
State Regulators: East Harlem Explosion Caused By Improperly Installed Gas Pipeline
The report's findings are similar to those released this summer by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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The report's findings are similar to those released this summer by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Federal investigators said a poorly welded joint in a Con Edison gas line and a break in an old city sewer line were the likely causes of the blast.
A ceremony will be held Friday honoring one of the victims of last year's gas explosion in East Harlem.
The report by the National Transportation Safety Board was among 161 documents made public Wednesday.
A memorial service Thursday is commemorating the one-year anniversary of a gas explosion in East Harlem that leveled two buildings and killed eight people.
City Comptroller Scott Stringer's office says it has received 205 notices of claim surrounding the March 12 gas blast as of Monday.
Kadeisha Joseph said she now suffers from constant neck and back pain and has had to give up her job working with disabled children.
The New York City Fire Department will now have a much greater role in responding to reports of possible gas leaks, according to an order made by Mayor Bill de Blasio in response to East Harlem explosion.
Con Edison President Craig Ivey says the utility is starting a pilot program to have trucks that scan for stray voltage check for gas leaks as well.
Carmen Quinones lost her daughter Griselde Camacho in the March 12 blast. Quinones has been at Mount Sinai Medical Center for the past month after suffering a brain hemorrhage, a fractured spine and a broken wrist in the explosion.
The company said the payments were made Thursday, a day after the blast.
Friends and family said goodbye Wednesday to three of the eight victims killed in last week's massive explosion in East Harlem.
Families who lost loved ones in other gas disasters are hoping last week's deadly East Harlem explosion is a wake-up call for Con Edison.
Community and religious leaders held a moment of silence at 9:31 a.m. Wednesday to mark the passing of one week since the explosion.
The NTSB released an update Tuesday saying the 8-inch cast iron and plastic main between 116th and 117th streetes failed a pressure test and that tracer pumped into the main exposed the leak.
The medical examiner said the seven victims died from either blunt trauma or smoke inhalation and classified their deaths as accidents. Results were still pending on the eighth victim.
A church hit by the loss of two members in an explosion that destroyed two New York City apartment buildings remembered the women in services Sunday with tears mixing in with the sounds of gospel, as members of a church that was demolished in the collapse joined another nearby house of worship for its service.
The pastor of the church destroyed in the East Harlem explosion was so overwhelmed by the discovery of the church's original bible that he was taken to the hospital.
Con Edison crews discovered an alarming natural gas concentration near the scene of the deadly East Harlem building explosion this week, a National Transportation Safety Board member said Friday.
More than 100 people who lost their homes in the blast will be given both temporary and long-term housing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday.
Anyone needing help with pets affected by the explosion should call the NYC Disaster Relief Pet Hotline at 866-816-4804.
Eight people are now confirmed dead in the blast that also injured more than 60 others. Others are still believed to be missing.
About two dozen clergy members and community leaders gathered for a vigil just one day after a fatal gas explosion in East Harlem.
The MTA provided buses throughout the night to take people from a Red Cross center to a shelter at the Salvation Army.
City officials were refuting reports Thursday that complaints about gas leaks at the site of Thursday's massive explosion in East Harlem were ignored by police, fire and Con Edison.
Officials say the firefighter inhaled superheated gases while trying to put out a blaze in Bulls Head on Friday.
New York City education officials say COVID rules for public schools won't be as strict when students return to the classroom in a few weeks.
Unserialized ghost guns will effectively be banned on Aug. 24, and retailers are scrambling to sell them.
Chopper 2 was over Academy Street between Broad and Halsey Wednesday morning as utility workers tried to stop the flow of water.
Texas would need to hire more than 5,000 licensed school psychologists to meet minimum recommended ratios.
Today will be partly to mostly cloudy, cooler, and a bit breezy at times with highs in the upper 70s to right around 80.
Trump's former personal attorney is a target of the probe examining whether Trump interfered in Georgia's 2020 elections.
The Wyoming congresswoman lost to Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman. In Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka will advance to the general election in the Senate race.
Knowles says her score will be performed by the New York City Ballet orchestra and choreographed by Gianna Reisen.
Chopper 2 was over Academy Street between Broad and Halsey Wednesday morning as utility workers tried to stop the flow of water.
Today will be partly to mostly cloudy, cooler, and a bit breezy at times with highs in the upper 70s to right around 80.
Knowles says her score will be performed by the New York City Ballet orchestra and choreographed by Gianna Reisen.
Officials say the firefighter inhaled superheated gases while trying to put out a blaze in Bulls Head on Friday.
