O , I ' m pretty sure they are real . People need paternity tests and everybody is fascinated by other people ' s baby drama . That ' s easy $$$ for a show . <| sep |> Council Member Rory I . Lancman , Chairman of the Courts and Legal Services Committee , and Council Member Jumaane D . Williams , Chairman of the Housing and Buildings Committee , released the following joint statementWe would like to offer our prayers of peace and comfort to the families of the workers who died . The tragic death of two construction workers at a nonunion job site in Queens is a stark reminder of the dangerous conditions that workers face in our city . We cannot take a backseat role when it comes to the safety of our workers , especially during windy conditions like those today . What ' s most alarming is that a recent Crain ' s report showed a third of construction deaths last year were uncounted by the administration . The City must stay vigilant in preventing fatalities as well as monitoring sites especially after a tragedy so it can examine how to remedy safety breakdowns on that location and other sites . We cannot ignore safety just so we can keep up with the construction boom taking place in the city . While the City has made real efforts to improve safety on job sites , this tragic accident is evidence that much more needs to be done as soon as possible . We owe it to the workers . IMO a training issue as opposed to a wind issue . Just another sad reminder that construction in NYC operates in a two tier system a union realm where workers are fairly compensated , well trained , and fully insured and a non union realm where legal status , english proficiency , safety training and even functional literacy are optional and the most important requirement is willingness to work riskily and frantically for low wages . My thoughts to the families of the workers who were failed by a broken black market construction industry .