Oct. 7, 2024 By Naisha Roy Locals have donated more than $40,000 to a Bushwick bar that suffered a devastating fire last month. The fire broke out in the backyard of Bunton’s World Famous on Broadway on the night of Sept. 23, and incinerated the garden, awning and air conditioning units. Although everyone was…
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Empty school bus catches fire in Brooklyn on first day of school in New York City
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell Brooklyn’s school bus fleet was one short on the first day of school after a fire broke out on board an empty bus in Canarsie. The squat yellow bus was parked in a driveway beside a private residence on the 1400 block of East 93rd…
‘It shook my house’: Four injured in Brooklyn home explosion
Aug. 30, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Four people are recovering after an explosion in the basement of an East Flatbush home on Thursday night. Units responded to numerous 911 calls to an East 37th Street home, between Foster Avenue and Farragut Road, at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 29. Upon arrival, firefighters found two…
New clues emerge: NYPD shares video in 13-year-old Bedford-Stuyvesant cold case
Aug. 21, 2024 By Dean Moses Detectives have obtained new footage that they hope will lead to the capture of a killer involved in a 13-year-old cold case in Bedford-Stuyvesant. According to police sources, while images of the suspect had been released previously, this is the first time video footage has been shared with…
Firefighters rescue trapped resident in Brooklyn blaze
Aug. 15, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued a person trapped on the second floor of a multi-family dwelling in Bath Beach on Thursday morning, according to the FDNY.
Barricaded man sets Ocean Hill home ablaze, firefighters revive soot-covered cat at the scene
Aug. 9, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
A man barricaded himself inside a home in Ocean Hill on Thursday afternoon and set it on fire, keeping NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters at bay for hours.
Three separate Brooklyn fires injure 12 residents over weekend, FDNY investigates
Jul. 29, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Three separate fires across Brooklyn from Friday night to Saturday morning left 12 residents injured.
‘They moved very quickly’: Firefighters rescue 11 from Brooklyn blaze
Jul. 24, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued 11 residents and two firefighters sustained minor injuries during a two-alarm fire in Sunset Park on Tuesday night.
Three rescued from apparent lithium-ion battery fire in Midwood
Jun. 27, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters rescued three people from an apparent lithium-ion battery fire in Midwood early on Thursday morning.
Firefighters battle dual blazes in Brooklyn
Jun. 11, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell
Firefighters battled two Brooklyn fires almost simultaneously on Saturday afternoon.