New York City education officials say COVID rules for public schools won't be as strict when students return to the classroom in a few weeks.
CareerConneCT is a network of 19 job training programs meant to help some of the state's 67,000 unemployed workers.
Workers can receive up to $1,000 from the Premium Pay Program.
The services were launched in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
It will offer tuition assistance to incentivize low-income and minority students to enter accelerated programs.
Bill Priest, of West Hartford, walked into his kitchen Sunday and found the intruder.
The three dolphins swam around for about an hour before disappearing.
United States health officials say there are hundreds of thousands of monkeypox vaccines available.
The problem has kept a section of McCabe Avenue Beach closed since Thursday.
The FDA estimates about 30 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, but only 1 in 5 get the help they need.
Departing and arriving flights could be delayed up to two hours at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark, the agency said.
The festival runs Nov. 7-13 at various locations in all five boroughs, plus one show at UBS Arena in Nassau County.
Sources tell CBS2 numerous rounds were fired in East Shoreham on Aug. 3. A neighbor reported shots fired to 911.
Seven of those nine alleged members or associates of the Genovese or Bonanno crime families appeared in court.
Having the Primary in August is confusing and the hardest part may be figuring out what district you're in.
County Executive Bruce Blakeman says from April to June, more than 3,000 people were arrested in Nassau County, and 2,600 of them were released without bail - and nearly 200 re-arrested.
Trump's former personal attorney is a target of the probe examining whether Trump interfered in Georgia's 2020 elections.
The Wyoming congresswoman lost to Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman. In Alaska, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka will advance to the general election in the Senate race.
Having the Primary in August is confusing and the hardest part may be figuring out what district you're in.
"Let me say from the start, with this law, the American people won and the special interests lost," Mr. Biden told the crowd assembled at the White House.
The first lady has been vacationing in South Carolina with her family, including President Biden.
New York City education officials say COVID rules for public schools won't be as strict when students return to the classroom in a few weeks.
The virus has been detected in a record number of mosquitoes across all five boroughs.
United States health officials say there are hundreds of thousands of monkeypox vaccines available.
The FDA estimates about 30 million Americans suffer from hearing loss, but only 1 in 5 get the help they need.
Daily health screenings will not be needed, but if you're sick, you're instructed to stay home.
Knowles says her score will be performed by the New York City Ballet orchestra and choreographed by Gianna Reisen.
The festival runs Nov. 7-13 at various locations in all five boroughs, plus one show at UBS Arena in Nassau County.
In 1973, Littlefeather represented Marlon Brando at the Oscars, declining his Best Actor award for "The Godfather."
"Melissa Etheridge: My Window - A Journey Through Life" will play a dozen performance at New World Stages off-Broadway on 50th Street starting Oct. 13.
The R&B star revisits where she got her start, and talks about dreams coming true.
The Yankees have lost 11 of 13 and are 8-17 since reaching the All-Star break at 64-28.
The Mets' 10-game winner Taijuan Walker made an early exit because of back spasms.
As part of what the league is calling a "civic engagement night," all 30 teams will instead play the night before the election.
Second-year QB had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn meniscus and remains on track to return in a few weeks.
Carlos Carrasco was forced to leave early due to injury and it was all down hill from there as Atlanta rolled 13-1.
"Our store is pretty much like a dinosaur," co-owner Anthony Pierdipino told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"It's really traditional, old-school Bavarian," co-owner Werner Lehner told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"We want the common plants, but we really love the uncommon plants," co-owner Christan Summers told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"It makes me feel good when the people go out and they feel confident in what they're wearing," owner Pablo Vargas told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"I always like to describe it as a little taste of England," owner Jennifer Myers-Pulidore told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
Beloved singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John died Monday morning at 73.
Ivana Trump passed away in her New York home at age 73.
Thousands came out for the 2022 New York City Pride March through Manhattan on Sunday.
Juneteenth celebrations took place across New York City on June 19.
The famous Mermaid Parade returned to Coney Island on Saturday for its 40th anniversary.
Police say during the dispute, the other driver got out of his car and threw something at the bus driver's window.
The NYPD is searching for the man who punched a stranger, leaving the victim in critical condition with head trauma.
Chopper 2 was over Academy Street between Broad and Halsey Wednesday morning as utility workers tried to stop the flow of water.
Fellow firefighters and first responders said it's amazing to see a firefighter who risked his life to save others recover and get to go home, and they made sure to show him how much his bravery is appreciated. CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
She composed her first score for the ballet's upcoming season, and is becoming the first Black woman in history to do so.