Death
Judge Orders MTA Pay $1.9M For Bus Death
On November 4, 2009, Seth Kahn lost his life after being struck by an MTA Express Bus while crossing the street at Ninth Ave & 53rd St. He met his inevitable demise at the hands of someone who arguably should not have even been on the road. Over 2 years later, a judge has ordered […]
Man Killed By L Train In Brooklyn
You know the adage that some people never learn. Once again it has rang true & unfortunately this time it resulted in death. An unidentified man was killed by a Brooklyn-bound train at the Halsey Street station. Frank Rosario of the New York Post has more in this brief report: A man was killed by […]
MTA Contractor Dies This Morning In Brooklyn
These stories are never easy to write about. It is with sadness that I must write about a MTA contractor who died this morning at the Ave M stop on the which has been under rehabilitation for months. Here is a very brief report on the incident courtesy of Shari Logan & Tom Namako of […]
Internal Report Reveals Action Before Death
Almost 2 months ago, the MTA NYC Transit family lost track supervisor James Knell after he came into contact with the electrified third rail at the Beach 90th Street A S Station in Queens. Two days after his death, a report in the New York Daily News revealed his death could have been avoided had […]
Man Dies While Trying To Save His Friend
Over the weekend, I was browsing the New York Daily News website & saw an unfortunate story. The story was about a man who died after being hit by a Queens-bound train. The man, who was identified as 29 year old Jose Gomez, jumped on the tracks to rescue his female friend who went down […]
