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Pedestrian Hospitalized After Falling Ice Lands On Him In Midtown
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Published Jan 22, 2014
Modified Jan 22, 2014
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Published Jan 22, 2014
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A man was hit by falling ice at around 1:30 this afternoon on West 48th street between 5th and 6th avenue.
According to the FDNY, the man sustained a minor head wound and was taken to Cornell Medical Center where he is in stable condition. Witnesses told the Post he was a jewelry shop worker who had been warning passersby about falling ice when he himself was slashed in the face by the frozen projectiles. "I heard the sound of glass breaking and a voice yelling, ‘Somebody help!’” witness Angela Ragouzeos tells the tabloid. "He had to sit down because of shock. The blow was hard. It’s scary… I thought someone had thrown a bottle at him. The last thing he said was, ‘I’m glad it happened to me and not a little old lady."
Towards midday, icicles across the city can become dangerous projectiles as the sun warms them up (the term "warmth" relative, of course). But with temperatures looking to dive even lower later this week, melting ice figures to be the least of New Yorkers problems. Still, use caution and/or carry a human shield on your shoulders when walking under overhangs, coming out of buildings, walking across the street, anywhere. Just stay indoors, actually.
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Max Rivlin-Nadler
Max Rivlin-Nadler has been a contributor to Gothamist since 2013. He has also reported for the New York Times, NPR, and The Intercept. His years-long investigation into New York City's arcane civil forfeiture laws led to a series of reforms which altered a practice that had been taking millions from poor communities for decades. Recently, he brought back a surfing habit from a few years on the west coast, and would love to see you all out in the Rockaways.
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