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06/17/2024

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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06/17/2024

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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06/14/2024

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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06/14/2024

Arrest made in East Patchogue hit-and-run that killed volunteer firefighter

Police on Long Island have arrested a woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a volunteer firefighter, - ABC 7 News reports. Maria Guallpa-Bonilla, 36, from Bellport, faces charges related to the hit-and-run incident that killed 22-year-old Christopher Hlavaty, a dedicated volunteer ...

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06/13/2024

Elderly pedestrian, 86, decapitated by city truck in Brooklyn

An elderly pedestrian was tragically decapitated in Brooklyn on Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle from the city's Department of Transportation, according to police and sources, - NY Post writes. The 86-year-old man was crossing 92nd Street around 3:30 p.m. when a truck hit him at Dahlgren Place in Bay Ridge. ...

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06/12/2024

Firefighters combat dual blazes in Canarsie and East Flatbush

Firefighters contended with two simultaneous fires in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, - Brooklyn Paper writes. At around 12:45 p.m. on June 8, units responded to heavy smoke emerging from the roof of a two-story attached house near East 78th Street and Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie. Over 100 firefighters used five hose...

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06/10/2024

Citi Bike rider killed in crash with beer truck in Manhattan

A cyclist on an electric Citi Bike was killed after being struck by a beer delivery truck in Manhattan, police reported, - NY Post writes. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday. According to authorities, the 26-year-old driver of a Lagunitas beer truck was traveling east on W. 50th St. when he turned ri...

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06/10/2024

NYPD: driver and passenger ejected in Bronx accident

Two people were ejected from a vehicle in the Bronx on Sunday morning following an SUV crash, police reported, - PIX 11 New York informs. A 2015 BMW SUV was traveling on Webster Avenue near Bedford Park Boulevard when it lost control and collided with parked vehicles around 8 a.m. Both the driver and a passenger were ...

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06/10/2024

21 displaced after four-alarm fire through homes in Bayonne, New Jersey

Nearly two dozen people were displaced after a massive fire tore through homes in Bayonne, New Jersey, on Friday evening, - ABC7 News reports. Fire officials responded to the scene at around 10:40 p.m. as heavy flames engulfed three homes on West 11th Street. Bayonne Battalion Chief Frank Pawlowski reported that the ...

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06/06/2024

Woman killed in Bronx hit-and-run involving 2 cars

Police in the Bronx are on the lookout for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run incident, - ABC News & reports. Authorities report that the incident occurred in the Morrisania section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28. According to police, a woman was crossing Washington Avenue at East 1...

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05/31/2024

3 injured, 2 critically, after Tesla crashes into building and catches fire in Elizabeth

Three people were injured, including two critically, after their Tesla crashed into a building and caught fire in Elizabeth, New Jersey, - ABC News 7 reports. The accident occurred on Trumbull Street just before 9 a.m. on Friday. One individual was transported to University Hospital in critical condition, another w...

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05/31/2024

Lamborghini driver abandons car after hitting 9 parked vehicles in Brooklyn

Early Friday morning, a Lamborghini SUV driver collided with nine parked cars in East New York before abandoning the vehicle, - ABC News 7 reports. The incident occurred on Fulton Street shortly after 1:40 a.m. Fortunately, none of the parked cars were occupied. The driver fled the scene, and no arrests have been...

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05/30/2024

Driver charged after Jewish students nearly run down in Brooklyn

A 58-year-old Brooklyn man, Asghar Ali, was arrested on charges of attempted murder and attempted assault as a hate crime after allegedly driving his car onto a sidewalk in front of a Jewish school and attempting to hit people while shouting antisemitic slurs, - NBC New York news reports. Ali faces additional charges...

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05/29/2024

15-year-old scooter passenger killed in Bronx crash with SUV

A 15-year-old girl was killed when the scooter she was riding on collided with an SUV in the Bronx on Tuesday, - NBC New York informs. The crash happened just after noon at West 192nd Street and University Avenue in the Fordham neighborhood. A Honda Pilot, driven by a 22-year-old woman, struck the scooter, leaving th...

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05/29/2024

Man killed after being struck by box truck and SUV in Brooklyn

A man was killed after being clipped by a box truck and then hit again by an SUV while crossing a street in Brooklyn, police reported, - NBC New York writes. The accident occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights. According to the police, the drive...

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05/28/2024

NYC police officer injured in motorcycle hit-and-run

Police are searching for three individuals who struck an NYPD officer with a motorcycle on Friday, - Fox5 News reports. The incident occurred around 4:05 p.m. near West Drive and West 90th Street. An on-duty NYPD officer on a scooter was attempting to escort the three motorcycle riders out of the park when they fled ...

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05/28/2024

Man is in hospital after being set on fire on 1 train

A man was hospitalized after being set on fire on the subway, according to police, - ABC News7 reports. The incident occurred Saturday just before 3 p.m. on the 1 train at Houston Street. Police report that the suspect threw an unknown flammable substance on the victim as the train was pulling into the station, ignit...

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05/28/2024

Woman Charged with murder and arson in Brooklyn apartment fire death

A woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a man who perished in an apartment fire in Brooklyn late Friday night, - ABC News 7 reports. Jennifer Rochard, 65, faces charges of murder and arson after firefighters discovered 70-year-old Vetus Roberts unresponsive in his bedroom. Police were ...

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05/25/2024

Mom and her baby rescued from burning apartment building in Queens

Several people, including a mother and her baby, were rescued by firefighters after a fire broke out in a Queens apartment building on Friday, - ABC News 7 informs. FDNY officials reported that the fire started shortly after 7 p.m. on the second floor of a four-story building located at 34-09 83rd Street in Jackson H...

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05/25/2024

NYPD investigating fatal Brooklyn apartment fire as possible homicide

FDNY marshals suspect that a fire in Brooklyn, which resulted in one fatality, may have been deliberately set, - ABC News 7 reports. Police arrived at 371 Monroe St. around 11:15 p.m. on Friday after receiving reports of smoke coming from an apartment. According to officials, the fire originated in a first-floor apar...

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