Brooklyn, NY|News|
2 Women Slapped In The Face At BK Subway Stations By Unkown Man: NYPD
The incidents happened in downtown Brooklyn and Bushwick within a two-day period, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Arrest Made In Unprovoked Bay Ridge Attack on Elderly Woman: NYPD
Mouhamed Diallo was arrested on Thursday and charged with second degree assault, according to police.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Missing Sheepshead Bay Girl Found Safe: NYPD
Alisa Mahmud was found safe Thursday, police said.
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Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
BK Man Arrested For Raping 12-Year-Old Girl In The Bronx: NYPD
The incidents took place over a four-day period in December 2023, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
BK Man Indicted For Raping, Attempted Sex Trafficking of a Child: DA
Deandre Lee, 29, of East New York, raped a 15-year-old girl and tried to convince her to engage in prostitution, prosecutors said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Boy, 13, Arrested For Gender-Based Hate Crime In Brooklyn: NYPD
The boy was charged with hate crime assault, hate crime aggravated harassment and criminal possession of a weapon, according to police.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Person Struck By R Train In Sunset Park: MTA
The incident happened around 2 p.m. at 53rd Street in Sunset Park, police said.
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Sunset Park, NY|News|
Bicyclist Dies After Colliding With An SUV In Sunset Park: NYPD
The cyclist was riding an e-bike when he collided with an SUV on 53rd Street and 4th Avenue at 9:10 a.m., police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Elderly BK Man Reported Missing: NYPD
Edward Boyadjian, 81, of Bay Ridge was last seen on May 4, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
BK Man Has Been Missing For 1 Month: Police
George Lane was last seen leaving his residence in the vicinity of Chester Street on April 23, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Gravesend Man Reported Missing Found Safe: NYPD
Albert Lonczak had been missing since May 18, last seen leaving his residence in the vicinity of Ocean Parkway, police said.
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New York City|News|
NYC Student Wins Statewide Doodle for Google Contest
Benson Li from P.S. 56 The Louis Desario School in Staten Island will now compete to win the grand prize.
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Ditmas Park-Flatbush, NY|News|
BK Man Killed Teen During Drug Deal Gone Wrong: DA
Nasir Perez, 22, of Midwood, will be sentenced to 21-years in prison for fatally shooting a teenager back in 2020, prosecutors said.
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Prospect Heights-Crown Heights, NY|News|
Crown Heights Man Fatally Shot Teen At Party, Gets Sent To Prison: DA
Javone Duncan, 24, shot and killed a 17-year-old girl after she rejected his advances back in 2022, prosecutors said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
BK Driver Indicted In Fatal Crash That Killed Passenger: DA
Michael Rivera ran a red light and collided with an MTA bus in Williamsburg, killing a 33-year-old passenger, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
2 Men Committed Gender-Based Hate Crime In Brooklyn: NYPD
The two men picked a metal pipe and struck the 33-year-old victim in the head before fleeing the scene, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Boy, 15, Reported Missing From Bushwick: NYPD
Erick Concepcion was last seen on May 17, at about 8:30 a.m., police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
Man, 57, Reported Missing From Gravesend: Police
Albert Lonczak was last seen leaving his residence in the vicinity of Ocean Parkway on May 18, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
3 Men Arrested, Charged For 2023 NYC Fatal Shooting: NYPD
Dante Hunter, of Queens, has been charged with murdering 19-year-old Joshua Taylor, of Canarsie on July 23, 2023, police said.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
BK Bloods Member Assisted In Shooting of Rival, Other Crimes: Feds
Qawon Allen, 28, was sentenced to prison for his role in an attempted murder of a rival gang member and racketeering, prosecutors said.
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