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Boy, 3, found dead in NYC apartment after mom leaves him with babysitter upstairs
A 3-year-old boy was found dead with head injuries Sunday night – after his mom left him with a neighbor upstairs from their own Brooklyn apartment, cops and sources said. The toddler was discovered unconscious and unresponsive inside an apartment on New York Avenue near Snyder Avenue in East Flatbush around 9:45 p.m. — and it wasn’t the apartment where he’d been dropped off, according to the NYPD and sources. The boy, who suffered injuries to the head, was taken to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead. Alabama tot mauled to death by neighbor’s dogs: ‘Tremendous tragic accident’ The tot’s...
Violent vagrant has terrorized NYC neighborhood for a decade — but somehow remains free
He’s a Greenpoint goon who just won’t go away. A 33-year-old vagrant with a lengthy rap sheet has been the bane of a Brooklyn neighborhood for nearly a decade, with complaints of shoplifting, slugging women and threatening local merchants at will – and yet he remains free to continue to wreak havoc. Registered sex offender Christopher Boissard has been such a long-running menace in Greenpoint that one shop owner keeps a metal rod handy so he can chase him away when he shows up at the door. “The rod is especially for this guy,” neighborhood bodega owner Babu Davnath said. “He comes...
Blame lefty Dems for NYC crime whopper, not Burger King franchisees
Local dealers have transformed a Burger King near City Hall into an open-air drug market — and an outraged resident in the nabe is suing the restaurant’s franchise owner. Kevin Kaufman, a 20-year resident, has had enough, and rightly so: The crooks crowd the doorway and hustle passersby for change, openly use weed and drink in public and brawl violently. The chaos has generated some 143 calls to 911 since the start of 2023 — and only two arrests. So while we sympathize with Kaufman, his ire at Burger King franchise owner Lalmir Sultanzada is misplaced. It’s not Sultanzada’s fault the cops have their...
Powerball jackpot grows to $645 million ahead of tonight’s drawing
New Yorkers get another shot to win some big-time money with tonight’s Powerball drawing!. The jackpot currently sits at $645 million. It’s been over three months since someone drew a winning Powerball ticket in Michigan. Bronx residents in West Farms flocked to their local bodegas to get a...
Cool start to spring in the tri-state area
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Spring will start on a cool note. While temperatures will hover around where they should for this time of the year on Tuesday, March has been a very warm month so far, with a few days in the 60s and 70s. There will be some...
2 men killed in Brooklyn apartment fire and dozens displaced
Two men were killed in a raging Brooklyn apartment building fire Sunday evening, according to authorities. Flames ripped through part of the four-story building at 159 Bay 29 Street around 6:45 p.m. — prompting 60 firefighters and first responders to rush to the scene, the FDNY said. Smoke-eaters got the blaze under control in about an hour, the department said. UFC legend Mark Coleman out of hospital after risking life to save parents from harrowing house fire Two unidentified men were found unresponsive on the second floor of the Bath Beach neighborhood building and pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. More information about the...
Man arrested after police find missing New York teen in Fairfax County home
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department said it located a missing New York teenager and arrested a man who was housing the teen. Police said that on March 15, they were told that a missing New York teen may be in Fairfax County. Officers said their investigation led them […]
Want to own your NYC apartment? This nonprofit is helping renters buy their units.
The East New York Community Land Trust bought the 21-unit for roughy $3 million last month. The East New York Community Land Trust just bought its first apartment building and says the deal shows how NYC can preserve safe, affordable housing. [ more › ]
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