accidents
Bill Clinton Just Runs Everyone Off the Road
Hamilton Nolan · 05/24/10 08:12AMThe Seinfeld Curse Claims Another Victim
Brian Moylan · 04/27/10 04:12PMBoar-ed to Death
Max Read · 04/21/10 01:28AMWindmill Knocks Guy Out of Wedding Picture
Sergio Hernandez · 02/19/10 02:30PMA windmill is such a lovely backdrop for a wedding photo... until it gets mad and starts knocking over the groomsmen, anyway.
How Can Anyone Survive This?
Richard Lawson · 02/18/10 10:10AMAnderson Cooper Learns the Dangers of Living in a Firehouse
John Cook · 02/12/10 01:37PMWashington Metro Train Derails
Pareene · 02/12/10 12:00PMThe Real Reason Adults Aren't Allowed on Playgrounds Alone
Sergio Hernandez · 02/08/10 02:43PMA man tries to perform a flip off of a swing, and proves to us why only children are allowed on playgrounds: adults are too dumb to use them.
Guy Tries To Kick Down Fence, Fence Fights Back
Sergio Hernandez · 02/02/10 02:30PMHot Air Balloon Wipes Out Crowd
Michael Jordan · 01/29/10 02:30PMHere's a tip: if you're going to launch a hot air balloon, make sure it's actually in the air. Especially if you're going to fly over (and not into) crowds of people.
Driver Has Trouble Determining How Tall His Truck is, Destroys Pedestrian Bridge
Mike Byhoff · 01/29/10 10:23AMYou know when you're driving on a freeway, and they have those signs that say "Maximum Height: 16 Feet"? Yeah, that's not just an estimate... because you will crash into that overpass.
Terrorist Causes Rush Hour Pileup
Pareene · 01/08/10 10:45AMNuclear Bomb Researchers Accidentally Blow Up Building
Adrian Chen · 12/23/09 09:01PMWhite Powder, Red Carpet
cityfile · 12/16/09 06:29PMBrooklyn DJ Killed on Bike
Hamilton Nolan · 12/14/09 09:33AMWeezer's Rivers Cuomo Injured in Bus Accident, Sweater Possibly Destroyed
Foster Kamer · 12/06/09 06:00PMGoldman's Latest Mishap
cityfile · 11/30/09 09:55AMGoldman Sachs just can't catch a break. The embattled bank faced another round of construction trouble over the weekend when glass panes atop of Goldman's new 43-story HQ on Vesey Street—the one Mayor Bloomberg described as one of the safest buildings in the city—rained down on the street below. No one was injured in the incident, but the shattered glass did disrupt traffic for two hours, quite possibly adding several thousand motorists to the list of people who now despise Goldman Sachs. [NYP]
Joe Biden Needs a Bicycle
cityfile · 11/18/09 03:30AMIf Joe Biden ever offers you a ride in his limo, politely decline and find another way to get where you're going. The vice president's motorcade was involved in a traffic accident late yesterday, his third in under a week. Biden was heading over to The Daily Show when one of the advance police cars in his motorcade crashed into a livery cab on 49th Street. Unlike his accident on Nov. 11, though, no one died this time around. While the unmarked cop car was a little worse for the wear, none of the cars' occupants were seriously injured. And the drama didn't prevent Biden from doing a smash-up job when he sat down with Jon Stewart either, so that's nice. [WCBS, NYDN]
A Cautionary Tale of Lighting Fireworks in the Butt
Sergio Hernandez · 11/03/09 08:20AMThere are some truths we hold to be self-evident. Certain basic human rights; forces of nature, like gravity; or the dangers of pyrotechnics, for instance.