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9-year-old woke up his family during building fire
A 9-year-old boy played a key role in alerting his family to a fire engulfing their building in Newburgh, Orange County, - ABC 7 News reports. According to officials, the blaze erupted around 11 p.m., ravaging multiple buildings along Carter Street. Despite the intensity of the fire, at least a dozen residents mana...
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Woman, 38, killed in house fire in the Bronx
A tragic incident unfolded early Tuesday morning in the Bronx, claiming the life of a 38-year-old woman in a fire, - ABC7 News writes. According to officials, the blaze ignited at a residence on 212th Street around 2 a.m. The intensity of the flames was such that they erupted from the roof, causing windows to shatter...
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Pay-by-plate parking meters replacing traditional paper receipts in NYC
With Earth Day approaching, the city’s Department of Transportation acknowledges that it may not eliminate every car from the streets, but it's embracing a new long-term strategy to aid the environment with the introduction of pay-by-plate parking meters, - Spectrum news NY1 writes.“We’ve been printing so many receipt ...
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Fire damages a Bronx auto repair shop
The FDNY is looking into a fire that swept through an auto repair shop in the Bronx late Saturday, - Eyewitness News ABC7 reports. The incident occurred at a shop on Park Avenue between Claremont Parkway and East 172nd Street. The roof of the one-story building collapsed, resulting in damage to at least one car insi...
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A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a man as he was getting into his parked car in Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn, a hit-and-run driver fatally struck a man as he tried to enter his parked car, - Eyewitness News ABC7 posts. The 57-year-old victim was hit by a passing car on Wortman Avenue in East New York at approximately 6 a.m. last Friday. The vehicle, potentially a gray four-door sedan, fled eastbound on Wortman A...
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