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FDNY Lt. Rich Nappi, of Farmingdale, New York died Monday after battling a blaze at a Bushwick warehouse. (credit: CBS 2 | Inset: Facebook)

Firefighter Rich Nappi Dies, 8 Others Hurt Battling Warehouse Blaze In Bushwick

One firefighter remained in critical condition and four others were listed in serious condition Monday night. A total of eight firefighters were hurt battling the fire, officials said.

2012/04/16

Image of Brooklyn shoplifting suspect taken from surveillance video (credit: NYPD)

Police Looking For Suspect Wanted For Shoplifting In Brooklyn

Police say the suspect walked into a 99 cent store on Irving Avenue at Stockholm Street in Bushwick back on Jan. 25 and began stuffing merchandise down his jacket sleeve.

2012/02/11

Police Tape (credit: Eliot Schechter/AFP/Getty Images)

NYPD: Off-Duty Officer Fatally Shoots 17-Year-Old Suspect In Bushwick

The officer was apparently attacked by two men as he walked along Grove Street near Broadway shortly before midnight Sunday.

2012/01/30

The blaze at Himrod Street and Wyckoff Avenue in Brooklyn on Jan. 17, 2012. (credit: CBS 2)

4-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Row House In Brooklyn

The fire broke out on Himrod Street near Wyckoff in Bushwick around 8: 30 a.m. It took firefighters more than an hour to finally get it under control. At least seven people were injured, including three firefighters and four civilians

2012/01/17

A young boy was killed by a fire in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. (Credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Bushwick Fire That Killed 7-Year-Old Boy Under Investigation

At least one person is dead in a fire that engulfed a building Brooklyn. Over 130 firefighters responded to the Sunday morning blaze which, officials say, began on the bottom floor and worked its way up.

2012/01/15

Heroin Glassine Envelopes (credit: CBS)

Brown: Drug Operation Turned Long Island Expressway Into ‘Heroin Highway’

More than 120 men and women from Long Island have been arrested on drug charges.

2012/01/13

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Video Shows Incredibly Tight, Bumper Car-Style Parking Job In Bushwick

Parking in New York City is never pretty (or easy), but a video captures a pretty extreme example of “touch parking.”

2011/12/09

The men's elite runners make their way through Queens during the New York City Marathon. (AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT)

Brooklyn’s Sal Polizzi Overcomes Personal Tragedy To Run NYC Marathon

When Sal Polizzi isn’t running the family pizzeria in Bushwick, Brooklyn, he’s running.

2011/11/02

(credit: NYPD)

Another Suspect Wanted For Attempted Rape In Brooklyn

The attack happened on Sunday, Sept. 25 around 1:30 a.m. around Bushwick and Johnson avenues. Police say the suspect grabbed a 25-year-old woman, threw her to the ground and tried to rape her.

2011/10/01

(credit: NYPD)

Police Looking For Burglary Suspect Who Stole Laptop, Jewelry From Brooklyn Apartment

Investigators say the suspect is seen on surveillance video entering an apartment building on Grove Street Wednesday.

2011/08/13

(credit: NYPD)

NYPD Looking For Bushwick Armed Robbery Suspects

Police say they stole two laptops and a cell phone from a locksmith’s shop on Central Avenue.

2011/08/13

Cody Santiago (credit: handout)

Police Arrest Cody Santiago, Suspect In Purse Snatching Of Elderly Wheelchair-Bound Woman

The heartless nature of the crime stunned viewers who saw surveillance video of it. In the tape, a man can be seen simply reaching into the lap of Catalina Mateo, grabbing her purse, and sprinting away.

2011/08/04

(credit: DCPI)

NYPD: Brooklyn Suspect Snatched Purse From Elderly, Wheelchair-Bound Woman

Authorities said the incident took place at the corner of Wyckoff Avenue and Bleecker Street in Bushwick on Wednesday, July 20, shortly after 1:00 p.m.

2011/08/02

(credit: CBS 2)

Cause Of Bushwick, Brooklyn Fatal Fire Under Investigation

A spark of fire turned a four-story building into a raging inferno Friday night in Brooklyn, trapping victims inside before firefighters could begin to help them.

2011/05/14

(credit: CBS 2)

5-Alarm Fire In Bushwick, Brooklyn Leaves 2 Dead

The blaze started at a three-story building on Covert Street in Bushwick around 9 p.m. Firefighters struggled to knock down the flames, but brought the fire under control around 10:30 p.m.

2011/05/13

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