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A 15-year-old went to a Brooklyn parade. The NYPD wrongly accused him of a mass shooting
Fifteen-year-old Camden Lee was in the crowd at the city’s annual West Indian American Day parade when gunfire erupted, killing one person and wounding four others. Afterward he was stunned to see a photo of him on police social media accounts with a caption identifying him as the suspected shooter.
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6-year-old girl dies after found in tub of water in Brooklyn home: Sources
A 6-year-old girl died after being found in a tub of water in a Brooklyn home, according to law enforcement sources.
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Pilot killed in DC midair crash ‘knew how to live life,' was following aviation dream
Jonathan Campos had always dreamed of being a pilot. The Brooklyn native had been living out his dream until last week’s tragic crash in Washington, D.C. His life was cut short on Jan. 29 when American Airlines flight 5324 collided with a military helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.; 67 people were killed. Campos’ high school friend and…
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Coney Island candy shop gets sweet Hollywood spotlight
A decades-old candy institution that’s been operating in Coney Island since the 1940s is getting a bit of attention thanks to a starry role in the Oscar-nominated film “Anora.” NBC New York’s Ida Siegal spoke to the store’s owner.
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Family friend says pilot killed in DC midair crash was dedicated to profession
Friends and family of the plane’s pilot, Jonathan Campos, are paying tribute to him, remembering the Brooklyn native as an avid flier. NBC New York’s Brittany Miller reports.
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Teen killed, another hurt in Brooklyn shooting: Police
A teenager died after getting shot in the head and another teen was rushed to the hospital after bullets flew outside Brooklyn building, according to police.
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Israeli restaurant in Brooklyn tagged in ‘act of antisemitism,' mayor says
A restaurant vandalized overnight in Brooklyn caught the attention of the city’s mayor, who called the tag “a despicable act of antisemitism.”
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Neighborhood institution burned in overnight fire above busy Brooklyn subway stop
A vicious late-night fire devastated a trio of Brooklyn buildings, forcing the displacement of nearly a dozen families and dealing lasting damage to a number of homes and businesses. Firefighters responded to the Williamsburg intersection of Graham and Metropolitan avenues around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. Video from early on in the fire fight showed flames shooting out of third-story windows. The…
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‘Rotting' corpse flower in rare bloom at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a limited time
Most of the time, people don’t make a pilgrimage to see (and smell) something that smells like rotting meat. But this case is different.
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House fire leaves five people injured in Flatlands, Brooklyn
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Romney Smith with an update for NBC New York.
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5 people hurt in Brooklyn house fire
Romney Smith reporting on 5 people hurt in Brooklyn house fire.
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5 hurt in major NYC house fire as firefighters battle frozen hydrants
Bitterly cold temperatures hindered firefighters’ efforts to douse a Brooklyn house fire early Wednesday, with frozen hydrants complicating the response as personnel encountered heavy flames, officials said. A total of five people were injured in the blaze that broke out on 38th Street in the Flatlands around 12:45 a.m. All were neighbors; all but one of them were taken to…
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Busta Rhymes charged with assault after allegedly punching man in face in Brooklyn
Busta Rhymes is facing charges after punching a man in the face in Brooklyn, according to police.
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New York City shutters sprawling migrant tent camp on remote former airfield
New York City has shuttered a sprawling tent complex that housed hundreds of migrant families on a remote former airport in Brooklyn, as it shrinks the emergency shelter system built up in response to a surge from the southern border that has been steadily receding in recent months. The last of the roughly 2,000 people living on a windswept tarmac at Floyd Bennett...
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‘A family shattered': NYC man indicted for allegedly killing wife in jealous rage
A Brooklyn man is facing murder and other charges after allegedly stabbing his wife to death during a jealous rage and attacking the couple’s 15-year-old son with a knife when the teen tried to help his mom, the local district attorney said. Gordon Lewis, 45, of Canarsie, Brooklyn was arraigned on an indictment in which he is charged with second-degree…
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16 people injured in Brooklyn apartment fire
Sixteen people, including six firefighters and at least two children, were injured in an early morning fire at a Brooklyn apartment building, the FDNY said. The fire started just after 6 a.m. in a seven-story building at 65 Bay 19th Street in the Bath Beach area, according to fire officials. Three people, including an adult and two children, were found…
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4 men charged in a Brooklyn synagogue tunnel scuffle await April trial
Four men accused of damaging a Brooklyn synagogue during a melee that followed the discovery of a secret tunnel at the global headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Judaism are set to stand trial after turning down a plea deal offered by prosecutors. The men face felony criminal mischief charges for their alleged role in a brawl last January that damaged parts...
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The ‘Haggler After Midnight' targets specific people in NYC robberies, police say
The NYPD said they are looking for an unusual robbery suspect who has struck nearly a dozen times in Brooklyn and Queens — with how he picks his victims and how the robberies go down certainly being atypical.
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‘Haggler After Midnight' sought by police after NYC robberies target specific victims
The NYPD says they are looking for an unusual robbery suspect striking almost a dozen times in Brooklyn and Queens. News 4 New York’s Marc Santia reports.
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Deadly dollar van drive-by shooting under investigation in Brooklyn
Police were searching for a suspected gunman responsible for killing a dollar van driver in broad daylight on a Brooklyn street. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.