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BP Eric Adams To Cops: ‘This Bullet Isn’t The One Shot You Need’

BOROUGH HALL – In an effort to raise awareness and help end the stigma for seeking help for cop’s mental health, Borough President Eric Adams released a very powerful, vulnerable video this morning. The 2:30-minute video features Adams, a former NYPD cop, sitting in a dark room. He picks

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Driver Who Killed Two Park Slope Children Found Dead In Staten Island Home

PARK SLOPE – Dorothy Bruns, the 44-year-old Staten Island woman who killed two young children in Park Slope after driving her car into a group of pedestrians, was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday afternoon, the New York Post [https://nypost.com/2018/11/06/driver-charged-with-running-over-kids-including-broadway-stars-child-is-dead-in-apparent-suicide/] reports. Scene following the

Coney Island

Man Killed After Jumping in Front of Q Train at Ocean Parkway Station

Police and firefighters responded to the suicide shortly after 9:00 am at the Ocean Parkway Q platform (Photo courtesy of Daniel Gold)CONEY ISLAND – A man was killed after jumping in front of a northbound Q train this morning at the Ocean Parkway Station, police confirmed. Eyewitnesses told NYPD

Bushwick

NYPD Officer Found Dead in Bushwick Suicide

BUSHWICK – An off-duty NYPD officer committed suicide yesterday in Bushwick, possibly after a domestic dispute. Police responded to a 911 call to assist a police officer at 12:37 pm on Monday, February 26. The officer in question was found on the floor of her Troutman Street residence with a

Bed Stuy

4 Deaths in Tragic Brooklyn Weekend

Over the weekend, even as Brooklynites celebrated Chinese New Year and took off work for President’s day, a series of deaths struck across the borough as the tragic long weekend claimed at least four lives. A man was found dead in the passenger seat of a car in front

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This Morning’s Manhattan Bridge Rescue (VIDEO)

This morning, during early rush hour, police officers talked a man out of jumping off the Manhattan bridge. NYPD Emergency Service Unit and Aviation Unit responded to a 911 call at 7:20 am of a man threatening to jump from the Manhattan-bound side of the lower level of the

North Western Brooklyn

Missing Clinton Hill Woman Reportedly Jumped Off George Washington Bridge

Via NYPDThe body of a Clinton Hill woman who was reported missing last week was found floating in Spuyten Duyvil Creek near West 218 Street in Manhattan, the New York Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/body-woman-found-creek-brooklyn-singer-article-1.3376110] reports. Twenty-four-year-old Lael Feldman was last seen [/help-police-find-missing-clinton-hill-woman/] at her

Central Brooklyn

Woman Killed In Collision With Bus In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

> Nostrand Ave and Lincoln Rd in Brooklyn. Witnesses say woman was hit by a bus. pic.twitter.com/D3k2TiIq7e [https://t.co/D3k2TiIq7e] — William Turton (@WilliamTurton) July 8, 2017 [https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/883765894069051392] A pedestrian was killed on Nostrand Avenue after colliding with an MTA Bus on Saturday,

North Western Brooklyn

Man Decapitated By F Train At Smith-Ninth Street Station

Photo by nadream70 via Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/BREeOLVD2xa/?taken-at=229160794]A 20-year-old Brooklyn man killed himself early this morning at the Smith-Ninth Street subway station, police say. The New York Post [http://nypost.com/2017/03/08/man-decapitates-himself-on-subway-tracks/] reports, Rubin Antonio Rodriguez set his head down on

Central Brooklyn

Community Mourns 70th Precinct Officer Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

Officer Mike Smith (Photo obtained by BKLYNER)It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of 70th Precinct Police Officer Michael Smith. [Update – Funeral information: The wake will be held at Duffy’s Funeral Home on 3/9 & 3/10, 2pm–5pm & 7pm–9pm. The funeral will be

Police & Fire

Sheepshead Bay Woman Tragically Takes Her Own Life

Photo by Sheepshead BitesA Sheepshead Bay woman who her neighbors said suffered from depression ended her own life by jumping from the top of her apartment building, landing on top of the parking garage below, according to police. The tragic suicide took place at a seven-story apartment building on Nostrand

Neighbors

Neighbor Rebecca Wasserstrum Remembered For Joyful & Generous Spirit

(Photo via Facebook)Community and family members are mourning the tragic death of a 28-year-old Sheepshead Bay woman and Brooklyn College graduate this week. A seven-day shiva memorial service for Rebecca Wasserstrum, who city officials confirmed succumbed to injuries sustained from a plunge [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-woman-takes-death-leap-george-washington-bridge-article-1.2683053]

