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    City’s Claim for Tree Damage Dismissed

    Parks

    Image credit: NYC Department of Parks & Recreation.

    Sidewalk contractor injured City trees during sidewalk reconstruction. A property owner hired Tri-Rail Construction, Inc., to repair the sidewalk adjacent to the owner’s property. During the course of the sidewalk repair work Tri-Rail injured City-owned trees. The City sued Tri-Rail for money damages for the injury to the City trees. (read more…)

    Tags : 56 RCNY 5-01(c), Court, reconstruction, sidewalk, trees, Tri-Rail Construction
    Date:11/09/2018
    Category : CityLaw
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    Sidewalk Claim Reinstated Against City

    Torts  •  Williamsburg, Brooklyn

    Entrance to L Train. Image credit: CityLaw.

    Pedestrian slipped and fell on sloped, granite sidewalk, the design for which had been approved by the City. On June 18, 2013, Carolyn J. Trawinski was injured when she slipped and fell on a sloped sidewalk adjacent to the side entrance of a mixed commercial-residential building at 183 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn near the entrance of the L line subway station. The sidewalk was made up of smooth, polished granite, and was wet at the time of the accident. Trawinski suffered multiple injuries to her ankle that required the insertion of eleven screws under general anesthesia. (read more…)

    Tags : FOIL, injuries, L train, sidewalk, slip and fall, sloped sidewalk, Supreme Court
    Date:05/03/2018
    Category : CityLaw
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