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07/27/2024

Car crashes into pole and catches fire in Lower Manhattan

Lower Manhattan witnessed a chaotic scene when a car collided with a pole and erupted in flames, ABC 7 News writes. The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday at the intersection of Nassau Street and Maiden Lane. Authorities report that the driver was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The ca...

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07/25/2024

MTA bus crashes into Burger King in Brooklyn after driver's medical episode

A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus crashed into a Burger King in Brooklyn early Thursday morning after the driver experienced a medical episode while on duty, ABC 7 News reports. Surveillance footage captured the incident, which occurred around 12:10 a.m. at the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and...

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07/24/2024

FDNY: Sunset Park Fire Injures 13 People, including 2 firefighters

According to the FDNY, at least 13 people, including two firefighters, were injured in a fire at a Brooklyn building on Tuesday night, PIX 11 NY 1 informs. The fire broke out at 881 5th Ave. in Sunset Park around 8:45 p.m., prompting a response from at least 106 firefighters and EMS personnel. A video on the Citize...

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07/24/2024

9 injured, dozens of flights canceled or delayed after fire at Terminal 8 of JFK Airport

Nine people sustained minor injuries, and dozens of flights were affected after a small fire broke out at JFK Airport on Wednesday morning, ABC 7 news reports. The fire originated on an escalator in Concourse C, spreading smoke throughout Terminal 8 around 7:15 a.m. Approximately 960 people were evacuated and reloc...

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07/23/2024

Bike Rack Saves Pedestrians in Crash in Brooklyn

A New Jersey driver with a history of reckless behavior on New York City streets crashed onto a Brooklyn sidewalk on Monday morning. The out-of-control vehicle finally stopped after hitting a bike rack, StreetsBlogNYC reports. According to one witness, the driver jumped the curb on Kings Highway between E. 17th and 1...

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07/23/2024

Hit-and-run driver kills man on Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx

Early Sunday morning, a hit-and-run driver in the Bronx struck and killed a 51-year-old man on the Bruckner Expressway, AM NY informs. Police reported that the unidentified man was found around 5:20 a.m. on July 21 with severe traumatic injuries, lying on the expressway’s northbound lanes near Exit 8B into Pelham Bay...

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07/22/2024

2 firefighters injured in apartment fire in Belmont

Authorities report that a fire ignited on the sixth floor of 2345 Prospect Ave. in Belmont shortly before 1:30 a.m. early Monday morning, Channel 12 reports. According to the FDNY, two firefighters were injured while responding to the apartment blaze. After successfully extinguishing the flames, the injured firefig...

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07/22/2024

Fire rips through abandoned building in East Harlem

A fire ripped through a four-story apartment building in East Harlem, ABC 7 news informs. The flames ignited on the top floor of the building just before 4:30 p.m. on Saturday on East 109th Street. The building appeared to be vacant. The fire was brought under control within a few hours. ...

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07/22/2024

2 people in critical condition after fire destroys home in Laconia, Bronx

Two individuals are in critical condition following a fire that erupted at a home in the Bronx late Saturday night, ABC 7 News reports. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 2925 Throop Avenue around 11:30 p.m. and managed to bring it under control after midnight. The victims were transported to Jacobi Medical Cen...

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07/19/2024

FDNY firefighter injured battling fire in Brooklyn

An FDNY firefighter was injured while fighting a fire in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon, according to the FDNY, PIX 11 News NY reports. The fire broke out at 310 Powers St. at 2:12 p.m., the FDNY reported. The three-story building was engulfed in flames, officials said. Twelve fire units, comprising 60 FDNY member...

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07/18/2024

NYPD: Arson suspected in Brooklyn apartment fire that injured nine

Arson is suspected in a Brooklyn apartment fire that injured nine people early Tuesday morning, according to the NYPD, PIX 11 New York 1 informs. The fire erupted on Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick around 2:50 a.m., starting on the first floor, as reported by the FDNY. Witnesses told police that a man in his 60s was s...

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07/17/2024

Tenant who terrorized NYC apartment sets building ablaze and attempts to trap neighbors inside

Police in Brooklyn are searching for a man who reportedly tried to prevent people from escaping a burning building after he allegedly set it on fire, ABC News7 reports. The blaze injured nine residents, including a child, and two firefighters in an apartment building on Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick. The fire broke ou...

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07/15/2024

Scooter rider killed in car crash on Upper East Side; driver arrested

A scooter rider was killed in a collision with an SUV on the Upper East Side late Sunday night, ABC News 7 reports. The incident occurred just before midnight on East 79th Street, where a Volvo SUV traveling eastbound collided with an eastbound scooter. The scooter operator was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyteri...

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07/15/2024

70-year-old man hit by car in road rage incident in Fair Lawn

A man was arrested following a road rage incident in Fair Lawn on Thursday night that resulted in another man being struck by a car, ABC News7 reports. The incident occurred just before 7:30 p.m. near Berdan Avenue and Malcolm Terrace, where a 70-year-old man was struck and injured. Exclusive doorbell footage capture...

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07/15/2024

3-year-old girl killed, 2-year-old brother Injured by SUV in Harlem

A mother and her three young children from New Rochelle were crossing the street in Harlem when two of the toddlers were struck, resulting in the death of one, ABC News 7 reports. The tragedy occurred at West 135th Street and Lenox Avenue, directly in front of Harlem Hospital, around 7:40 p.m. on Thursday. The 40-yea...

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07/11/2024

19-year-old skateboarder in critical condition after being struck by car in Brighton Beach

According to the NYPD, a 19-year-old girl was riding her skateboard at the corner of Neptune Avenue and Brighton 10th Street around 8:30 a.m. when she was struck by a black car, Channel 12th Brooklyn reports. The incident happened as she was crossing the pedestrian crosswalk, and the vehicle made a right-hand turn, ...

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07/09/2024

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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07/08/2024

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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07/05/2024

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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07/05/2024

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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