Central Brooklyn

Neighbor Rebecca Wasserstrum Remembered For Joyful & Generous Spirit

(Photo via Facebook)Community and family members are mourning the tragic death of a 28-year-old Midwood woman and Brooklyn College graduate this week. A seven-day shiva memorial service for Rebecca Wasserstrum, who city officials confirmed succumbed to injuries sustained from a plunge [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn-woman-takes-death-leap-george-washington-bridge-article-1.2683053] off

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Former 78th CO Questioned In Corruption Probe Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

Former 78th Precinct C.O. Michael Ameri [left] with Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray at the 2014 Pride Parade in Park Slope. (Photo by Tom Prendergast)A former commanding officer for Park Slope’s 78th Precinct has been found dead of an apparently self-inflicted

Police & Fire

Two Men Leap To Their Deaths At Kings Plaza Shopping Center

Photo by Erica Sherman.Two men leapt to their deaths Friday from an elevated garage beside the Kings Plaza Shopping Center, the Daily News reports [http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/men-dead-jumping-elevated-garage-brooklyn-article-1.2456080] . The apparent suicides occurred hours apart and were unrelated, cops told the newspaper. The first man, who

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How To Help The Family Of Ligia Puello, Beloved Mother Killed By Borough Park Blast

Photo via Puello Fund [https://www.gofundme.com/puellofund]/GoFundMeA fundraising page [https://www.gofundme.com/puellofund] has been set up to help the family of a beloved mom killed in the deadly explosion [/1-dead-1-missing-in-borough-park-building-explosion-video/#.VhUo72RViko] that tore through a Borough Park building on Saturday, October 3. Ligia Puello, 64,

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Police Investigating Death Of Man Who Fell From Trump Village Apartment Building

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanPolice said the fatal injuries of a man found outside one of the Trump Village apartment buildings Monday morning are consistent with falling from a high elevation and that the death is being investigated as a suicide. According to the NYPD, the body of a man in

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Missing: Xiao Bo Zhu, 24, Believed To Be Suicidal

A Bensonhurst family is frantically searching for information about their son, who has been missing since Monday night. Xiao Bo Zhu, 24, made suicidal statements before leaving his family’s home on 70th Street and 18th Avenue on April 20, at 11:30pm, police said. He left his wallet behind,

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37-Year-Old Woman Leaps To Death From Verrazano Bridge [Updated]

A 37-year-old woman who jumped off the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge early Thursday morning was pronounced dead at the hospital, marking the 11th suicide from the bridge since 2011, reports [http://www.silive.com/eastshore/index.ssf/2015/01/37-year-old_womans_fatal_leap.html] the Staten Island Advance. > The woman, whose identity

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Man Found Dead Of Apparent Suicide In Prospect Park

The body of a 50-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Prospect Park early Monday morning after an apparent suicide, police said. A spokesman for the NYPD says the man was discovered near the lake at around 3:45am, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say

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Flashback: Stirring 1964 Image Of Verrazano Bridge Rescue

Source: extrabox via FlickrSadly, too often we write about [/index.php?s=suicides] the latest suicide or suicide attempt committed on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Earlier this week, we told you about the latest incident [/video-police-pull-suicidal-man-from-verrazano-bridges-outer-cables-in-heroic-rescue/] involving a 39-year-old man who was heroically rescued after attempting a leap from the iconic

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SI Live Editorial Calls On MTA To Prevent Verrazano Suicides

Source: Ibagli via Wikimedia CommonsThe Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been the site of seven suicides and seven attempts in the past 22 months, and advocates are wondering if the MTA should do more to stop them. An SI Live editoral [http://www.silive.com/opinion/editorials/index.ssf/2013/10/preventing_

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Why Suicides Are Hard To Prevent On The Verrazano

Source: fawlty128 via flickr.comThe Verrazano-Narrows Bridge has been the scene of six suicides since December 2011 with two [/woman-reportedly-jumps-off-verrazano-second-suicide-in-two-weeks/] coming [/police-investigating-potential-verrazano-bridge-suicide/] in the past month alone. Despite these tragedies, the MTA has no plans to increase suicide deterrents at the bridge, according to a report [http://www.silive.com/

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Man Jumps From Verrazano Bridge And Lives

Source: Rruss via Wikimedia CommonsLate Sunday afternoon, a man was found by the NYPD Harbor Unit in the waters below the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Except, unlike the recent and tragic stories of those who jumped the 228 feet, this man was found alive. “He was in critical condition but alive,” U.

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Hero Cops Who Talked Man Off Verrazano Bridge Get Their Due

When a distraught man was threatening to jump from the ledge of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on July 23, it took the quick thinking and compassion of two police officers, who spoke the man’s native Cantonese, to talk him out of ending his life. Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority Officer