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City plans to sue Con Ed over deadly East Harlem gas blast
The city and several New Yorkers are suing Con Edison and a construction company over the 2014 East Harlem gas blast that left eight dead, according to court papers. ...
Con Ed agrees to $150M settlement after deadly explosion
ALBANY – Con Ed has agreed to pay $153.3 million to settle charges stemming from the 2014 deadly East Harlem gas explosion. The blast killed eight and injured 50. The...
Con Ed to blame for deadly Harlem building blast: regulators
ALBANY — Con Edison’s failure to inspect and test a plastic joint in an underground gas pipe led to the 2014 East Harlem building explosion that killed eight people and...
Feds point finger at Con Ed for deadly Harlem building blast
The feds on Tuesday spread the blame for a March 2014 East Harlem gas explosion that left eight people dead and 50 injured - pointing the finger primarily at Con...
Con Ed blaming NYC for 2014 Harlem gas explosion
Consolidated Edison is blaming the city for the 2014 East Harlem gas explosion that killed eight people and injured many more, in a lawsuit made public on Monday that claims Big...
Officials, family mark anniversary of deadly NYC gas explosion
City officials and grieving family members gathered in East Harlem on Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of a gas explosion that leveled two buildings, killing eight people. White roses...
More than 200 to sue city over East Harlem gas explosion
More than 200 people plan to sue the city over the East Harlem gas explosion that killed eight and leveled two buildings in March. The Comptroller’s Office confirmed Monday that...
Firefighter sues over injuries in deadly East Harlem gas explosion
A firefighter is suing the city, Con Ed and the landlord of the East Harlem building that was destroyed in a fatal explosion caused by a gas leak last March....
Neighboring family to sue over Harlem gas blast
An East Harlem family is planning to sue the city for $10 million over last month’s deadly gas explosion after it knocked them from their beds, leaving them surrounded by...
Family of Harlem gas explosion victim seeking $10M in lawsuit
The family of one of the victims in last month’s deadly East Harlem gas explosion is seeking $10 million from the city in a wrongful-death suit. George Amadeo’s relatives filed...
City tests for lead contamination near Harlem explosion site
The city is testing for lead contamination in a five-story building near the site of last months’s deadly East Harlem gas explosion -- after The Post revealed that residents were...
Woman injured in Harlem building blast thanks rescuers
A gutsy woman still fighting her way back from injuries suffered in the deadly Harlem gas explosion last month thanked the firefighters who saved her life during an emotional reunion...
Tenants near Harlem gas explosion file suit against city
Tenants in a five-story building near the site of last month's East Harlem gas explosion are accusing the city of neglect for certifying their apartments as safe when they were actually...
Family of Harlem blast victim set to sue NYC
A woman injured in last month’s horrific blast that destroyed two Harlem buildings has filed a $40 million notice of claim against the city, laying out her plans to sue for...
Feds say Harlem gas main near explosion riddled with holes
Nearly three weeks after a gas explosion leveled two East Harlem buildings — killing eight people — the federal agency investigating the disaster said an underground gas main in the...
Sad farewell to mother and daughter Harlem blast victims
Friends and family gathered to say goodbye to the mother and daughter who perished in last week’s deadly gas explosion in East Harlem that killed six other people. A closed...
Source of gas leak in Harlem blast discovered
Federal investigators have identified a leak in the 127-year-old gas main that likely caused last week’s explosion — which collapsed two upper Park Avenue apartment buildings and killed eight people....
Families of 9/11 victims rip Rangel for Harlem blast comparison
Families of 9/11 victims ripped Congressman Charles Rangel Tuesday for likening the East Harlem building explosion to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. “Politicians like Rangel should be the last to...
Con Ed being probed in Harlem gas blast
Con Edison is in the hot seat over last week’s deadly Harlem gas explosion as the feds investigate whether the company’s negligence caused the blast. The National Transportation Safety Board...
Woman block away from blast sues over Harlem explosion
A 46-year-old Harlem woman on Monday became the first to sue over last week’s apparent gas explosion that brought down two apartment buildings, filing in Manhattan Supreme Court against Con...