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accidents Aug. 25, 2015

Construction Worker Dies After Falling Down Elevator Shaft in ManhattanThe accident occurred in Hell’s Kitchen.

By Jaime Fuller
whoopsies Aug. 25, 2015

This Kid Punched a $1.5 Million PaintingOops.

By E. Alex Jung
freak accidents Aug. 3, 2015

30-Foot-Tall Inflatable Minion Gets Loose, Rampages Irish HighwayGusts of wind freed an inflated Minion from its earthbound clutches.

By Nate Jones

deaths July 20, 2015

Demi Moore ‘in Absolute Shock’ After Man Drowns in Her PoolHe drowned at a pool party thrown by Moore’s assistant while Moore was out of town.

By Nate Jones
accidents June 5, 2015

Texting Driver Decides His Future Lies Beyond the Yellow Paint RoadEnough yellow paint spilled across a Maryland highway to fill a swimming pool.

By Jaime Fuller
scary things May 31, 2015

Crane Crashes Into Midtown High-rise Several injuries have been reported.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 19, 2015

Derailed Amtrak Train Wasn’t Hit by a BulletBut the FBI hasn’t ruled out the possibility that something else hit the windshield.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents May 16, 2015

Something Might Have Hit Amtrak Train Just Before Deadly CrashSeveral people have said that unidentified objects struck other trains in the area on the night of the accident.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 14, 2015

Could Better Infrastructure Have Prevented the Amtrak Crash?As the investigation into Tuesday’s deadly train wreck continues, the debate over America’s outdated railways is intensifying.

By Chas Danner
accidents May 13, 2015

Amtrak Train Was Going at Least 100 MPH Before CrashThe speed limit was 50 mph.

By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
Apr. 24, 2015

Construction Worker Killed After Freak Crane Accident in MidtownIt happened before noon around 44th Street and Second Avenue.

By Jaime Fuller
accidents Apr. 14, 2015

Florence Welch Breaks Foot at Coachella, Is a ChampThe show must go on, but it’ll be “stripped back.”

By Sean Fitz-Gerald
Awful Things Mar. 9, 2015

‘Like a Bomb’: An Exploding Food Truck Nearly Destroyed 20 HomesThankfully, there were no injuries, but the Mötley Crüe-themed truck is toast.

By Clint Rainey

accidents Feb. 4, 2015

Details of Deadly Metro-North Crash Emerge The accident was the deadliest in the commuter rail’s history.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Feb. 4, 2015

TransAsia Jet Clips Bridge, Crashes Into River in TaiwanAt least nine people died in the crash.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Feb. 3, 2015

6 Dead After Metro-North Train Collides With SUVIt’s the deadliest crash in the railroad’s already-troubled history.

By Margaret Hartmann
Ramen Jan. 21, 2015

Ramen Truck Blocks Highway in World’s Trendiest Car AccidentYour favorite flavor was probably involved.

By Hugh Merwin
Unsalted Dec. 30, 2014

An Avalanche of Morton Salt Just Totaled 11 AcurasWhen it rains, it pours, and when it pours, watch out.

By Hugh Merwin
accidents Oct. 30, 2014

Jose Canseco Shares Photos of Shooting Injury“Hope I can keep my finger,” he writes.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Oct. 28, 2014

Report: Jose Canseco Shot Off His Finger While Cleaning His GunPossibly his middle finger.

By Margaret Hartmann
accidents Sept. 21, 2014

Cop Killed in NYPD Van Crash in the BronxEight others were hurt.

By Caroline Bankoff
Aug. 11, 2014

Tracy Morgan’s Lawyer Says He’s ‘Still Struggling’ After AccidentDespite the hopeful update on Tracy Morgan standup Neal Brennan shared last week, Morgan’s lawyer wants to make it clear that the former 30 […]

By Megh Wright
awful things July 29, 2014

Bronx Man May Have Been Killed While ‘Elevator Surfing’Though his girlfriend says he was just trying to get out of a stuck car.

By Caroline Bankoff

very sad things July 27, 2014

Drunk Man Accidentally Runs Over Friend Who Refused a Ride HomeAwful.

