Brooklyn leaders renew push for Third Avenue safety redesign
After a deadly hit-and-run, lawmakers and residents are calling for improvements to the Brooklyn corridor, where they say dangerous traffic conditions have gone unaddressed for years.
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After a deadly hit-and-run, lawmakers and residents are calling for improvements to the Brooklyn corridor, where they say dangerous traffic conditions have gone unaddressed for years.
Sunset Park neighbors call it one of the most dangerous corridors in Brooklyn, and local leaders are pushing for safety changes, calling it an emergency. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger looks into what's taking so long to get action.
Nurse Jiayi Zheng's death has left a Brooklyn community grappling with a tragedy that many say could've been prevented.
The NYPD is ramping up its search for the driver in a hit-and-run that killed a nurse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on Saturday morning
Police say a 28-year-old nurse was struck and killed early Saturday morning while crossing the intersection at 3rd Avenue and 55th Street in Sunset Park. Police say the driver was in a 2014 Cadillac sedan. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
The grassroots group pushed for bilingual policing, victim support and anti-gang efforts as Brooklyn's Chinatown rapidly grew.
The grassroots group pushed for bilingual policing, victim support and anti-gang efforts as Brooklyn's Chinatown rapidly grew. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
One person is in critical condition after an overnight shooting in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
A sinkhole caused a partial street collapse in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on Wednesday.
First responders were at the scene of a fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Wednesday morning after flames erupted at an industrial building overnight.
An industrial building in Brooklyn was destroyed in a five-alarm fire. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
An industrial building in Brooklyn was destroyed after responders extinguished a five-alarm fire. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
Firefighters are working to extinguish a five-alarm fire that broke out at an industrial building overnight in Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Elijah Westbrook reports.
NYPD said Johary Cantave was shot in the head during a dispute near 44th Street and Ninth Avenue in Sunset Park.
Investigators are looking for three people involved in the shooting death of a Brooklyn teenager. He was shot in a car in Sunset Park early Saturday morning, and it's not clear if he was the intended target. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian heard from his family, left heartbroken and grieving.
Police sources said the boy was shot inside a car in Sunset Park. CBS News New York's John Dias reports.
A man was arrested Saturday after allegedly randomly attacking two women and a teenager in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
A man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly randomly attacked two women and a teenager in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian spoke with one of the victims.
Police say Judith Byron died after the SUV blew through a red light while she was in the crosswalk at Seventh and 41st Street in Sunset Park on Saturday night.
The crash happened on Saturday at around 9:30 p.m. in Sunset Park, at 7th Avenue and 41st Street. Police say the driver was in a gray or silver Toyota SUV. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
The woman was found in Brooklyn near Seventh Avenue and 41st Street in Sunset Park.
Police said Roberto Cuevas died after he got shot in the back during a block party in Sunset Park.
After two pedestrians were killed in a hit-and-run, traffic safety advocates are urging the city to act on long-promised safety upgrades along Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor.
Traffic safety leaders are calling on New York City to keep its promise to redesign Brooklyn's Third Avenue corridor after two people were killed in a violent hit-and-run. CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger reports.
Two people died when a car drove through a Brooklyn intersection, hitting and killing them as they crossed the street.
