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Alleged Rapist and Bikram Yoga Founder Finally Taken Down by Civil Lawsuit
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Alleged Rapist and Bikram Yoga Founder Finally Taken Down by Civil Lawsuit

Bill Cosby. Bryan Singer. Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Now we can add Bikram Choudhury, founder of Bikram Yoga, to the growing list of powerful men thrust into the spotlight in recent years for allegations of sexual abuse. The 69-year-old hot yoga guru, whose followers include former presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, as well as celebrities Madonna, […]

Complaints of Rashes, Lead Exposure by Residents Went Ignored for Months
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Complaints of Rashes, Lead Exposure by Residents Went Ignored for Months

“Government failed you — federal, state and local leaders — by breaking the trust you place in us,” Michigan Governor Rick Snyder conceded in his State of the State address last week after months of ignoring Flint residents’ complaints about contaminated water. “I’m sorry, and I will fix it.” The Governor’s apology, and the $28 […]

When Will Chipotle Be Safe Again?
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When Will Chipotle Be Safe Again?

It started last July in Seattle, when 5 Chipotle customers reported symptoms of the bacterial infection E. coli. The following month, 234 people contracted norovirus after eating Chipotle in Simi Valley, California. Then it was salmonella in Minnesota. 64 infections. 9 hospitalizations. Then again in Boston. 140 cases of norovirus recorded in December.

Guilty Volkswagen Execs Hiding Behind German Privacy Laws
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Guilty Volkswagen Execs Hiding Behind German Privacy Laws

Last fall, Volkswagen admitted to installing illegal software on its diesel vehicles in order to cheat pollution emissions tests, defrauding the purchasers of up to 11 million vehicles worldwide. CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned in the immediate wake of the scandal, and 9 VW executives were suspended. The US Justice Department has since launched a lawsuit […]

Bronx Man Crushed by Falling Elevator
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Bronx Man Crushed by Falling Elevator

One of the most heroic acts of 2015 took place in the year’s final moments, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Just a few minutes before midnight on New Year’s Eve, 25-year-old Stephen Hewett-Brown helped a woman climb safely out of a stalled elevator before being crushed to death by the malfunctioning elevator car. […]

NYC Public Advocate Fights Back Against Bad Landlords
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NYC Public Advocate Fights Back Against Bad Landlords

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James introduced several new bills this week that would increase the city’s power to fight back against negligent landlords. One bill would expand the scope of the city’s public nuisance law to allow city officials to bring landlords to court for maintaining unsanitary or dangerous living conditions. “This new […]

Highway Guardrail Maker Sold Defective Rails For Years
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Highway Guardrail Maker Sold Defective Rails For Years

At least nine motorists are dead because of a design change in the highway guardrails produced by Texas-based Trinity Industries Inc. In 2005, Trinity changed the design of its ET-Plus guardrail systems in order to cut production costs, but in doing so the company created an added danger for the drivers and passengers of cars that collided with […]

The Biker’s Rules of the Road
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The Biker’s Rules of the Road

Though it may not feel like it yet, winter is here. We’re all familiar with the shorter days, freezing temperatures and occasional snowfall that winter brings, but what about the added dangers for pedestrians and cyclists? Colder weather means many cyclists are bundling up, limiting their range of vision and mobility. Ice on the road […]

Rising Death Toll as NYC Construction Booms
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Rising Death Toll as NYC Construction Booms

Gurmeet Singh came to the United States on a tourist visa 13 years ago. He was a veteran of the Indian Army, and though he was already well into his 40s, he was looking for a fresh start in a new city. Gurmeet settled in New York and began a career in construction. Each month […]

The Worthless Degree That Cost $400,000
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The Worthless Degree That Cost $400,000

Debbie Brenner was in her 40s when she began the 14-month surgical technician curriculum at Lamson College. The program would cost her over $24,000, but it seemed well worth the cost considering the school’s promise that Debbie would have no trouble finding a job after graduation. Lamson College sales reps assured Debbie that the school […]

Forced Arbitration – What’s Hidden in the Fine Print
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Forced Arbitration – What’s Hidden in the Fine Print

In 2011, Leydiana Santiago was told that she had suffered a miscarriage. She had previously stopped taking her prescribed lupus medication because of its known connection to birth defects. Upon hearing the tragic news, Leydiana resumed her daily dosage. Leydiana had no way of knowing that her doctor at Lifetime Obstetrics and Gynecology had made […]

City Responds to 11 Pedestrian Deaths in Single Week
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City Responds to 11 Pedestrian Deaths in Single Week

Last week was one of the worst for New York pedestrians, with 11 pedestrian deaths occurring across the city in a span of several days. This recent surge in traffic fatalities reflects poorly on Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative, a plan introduced last year that reduced speed limits, increased the number of red light […]