the rest of the nation.

It was found that the New York surgical intensive care units had 3.7 infections for every 1,000 days of central line treatment, as compared to an average of 2.7 infections nationwide.

The central line is a tube that is inserted in a major vein, in order to enable doctors to monitor a health condition of a patient.

Health officials said hospitals [...]

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A father and son died in two-alarm fire in Hamilton Heights on Tuesday night.

The fire started on the fifth floor of the building around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, at 611 West 148th Street. This building has six floors.

According to officers a 45 year old man and his son jumped from the fifth floor of building where they lived, causing the man to die instantly. The boy had cardiac arrest and was rushed to Presbyterian Hospital, where he died within an hour.

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A woman died in a bus accident on Manhattan, New York’s Lower East Side on Wednesday afternoon.

Police told that, Loudres Fernandez, 68, got hit by a MTA bus at around 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Jackson & Madison Streets.

According to Fire officials the Metropolitan Transportation Authority M22 bus hit the woman when the driver was making a left turn onto Jackson Street.

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The redevelopment work of World Trade Center came to a halt after more than 400 cement truck drivers went on strike

The Union held strike due to their disagreement over wages and working conditions with the Association of New York City Concrete Producers.

According to the Associated Press, a teamsters’ spokesperson said that the union could not agree with the Association of New York City Concrete Producers over wages and working conditions.

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Police are searching for a Bronx man who is said to be behind the shooting in an upper Manhattan nightclub 2 weeks ago.

Police told that Richard Bahamonte, 22, got involved in an altercation with another man inside the Zha Vu Lounge which is located on Amsterdam Avenue in the morning of June 10th.

Shortly after the argument, the accused began shooting – hitting and injuring a 25-year old woman in the thigh. The injured woman was admitted to a local hospital, and had no connection with the dispute.

Anyone who has information about the suspect should call the Crime Stoppers hotline [...]

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Police is seeking public’s help to locate a missing man who is an Alzheimer patient.

Police reported that Lewis McCaron, aged 65, went missing yesterday. He was last spotted leaving his home located at Waverly Place in Greenwich Village. McCaron is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds. He was wearing a tan cap, a short-sleeved checked polo shirt, khaki pants, and white, red, and black sneakers.

Anybody who has information about the missing person should immediately contact Crime Stoppers Hotline number at 1-800-577-TIPS (MANHATTAN, NEW YORK)

Anyone with information is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

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