Police & Fire

Mar
19
Woman Throws Oxygen Tank, Causes Subway Delays

Woman Throws Oxygen Tank, Causes Subway Delays

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN/FORT GREENE — Earlier this week an incident at the Nevins Street subway station caused delays and inconvenienced the
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Mar
17
Three Men Break Into 19 Cars in Williamsburg

Three Men Break Into 19 Cars in Williamsburg

SOUTH WILLIAMSBURG – Police are looking for three men who smashed the windows of 19 cars on Penn St. between Marcy
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Mar
16
Community Service Organizations Are Stepping Up To Help Those In Need During Pandemic

Community Service Organizations Are Stepping Up To Help Those In Need During Pandemic

Meals being prepared at Rethink Food’s Brooklyn Navy Yard facility. Courtesy of Rethink Food.The city is shutting down
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Mar
16
Two People Shot Dead in Two Days

Two People Shot Dead in Two Days

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerThe city is just about shutting down, people are staying at home, and last week was quiet.
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Mar
13
Courts Offer Chance To Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

Courts Offer Chance To Delay Eviction and Other Cases Over Illness

By Ese Olumhense and Rachel Holliday Smith, Additional Reporting By Reuven Blau, Originally published in THE CITY on 3/12/
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Mar
10
Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

Neighbors Die In Possible Murder-Suicide

EAST NEW YORK/STARRETT CITY – The death of Petula Myrtil, 39, of Brownsville has been deemed a homicide. Petula was
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Mar
09
East New York Neighbor’s Death Ruled A Homicide

East New York Neighbor’s Death Ruled A Homicide

On New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2019, NYPD responded to a 911 call shortly before 7 pm that
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Mar
06
66-Year-Old Man Struck and Killed in Bay Ridge

66-Year-Old Man Struck and Killed in Bay Ridge

4th Avenue and 101st Street in Bay Ridge. Via Google Maps.BAY RIDGE —  Yesterday evening, a car struck a pedestrian
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Mar
05
Woman Found Dead at Roberto Clemente Plaza in Williamsburg

Woman Found Dead at Roberto Clemente Plaza in Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG — A woman was found dead outside of a building in Williamsburg yesterday evening. Around 5.30 p.m. yesterday,
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Mar
05
15-Year-Old Girl from Sunset Park Missing Since Monday

15-Year-Old Girl from Sunset Park Missing Since Monday

Photo of Christina Acquaviva, missing. Courtesy of DCPI.SUNSET PARK — Police are asking for help finding 15-year-old Christina Acquaviva, who
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