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1 dead and 3 injured in Brooklyn watercraft collision
A maritime accident in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon left one man dead and three others injured, according to the NYPD, PIX 11 New York informs. The NYPD Harbor unit and FDNY responded to a report of a boating accident just before noon. Authorities said a small boat with three people on board collided with a jet ski...
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Cyclist struck by vehicle fleeing police in Astoria, Queens; 1 person in custody
A cyclist remains in critical condition after being struck during a police chase in Queens on Wednesday, ABC 7 News reports. Police sources informed that officers attempted to pull over a car near 35th Avenue and 29th Street in Astoria because the plates did not match the vehicle. The vehicle sped off, striking a 39-...
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Suspected drunk driver in deadly Deer Park nail salon crash arraigned
The man accused in the drunken driving crash that killed four people at a Long Island nail salon appeared before a judge on Monday as family members of the victims expressed their anger and grief, ABC News 7 reports. Steven Schwally, 64, is charged with driving with intoxication and crashing through the front glass d...
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Man critically injured in Brooklyn fire sparked by charging lithium-ion battery
A man is in critical condition following a severe fire at a Brooklyn apartment building, which firefighters attribute to a charging lithium-ion battery. At least four individuals were injured in the blaze, ABC News 7 reports. The fire erupted just before 6:40 a.m. Thursday on Avenue M in the Midwood neighborhood. A...
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Three Injured in Manhattan high rise building fire
Three people were injured when a fire broke out in a Manhattan high-rise, ABC News 7 reports. The blaze started on the 14th floor of the 29-story building on East 31st Street, between Third and Lexington Avenues. One person was taken to the hospital. ...
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Herald Square accident: three injured, one critically
Three people were injured, one critically, in a traffic accident near Herald Square, ABC News 7 reports. The incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday at 34th Street near Sixth Avenue. One of the victims sustained severe head injuries, while another is in stable condition. The driver of the vehicle was als...
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16-year-old girl fatally struck by vehicle in Queens
A teenager was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon while crossing a street in Queens, according to the NYPD, Spectrum News NY1 informs. Police reported that a 16-year-old girl and her 8-year-old sister were hit by a delivery truck making a right turn from 47th Avenue onto 46th Street just before 3:30 p.m....
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83-year-old woman struck and killed by truck in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
An 83-year-old woman was tragically killed after being struck by a truck in Cobble Hill on Wednesday afternoon, ABC 7 News informs. The incident occurred when the woman was crossing the street and was hit by a truck making a right turn onto Bond Street. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead....
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Man in critical condition after being hit by car in Melrose, the Bronx
A man is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning in Melrose, according to police, Channel 12 Brooklyn News informs. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. at East 149th Street and Morris Avenue. First responders quickly transported the 61-year-old man to the hospital, where he ...
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Married couple killed, several injured in Washington Heights apartment building fire
A married couple tragically lost their lives in a Washington Heights apartment fire early Tuesday morning. The blaze erupted around 1:45 AM in a sixth-floor apartment on West 178th street, ABC News7 reports. The victims, a 77-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man, were transported to Harlem Hospital, where they were pr...
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5 Injured in Flatbush apartment building fire
A fire broke out at an apartment building in Brooklyn on Sunday morning, resulting in minor injuries for five people, ABC 7 News informs. Footage on the Citizen App shows the scene at the building on Ocean Avenue in Flatbush. The FDNY reported that the fire affected the basement and first floor of the four-story bu...
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Four residents saved from blaze, fifty displaced after Passaic fire
Fifty people were left homeless after a fire broke out in Passaic on Sunday night, ABC 7 News informs. Firefighters rescued four residents from a burning home on High Street around 9 p.m. as heavy flames engulfed the two-story building. Neighbors knocked on doors in a concerted effort to ensure everyone was account...
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2 dead in apartment fire in New Rochelle, Westchester County
Two people died in an apartment fire in New Rochelle on Friday morning. The fire erupted in an apartment on Eastchester Road shortly after 7 a.m., ABC 7 News reports. The people were pulled from the apartment in cardiac arrest and pronounced dead after. "It was on the third floor, heavy fire out of two windows," s...
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3-alarm fire burns SoHo rooftop as neighbor aids firefighters with garden hose
A three-alarm fire erupted on the roof of a SoHo building, prompting a heroic response from a good Samaritan, ABC News 7 informs. As firefighters battled the blaze atop 463 Broome Street, a man on a nearby rooftop sprang into action with his garden hose. Robert Lobe, a SoHo resident, was seen by NewsCopter7 spraying ...
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Child and mother struck and killed by bus near school in Mamaroneck
A kindergartner and his mother were killed after being struck by a school bus while walking to school on Thursday morning, ABC News7 reports. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Mamaroneck Avenue near New Street. First responders found both victims lying on the road. The 6-year-old child was pronounced dead a...
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RV covered in Trump campaign posters crashes into pole on Staten Island
Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle accident involving an RV that was covered in campaign material for former President Donald Trump on Staten Island, PIX 11 News reports. The incident occurred near Hylan Boulevard and Reid Avenue around 12 p.m. The RV with two people inside collided with a pole, according ...
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SUV crashes into MTA bus in the Bronx
A driver is in custody after attempting to flee from police during a traffic stop and crashing into an MTA bus in the Bronx, - ABC 7 News reports. The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. at East 204 Street and Valentine Avenue. According to police, officers were attempting a car stop at the location when a grey SUV byp...
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Investigators determining how car crashed through wall of Bronx parking deck
In the Bronx, an overturned car lay beneath the parking deck it had fallen from, leaving behind wads of cash and a phone, along with a significant question: How did someone walk away from this? - ABC News 7 writes. A woman, claiming ownership of the now-destroyed vehicle, said she drove all the way from Pennsylvania...
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57-year-old man dies in house fire in Queens
The FDNY says a 57-year-old man Roger Assmann and his dog are dead after a fire at his mother's house in Queens, - ABC 7 News writes. The deadly fire occurred in the South Ozone Park around 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Citizen app video shows heavy flames and smoke at a house on 133rd Street. An Uber driver says he saw th...
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FDNY battles blaze at Brighton Beach home
Firefighters battled a blaze that erupted in a Brighton Beach home on Tuesday afternoon, - AM NY writes. On June 11, numerous calls reported the fire at 3067 Brighton 3rd Street. FDNY units arrived just before 1 p.m. to find heavy fire and smoke emanating from the basement of a two-story brick house. Fire Department ...
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