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Todd Maisel

Todd Maisel is an award-winning photographer with more than 35-years, specializing in breaking news. He currently serves as vice president of the New York Press Photographers. He was honored by the Na

Canarsie Woman Dies In Fatal 3-Car Wreck, Driver Charged A Year Later

UPDATE: Following an investigation, police arrested and charged the driver, Justin Guillaume, 20, of Flatlands. Guillaume was charged with Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving, Traffic Device Violation Stop Sign, Traffic Device Violation Disobey Red Light, Speeding (3 Counts). He was arrested on Friday, January 17, 2020. CANARSIE

Four Dead, Three Wounded in Crown Heights Gambling Den Shooting

CROWN HEIGHTS – Four men are dead and three others wounded, after one or more men opened fire in a gambling den early Saturday morning police said. The Crown Heights social club is a block from the 77th Precinct. At least two guns were recovered at the scene police say, but

‘Best Dog Day Ever’: Pups Dress Up For Halloween Pop-Up

WILLIAMSBURG – Imaginations went wild at The Dodo [https://www.thedodo.com/]‘s pop-up Halloween bash last weekend where dogs and their owners could bond and share experiences in a creative environment. Dogs turned out for The Dodo’s Best Dog Day Ever pop-up on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Jada, a

Police Seek Suspect In Fatal East Flatbush Fire Deemed A “Homicide”

EAST FLATBUSH – Police are seeking a suspect in the death of a 64-year-old man in his East Flatbush apartment [/man-killed-in-east-flatbush-basement-fire/] on Monday in what police are now saying was a “homicide.” NYPD Crime Scene Detectives search for evidence after a fire that killed a man on Monday. (Photo by Todd

[UPDATE] Man Killed in East Flatbush Basement Fire

Firefighters stand outside the fire ravaged home on East 96th Street. (Photo by Todd Maisel/Bklyner)[UPDATED: Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 10:45am] The NYPD has deemed this incident a homicide. No arrests have been made yet. The investigation continues. EAST FLATBUSH – A 64-year-old man living in a basement

As South Slope Fire Rages, Cat Hangs By A Claw

SOUTH SLOPE – An apartment fire in South Slope damaged a building and ended with one of two cats hanging by a claw from a second floor window in a desperate attempt to escape the smoke and flames, officials said. Ban Chan hangs on to a ladder in a panic after

Truck Mishap Floods Warren Street With Gasoline

BOERUM HILL – A thousand gallons of gasoline flooded Warren Street off Fourth Avenue in Boerum Hill Saturday afternoon, after a gasoline truck glanced off a concrete jersey barrier next to a construction site, rupturing a valve on the truck, fire officials said. Firefighters and officials check the foam coating on

House Explosion Injures 4; City Orders Building To Be Demolished

KENSINGTON – A Kensington house that suffered a massive explosion in the basement that injured four people will have to be demolished, city officials said following the incident Monday afternoon. Firefighters battle explosion in Kensington house but keep their distance as the threat of collapse endangered rescuers. (Photo by Todd Maisel)

11th Hour Plea To Stop Demo Of ‘Abolitionist Place’ House

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – It’s a three-story brick building, its windows broken, roof sagging, and façade weather-beaten. But a bold group of 15 protesters stood outside the more than 150-year-old house surrounded by newly-constructed skyscrapers on Saturday in a last ditch effort to stop the demolition of 227 Duffield Street on

Desperate Communications: Gunman Ties Up Employees Of A Phone Store On Kings Highway

T-Mobile where it all took place. Todd Maisel/BklynerTwo gunmen tied up employees at a T-Mobile store on Kings Highway Friday afternoon in a brazen robbery of cash and phones from the busy store, police said. The gunman, described only as two black men by cops at this time, entered