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Tears flow at vigil for sailors killed in Brooklyn Bridge ship crash

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May. 22, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell Mexican nationals and New Yorkers gathered in mourning after two cadet sailors died in a crash involving the Cuauhtémoc, a Mexican naval training vessel that struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night. More than 300 people braved the pouring rain on Wednesday to honor the sailors, remembering those…

Body found in East River near Dumbo ferry terminal: police

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Feb. 25, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Police pulled a body from the East River in Dumbo on Tuesday.   A passerby saw a man’s body in the water near the Dumbo ferry terminal on Old Fulton Street around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 25 and called 911, according to authorities. The NYPD’s Harbor Unit responded to…