Last year the New York City Housing Authority proposed and then backed down from a rule that would have banned storing or charging lithium-ion battery powered e-bikes and e-scooters in public housing. The idea was to reduce the possibility of dangerous fires sparked by the potentially volatile batteries, but the proposed ban ran into pushback […]
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Posted inPublic Safety
NYC Transit Workers Say They’re Still Not Trained to Deal With Gunfire
More than a year after the subway shooting, a dozen train conductors and operators said a lack of protocols and training leaves MTA employees — and subway riders — in danger.
Posted inConstruction
Engineers Warned Landmarks Commission Salvaging a Synagogue Would Be Dangerous. Then a Worker Got Crushed to Death.
A fatal collapse at burned-out Beth Hamedrash happened after the city’s preservation panel forced rebuilding, over its own expert’s objections.
Posted inNYPD
More NYPD Vehicle Pursuits in Last Six Months Than Prior Five Years Combined
NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell, appointed to the role under Mayor Adams, has been unapologetic about the aggressive new tactic.
Posted inPools and Beaches
City’s Most Dangerous Beach Short on Lifeguard Supervisors
Chiefs and lieutenants direct scheduling and oversee rescue operations, but miles of Rockaway Beach where multiple drownings took place now lack these leaders.
Posted inPublic Safety
Fire Inspectors Did Not Have Basement Access at Store Where E-Bike Blaze Killed Four
The FDNY has since found multiple e-bikes in the basement. Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams has ordered the department to speed up response times to 311 calls about dangerous conditions.
Posted inBrooklyn
Crowds, Trash and Clogged Streets: Tompkins Open Streets an Ongoing Headache, Neighbors Say
In Bedford-Stuyvesant, residents are demanding organizers of weekly Sunday festivals further curb issues on the avenue.
Posted inPublic Safety
FDNY Failed to Follow E-Bike Battery-Check Law Before Deadly Chinatown Fire
Earlier this year the City Council forbade selling reconditioned batteries — yet fire department inspectors didn’t look for them in a visit to the now-destroyed store just weeks ago.
Posted inGreenpoint
This Powerful Family Is Fighting Safety Measures for a Deadly Greenpoint Street
Dozens of companies supposedly are part of a grassroots effort to fight the plan, but almost two-thirds of them can be traced to the Argentos, who own the neighborhood’s big movie studio.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Anger Mounts Over Lack of Charges in the Killing of Jordan Neely
The subway rider was strangled by a fellow straphanger while seemingly in the throes of a mental health crisis. Police and prosecutors have released little information.