Defamatory notes scattered along Sixth Avenue have been submitted to the police department's Hate Crimes Task Force.
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February 4, 2010April 2, 2010Brooklyn Life, Crime, Video
Video – After the Fire – Part One
Five lives were lost in the early morning hours on January 30 in a fire allegedly set by the victims’ neighbor.
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Morning Roundup | Feb.10
Canarsie murder Late Tuesday night a man in his 20s was shot multiple times on East 95th St. The investigation is ongoing Reward offered for missing boy information The NYPD is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of those responsible for the disappearance of 7 year-old Patrick Alford, of East...
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
The F-train Takes the Weekend off
Inconvenient for Park Slopers: The F-train will be completely shut down at least seven weekends during the next 11 months, the New York Post reports. It will not run on Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1. Shuttle busses will replace the trains on those weekends. Additionally, the G-trains will not run on those weekends, either.
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February 4, 2010March 2, 2010Live Wire
Boy Hit by Car in Bergen Beach
Boy Hit by Car in Bergen Beach According to the NYPD, a car hit a 12-year old boy on Monday afternoon on Avenue N. The boy was transported to Kings County Hospital, where he arrived in “serious condition.”
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Handyman Found Guilty of Murder
The handyman Anthony Cuyler, who was accused of beating Katrine Anderson (63) to death in her apartment in the Ebbets Field Houses of Crown Heights in 2008, was found guilty of second-degree murder on Monday at the Brooklyn Supreme Court House.
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Child-Endangering Mother Charged After East New York Fire
According to a Daily News report, the two male children, ages 3 and 5, were badly injured by a fire in an apartment at 6 p.m. Friday in East New York. Fire fighters from NYFD Engine 257 removed the children who were then resuscitated before being placed in New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell for smoke inhalation....
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
BB Gun Wielder Shot by Cops
Police are investigating an incident last Friday when a 61-year old man refused to drop a pistol-shaped object at 1:20 a.m. in front of 364 Linden St. at Myrtle Ave. According to a New York Times report, after ignoring the orders of an officer James Crockett was subsequently shot in the thigh and left side of...
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Boroughs to Receive New Area Code
NY1 reports that a new 929 area code will be issues for phones in every borough except Manhattan. According a May 2009 report from the Daily News, the newer 718 and 347 area codes were moving so quickly that there will be no available numbers left by 2011—there are already no available 718 numbers.
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February 4, 2010March 4, 2010Live Wire
Possible Charges to File in Connection with Brooklyn Brawl
NY1 reports that there could be several arrests over the Brooklyn bar brawl between firefighters and civilians at the Salty Dog last week. The charges will depend on the extent of the injuries. Last Friday, off-duty and retired members of Engine 310, Ladder 174 were drinking at the bar in Bay Ridge. Sources say a firefighter...