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Brooklyn man beaten in wrongful arrest sues NYPD for $100 million
19+ hour, 19+ min ago (527+ words) The DA dismissed charges against Timothy Brown following the viral incident. COBBLE HILL, Brooklyn -- A man who was seen on video being beaten and wrongfully arrested by two NYPD officers at a liquor store in Brooklyn has filed a notice…...
NYC Councilman Chi Oss" among several arrested during demonstration in Brooklyn
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (182+ words) BEDFORD STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A New York City councilman was thrown to the ground and arrested while he says he was trying to protect a constituent on Wednesday morning. Chi Oss" was among multiple people arrested during a demonstration around…...
New York's Bravest jump into action to save newborn baby's life in Brooklyn
1+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A group of New York's Bravest jumped into action to help save a newborn baby's life in Brooklyn last weekend. Members of Engine 277 in Bushwick were called to help a woman in active labor last Saturday. They…...
38-year-old man stabbed to death in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
1+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Police search for suspect after man fatally stabbed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn'ABC7 New York 38-year-old man stabbed to death in Crown Heights, Brooklyn CROWN HEIGHTS (WABC) -- A man was fatally stabbed along Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn late Tuesday…...
Mamdani proposes major redesign of Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza to connect it to Prospect Park
2+ week, 1+ day ago (156+ words) BROOKLYN (WABC) -- On Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and officials with the Department of Transportation proposed a major redesign of Grand Army Plaza. The plan would ban cars from a dangerous stretch near Prospect Park and reconnect the historic Soldiers' and…...
6 people hurt in Brownsville, Brooklyn house fire
3+ week, 5+ day ago (74+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Six people were injured after fire seared through the first floor of a Brownsville, Brooklyn home. Flames broke out at 42 Lott Avenue off Herzl Street just before 5 a. m. on Thursday morning. Wind carried smoke through the neighborhood as…...
9-year-old shot in leg in Brownsville, Brooklyn
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (58+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A child was rushed to the hospital after being shot in Brooklyn on Thursday. Officials say a 9-year-old was shot in the leg at 391 Bristol St. in Brownsville. The victim was taken to the hospital in stable…...
Fire tears through building housing row of businesses in Midwood, Brooklyn
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (301+ words) MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A massive fire destroyed a row of buildings in Midwood, Brooklyn on Thursday, and devastated countless livelihoods in the process. FDNY officials say a fire was reported in a restaurant at 1021 Avenue H between East 10th Street and…...
Brooklyn businesses, consumers feeling the pinch from soaring oil prices
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The soaring crude oil prices continue to push up the price at the pump, but it's also impacting everything from airfare to farmers, and products you buy at the store. Shoppers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn are feeling the…...
Chain-reaction crash involving FDNY firetruck leaves 1 dead, several injured in Brooklyn
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (163+ words) BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- A chain-reaction crash involving a firetruck left one person dead and several others injured in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Officials say an FDNY firetruck was traveling eastbound on Avenue S with its lights and sirens on when…...