NYPD: Man Charged With Murder In Quadruple Stabbing That Killed Good Samaritan
William Smith, 45, face multiple charges, including murder and assault.
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William Smith, 45, face multiple charges, including murder and assault.
Police say the incident started around 9:30 p.m. Friday after a robbery in an illegal gambling den in a basement near 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park.
Sources tell CBS2 it appears to have been an illegal gambling operation.
It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday morning, during off-leash hours at the park.
The federally-backed sites opened their doors Wednesday to qualified residents living in underserved, minority communities.
Police are investigating the circumstances of his death, and say it's unclear if he was struck by a vehicle.
Khari Covington was arrested on Jan. 5, one day after allegedly attacking a woman inside a smoke shop in East Williamsburg.
The female suspect allegedly pushed the woman to the ground, and the male suspect punched the man in the face.
Police said the suspect punched the woman and kicked her multiple times while trying to take her purse, but the victim held on tight.
The woman was walking with her boyfriend at the time. It's unclear if they were the intended targets.
Officers Wing Hong Lau and Wael Jaber were sent to check out the domestic violence call, but they never got out of their car to help.
Cellphone video caught the brutal beating. A man with a baseball bat is seen hovering over his victim, who was on the ground with his bike.
He allegedly ordered her into the kitchen and demanded cash, before making off with $50, a Dell laptop, NOOK e-reader and $1,000 in rings.
One officer broke both legs. The other has a concussion.
The sites at Medgar Evers College and York College will start administering shots on Wednesday. The sites will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.
Fumes from a gas main seeped into a nearby building, forcing the evacuation of some 80 people Friday afternoon.
The results come back in as little as 30 minutes. For most members of the public, the service will cost $30 per test.
Thick black smoke poured out of a manhole Friday morning on Hancock Street in Bushwick. Residents say they heard an explosion before the power went out.
The Brooklyn native, whose real name was Mark Morales, rose to fame as a member of the rap trio The Fat Boys.
Widespread power outages, a statewide food shortage and millions of people without heat and water are fighting to survive in their homes as ice and snow blanket the state.
The city sanitation department once again kicked into high gear. They started on the roads overnight and will continue into Friday.
The 45-year-old victim was taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition.
Police said the man was trying to cross the street when he was hit around 8 p.m. in Bay Ridge.
Police said what started as an argument ended with the suspect punching a 22-year-old man in the face and stealing $100.
A spot underneath Plymouth Church in Brooklyn was part of the path to freedom -- a station on the Underground Railroad -- 170 years ago.
