Riders Subdue Man Accused Of Groping Fellow Passenger On Brooklyn L Train
Riders on the L train subdued an accused groper on Friday night. Youtube footage shows a woman yelling and bringing the groper to the attention of two other riders.
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Riders on the L train subdued an accused groper on Friday night. Youtube footage shows a woman yelling and bringing the groper to the attention of two other riders.
The incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. when the department's anti-crime unit received information about a suspicious man with a firearm in front of 21 Mill Street.
Most New York City aficionados pride themselves on knowing the best hangouts, eateries and watering holes. More often than not, however, those "in-the-know" spots tend to be places everyone knows about.
The Dwight Howard trade saga seems to be over, at least for now. The Brooklyn Nets have moved on to their backup plan, reaching an agreement on a reported four-year deal with Brook Lopez.
The United States is at a turning point for space exploration, and two men from Brooklyn are looking to contribute, and hopefully cash in, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported.
Still wanted is 20-year-old Jashid Chambers, who police belive was on the other end of the gun battle with another suspect exchanging fire for some unknown reason, authorities said.
The newly renovated McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn just opened on June 28, and has been evacuated three times.
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Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn received a score of 22 points out of 100, while Harlem Hospital Center got just 20 points.
Marty Golden's website said women from his Brooklyn district would be taught to "sit, stand and walk like a model" and how to "walk up and down a stair elegantly" at the July 24 event.
The bodies were discovered around 11:50 p.m. Monday in a second-floor apartment at 749 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said.
While responding to the scene, a FDNY fire truck struck 46-year old Reginald Brown, who was riding his motorcycle. Brown was taken to Woodhull Hospital where he died.
The side of the brownstone at 24 Carroll St., came crumbling down around 1:30 a.m. Monday with a family of six sleeping on the top floor, including three children, ages 8, 6 and an infant.
The Macy's fireworks have been held over the Hudson River since 2009, at which time it was just to celebrate Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan. Several elected officials are calling for the display's return to the East River.
The incident happened around 11 p.m. at the corner of Cornelia Street and Evergreen Avenue in Bushwick.
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The 22-year-old woman initially accused the men of rape, but questions were raised about whether prosecutors initially failed to turn over evidence that she had recanted part of her story.
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Jesse Curtis Morton, who founded the now-defunct Revolution Muslim website, was sentenced Friday in Alexandria.
The fire broke out shortly before 3:30 a.m. at a home on 81st Street and Ridge Boulevard in Bay Ridge and quickly spread to a second house.
With the bleak central Brooklyn cityscape as a backdrop, you might be surprised what a little color is capable of.
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On July 1, 2011, in Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device took both of Army Specialist Bryan Dilberian's legs and one of his arms, but he has not been forgotten.
A Bronx man was shot to death at a Father's Day celebration in Brooklyn.
