Tag: fires

Cops searching for serial arson suspect after three fires in Brooklyn

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Jan. 6, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen An unidentified arsonist has allegedly set three fires outside a Bed-Stuy condo building in the past month, according to police.  The man kindled his first fire just outside 100 Ralph Ave. just before 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2024, per the NYPD, and fled the scene on foot.…

Fires, fights and fresh starts: A look at what’s to come in Brooklyn in 2025

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Dec. 31, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper New year, same us — and by “us,” we mean fantastic local coverage you can’t find anywhere else. On the heels of a year full of pizza, portraits, parades, and protests, we’ve compiled a list of 10 big stories you can look for in the pages of our papers…

Pizza, portraits, parades, and protests: Brooklyn Paper’s biggest stories of 2024

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Dec. 27, 2024 By Brooklyn Paper We’ve arrived at the tail end of the year, and before we look forward toward 2025, we’re looking back at some of the biggest stories of 2024. This year was busy in Brooklyn! Locals were divided by protests and conflicts — and worked to come back together. Brooklynites…

Brooklyn legislators look to reinforce e-bike battery safety after multiple deadly fires

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Dec. 27, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro

In November, a fire caused by a lithium-ion e-bike battery in Crown Heights killed three people and injured 14. Lithium-ion batteries were also to blame for a Bushwick blaze that injured five people in October, and for an inferno that destroyed a Sunset Park storage facility just a few days later.