Entries Tagged as 'Manhattan'
Manhattan, NYC dialysis center closed due to unsanitary conditions
September 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Manhattan · Medical Malpractice · New York
ACS Workers Arraigned In Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Bronx · Brooklyn · Fraud/Scams · Manhattan · New York
Police Officer With Fatal Shooting Acquited by Manhattan Jury
July 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: General News · Legal News · Manhattan · Wrongful Death
New York State Has High Hospital Infection Rates
July 10th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Manhattan · Medical Malpractice · New York
Manhattan Building : Two Died after Escaping Two-Alarm Fire
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Accidents · Manhattan · New York · Wrongful Death
Woman Dies After Being hit by a MTA Bus, Manhattan New York
July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Auto Accidents · Manhattan
Truck Driver's Strike in New York City
July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: General News · Manhattan · New York
Manhattan Nightclub Shooting : Police searching for suspect
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Crime and Assault Injuries · Manhattan
Police Search for Missing Manhattan Man With Alzheimer's
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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, [...]
Tags: Manhattan
