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Driver arrested for death of Dyker Heights pedestrian: NYPD

scene of dyker heights crash

Jan. 30, 2024 By Adam Daly

A Sheepshead Bay man who allegedly struck and killed a pedestrian in Dyker Heights earlier this month has been charged with a series of traffic-related offenses, police confirmed Monday.

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

firefighter carrying e-bikes

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.