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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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