Health Workers Processing Shock of Virus Fight, Uneasiness in Current Quiet June 18, 2020 By Jennifer Peltz Outside a back door to a hospital where the coronavirus hit like a hurricane, a half-dozen staffers gathered recently to...
As Deaths Rise to 20,000, Nursing Homes Seek Immunity from Lawsuits May 10, 2020 By Bernard Condon, Jim Mustian and Jennifer Peltz Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits...
New York City May Ban Pre-Hire Marijuana Tests for Many Job Applicants April 15, 2019 By Jennifer Peltz Many job-seekers would no longer face tests for marijuana use under legislation that New York City is likely to enact,...
New York City Orders Mandatory Vaccines for Some Amid Measles Outbreak April 11, 2019 By Jennifer Peltz and Verena Dobnik Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles...
Pilot Reported Engine Failure as Helicopter Crashed in New York City March 16, 2018 By Jennifer Peltz A Texas firefighter, an Argentine woman and a video journalist were among five passengers killed when a helicopter plunged into...
Note to Texas, Florida: Insurance Fights Over Sandy Rage On September 25, 2017 By David B. Caruso and Jennifer Peltz The destructive floodwaters of Superstorm Sandy receded quickly, but some storm victims are still neck-deep in a battle over insurance...
NTSB Releases Results of Investigation Into 2015 New York Train Crash July 27, 2017 By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Federal safety investigators said Tuesday they can’t determine why an SUV ended up in the path of an oncoming commuter...
U.S. Safety Board to Detail Findings of Deadly New York Train Crash July 26, 2017 By Michael Balsamo and Jennifer Peltz The National Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to meet and detail a probe into a 2015 crash between a commuter...
Carbon Monoxide Leak Sickens 32 People in New York City June 16, 2017 By Jennifer Peltz A carbon monoxide leak in a building three blocks from the World Trade Center sickened 32 people and raised alarm...
New York City House Fire Kills 5, Including Children April 25, 2017 By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz Investigators are scouring for clues about what sparked a fast-moving New York City house fire that killed five people, including...