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Fire breaks out at South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn
18+ hour, 55+ min ago (129+ words) A fire broke out at a historic Brooklyn church Friday afternoon, with flames engulfing the steeple, video showed. The FDNY got a call about the fire at the South Bushwick Reformed Church on Bushwick. .. Fire breaks out at historic Brooklyn…...
Why are people climbing out of the sewers in Brooklyn?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (317+ words) An odd mystery is unfolding in Brooklyn as the NYPD investigates two instances where groups of men were spotted climbing out of manholes. Charles Watson has the story. You may have heard about groups of men seen climbing out of…...
Brooklyn community mourns loss of devoted youth baseball coach
3+ week, 4+ day ago (277+ words) The Brooklyn baseball community is mourning the loss of longtime youth coach Jose Castro. News 4s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. The Brooklyn baseball community is mourning the loss of longtime youth coach Jose Castro, whose decades of mentorship shaped the generations of…...
Nine arrested during anti-ICE protest outside Brooklyn hospital
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) News 4s Checkey Beckford reports At least nine people were arrested during an ICE protest outside the Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, Brooklyn this weekend. Police say hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital after learning a detainee was taken…...
School bus strikes, kills 9-year-old boy in Brooklyn
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (154+ words) A 9-year-old boy is dead after being hit by a school bus in Williamsburg on Friday morning, authorities say. It happened around 8 a. m. , near Lee Avenue and Lorimer Street. Officials say the bus driver initially left the scene but returned shortly…...
Buses on a main Brooklyn street average just 4 mph. Here's how NYC wants to fix it.
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) Buses will soon get a bit faster in Brooklyn, as work is underway on Flatbush Avenue to speed up the dreadfully slow service for riders there. "It's busy. It's terrible," said one rider aboard the B41 Limited. The B41 Limited is supposed…...
Brooklyn inferno draws massive FDNY response; people told to close windows
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) Fire boats were called to help extinguish a fire that engulfed three warehouses in Brooklyn early Wednesday morning. NBC New York's Gus Rosendale reports. A massive fire burned through a large warehouse in Brooklyn's Sunset Park neighborhood early Wednesday, vaulting…...
NYC Councilman Chi Oss" arrested while protesting woman's eviction from Brooklyn home
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (674+ words) New York City Councilmember Chi Oss" was charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration for his actions during a protest, with video showing him get wrestled to the sidewalk and held there by police. Oss" said he was just…...
Coney Island casino bid rejected by committee, as Bronx advances Bally's $4 B bid
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (501+ words) The fates of two more New York City casino bids have been determined, with one getting a thumbs up, while the other will have to fold. Community advisory committees in the Bronx and Brooklyn voted Monday, the former on a…...
Second suspect arraigned on murder charges in Brooklyn baby shooting
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (194+ words) On Wednesday, a second suspect was arraigned on multiple charges, including murder, assault and other counts linked to the deadly shooting of 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez." The girl's 2-year-old brother was also wounded in…...