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Man fatally shot on Brooklyn block where ex-con was slain last month
A 25-year-old man was fatally shot in the head early Wednesday on the same Brooklyn block where an ex-con was gunned down just last month, police said. The newest victim was shot outside an apartment building on St. Johns Place near Schenectady Ave. in Crown Heights just before 5 a.m. Medics rushed him to Kings County Hospital, but he couldn’t be saved. The victim’s name was not immediately ...
Residents devastated after FDNY shuts down makeshift Bed-Stuy aquarium, killing fish
The popular makeshift fire hydrant goldfish aquarium in Brooklyn has dried up after the FDNY had to shut down the aquarium to fix the leaking hydrant.The "Bed-Stuy Aquarium," quickly became a beloved landmark for residents in the neighborhood and visitors who saw it on social media.Residents created the homemade goldfish tank after a leaky fire hydrant created a puddle on the sidewalk.It was on display for the neighborhood to enjoy at the intersection of Tompkins Avenue and Hancock Street and residents wanted it to become a permanent fixture.During a routine inspection, the fire department drained the water on Tuesday to...
Viral staged crash on NYC’s Belt Parkway probed by NYPD — as experts warn accident fraud cases are on the rise
The NYPD is investigating the disturbing staged accident on the Belt Parkway that went viral on TikTok — as experts said such insurance scams are on the rise in New York because fraudsters are “getting away with it.” A police spokesperson said Tuesday that detectives have interviewed victim Ashpia Natasha about the Oct. 16 caught-on-dashcam crash, in which another driver reversed into her front bumper on the busy Queens highway just before several passengers spilled out and tried to claim they were hurt. “The investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Criminal Enterprise Investigation Unit’s Fraudulent Collision Investigation Squad,” a department spokesperson...
Roving bandits terrorize NYC neighborhood with random street attacks and chilling threats: ‘We will stab you’
A crew of roving robbers are terrorizing a Brooklyn neighborhood in a series of violent street muggings, police said — as cops released surveillance footage of the suspects on Wednesday. The Bushwick robbery spree began when three strangers crept up behind a 26-year-old man and snarled “run your pockets or we will stab you” on Aug. 18 near Broadway and Halsey Street around 4 a.m, according to authorities. The frightened victim forked over his credit cards before the perps fled on foot, heading northbound on Broadway. A week later, they struck again — adding one more pal to their crime-seeking posse. NYC judge warns...
The 8 Most Infamous Crime Families in New York
HBO just released The Penguin, which follows the character from the Batman franchise, who is striving to be a mob boss in Gotham City. The first two episodes have been really good. Collin Farrell, who plays the villainous Oswald 'Oz' Cobb, is unrecognizable. He fully embodies the character. While Oz is a fictional mob boss-in-the-making of a fictional crime family. New York has had its fair share of real crime bosses of real crime families over the years. Not to be outdone by Chicago, there are some certified gangsters that operated their criminal enterprises in New York. Here are the 8 most dangerous and infamous.
False positives make subway weapons scanners a failure, advocates say
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – The city’s new gun-detecting scanners set up at some subway stations produced false positives on over 4% of scans, according to the NYPD. The city tested the machines, which look like traditional metal detectors, at 20 subway stations for 30 days. In that period, the machines produced 118 false positives […]
Boy, 16, shot to death by 2 gunmen on Razor scooters in Harlem
A 16-year-old boy was shot to death on a Harlem street corner by a pair of gunmen on Razor scooters early Thursday, cops said. Clarence Jones was shot in the torso near W. 124th St. and Lenox Ave. about 1:30 a.m., cops said. Medics rushed the teen to Harlem Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. The boy was about nine blocks from home when he was shot, according to cops. “We don’t know what ...
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