By Caroline Bankoff
scary and sad things July 15, 2014

Rush-Hour Subway Crash Kills at Least 19 People in Moscow Around 150 more were injured.

By Caroline Bankoff
Video Feed July 2, 2014

A Massive Food Truck Explosion Injured 12 People in PhiladelphiaThe four-foot propane tank responsible for the explosion was found 150 feet away from the scene.

By Hugh Merwin
accidents June 23, 2014

Drunk, Potentially Amorous Boaters Inadvertently Cause Airport Security ScareThey may have been having a threesome when they crashed into a pier at La Guardia.

By Caroline Bankoff
neighborhood news June 20, 2014

At Least 6 People Hurt When Truck Crashes Into Bed-Stuy DeliThe building seems to have gotten the worst of it.

By Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors June 17, 2014

Ex-Cop Charged in Hit-and-Run Death of 13-Year-Old GirlMichael Elardo turned himself in on Monday.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents June 13, 2014

Rockefeller Scion Dead in Westchester Plane Crash64-year-old Richard Rockefeller was piloting the aircraft.

By Caroline Bankoff
cable news news June 13, 2014

Mercedes-Benz Plows Into CNN Headquarters The driver has been arrested.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents June 8, 2014

Truck Driver in Wreck That Injured Tracy Morgan Released on Bail [Updated]Morgan’s rep says that the comedian will be in the hospital for a few weeks.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents June 7, 2014

Tracy Morgan in Critical Condition After Car Crash [Updated]Three other people were seriously injured; one was killed.

By E. Alex Jung

neighborhood news June 2, 2014

Did Someone Set Up a Bicyclist Booby Trap in Prospect Park? For some reason, the NYPD doesn’t want to know.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things May 29, 2014

Man Fatally Struck by Amtrak Train in Washington HeightsHe was reportedly walking his bike near the tracks.

By Caroline Bankoff
crimes and misdemeanors May 15, 2014

Ferry Captain, Crew Members Charged With MurderIf convicted, they could face the death penalty.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 13, 2014

SUNY Student Dies After Tubing Down Upstate Waterfall21-year-old Brooklyn native Elliott Mullings disappeared on Sunday.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 6, 2014

Monday’s Dead Whale May Have Caused Sunday’s Cruise-Ship DelayThis is what it’s like when news trends collide.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents May 4, 2014

Nine Acrobats Seriously Injured During Rhode Island Circus PerformanceThey fell from at least 25 feet.

By Caroline Bankoff
stand clear of the closing doors May 3, 2014

Queens Subway Derailment Happened in Area Known for Track Problems But the MTA still doesn’t seem to know what caused the accident.

By Caroline Bankoff
dumb things Apr. 29, 2014

NYPD Detective Who Shot His Partner Had Been Drinking a LotAs had the other guy.

By Caroline Bankoff
dumb things Apr. 24, 2014

Drunk NYPD Officer Accidentally Shot His Partner Whoops.

By Caroline Bankoff
r.i.p. Apr. 23, 2014

Camilla Parker Bowles’s Brother Dead After Fall in New YorkMark Shand was 63.

By Caroline Bankoff

accidents Apr. 13, 2014

Pedestrian Seriously Injured by NYPD Cruiser on Upper West SideThe car struck the man near Broadway and 78th Street.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Apr. 6, 2014

Two NYPD Officers Critically Injured While Responding to a Fire They got stuck in a smoky elevator.

By Caroline Bankoff
sad things Apr. 5, 2014

Four People Killed in Queens Car WreckA Honda Accord carrying five friends celebrating a birthday plunged into Astoria’s Steinway Creek.

By Caroline Bankoff
awful things Mar. 14, 2014

8th Body Found in Rubble From East Harlem ExplosionFive people are still unaccounted for.

By Brendan O'Connor
awful things Mar. 13, 2014

East Harlem Explosion Death Toll Rises to 7 As Search and Cleanup ContinueEight other people remain unaccounted for.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Mar. 10, 2014

Metro-North Worker Killed by Train in East HarlemThe railroad’s bad year keeps getting worse.

By Caroline Bankoff
accidents Mar. 1, 2014

Pedestrian Killed by MTA Bus in WilliamsburgAnother traffic fatality.

By Delia Paunescu