East New York

Cypress Hills Houses (file/via wikipedia.org)

Dozens Charged In East New York Drug Trafficking Ring

There have been more than a dozen shootings in past year and a half at the Cypress Hills Houses, including two murders.

2012/08/14

FDNY battles fire on Fulton Street in East New York. (credit: @FDNY via Twitter)

FDNY Battles Large Blaze At Vacant Factory In Brooklyn

The fire started shortly after 3 p.m. in a vacant, 2-story factory on Fulton Street in East New York.

2012/07/23

Woman, 30, Found Unconscious Inside East New York Home

A Brooklyn woman who was found unconscious, in her home, was pronounced dead on arrival at Brookdale hospital.

2012/04/28

NYPD Offering $12,000 In Exchange For Information Related To Missing Staten Island Boy

The NYPD is offering a $12,000 reward in exchange for information leading to a Staten Island boy who vanished from a Brooklyn foster home two years ago.

2012/04/21

69-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed In East New York

Police have arrested a 34-year-old man who they say was drunk and driving without a license when he allegedly struck and killed a 69-year-old woman in East New York yesterday evening.

2012/03/08

Internal Affairs Investigating DWI Arrest Of NYPD Officer Christopher Morris

The Internal Affairs Bureau is taking a closer look at how Officer Christopher Morris, who was arrested in East New York while on duty, crashed into a pole when he was in a police car around 4:10 a.m. Tuesday.

2012/02/28

Officers In Fatal Shooting Of Brooklyn Man Taken Off The Streets For Investigation

Duane Browne, 26, was shot dead when he appeared in a doorway carrying a gun as police responded to a robbery call, police said.

2012/01/13

Mets Sign Johnson To Compete For Catching Role

The New York Mets signed former San Diego Padres catcher Rob Johnson to compete for a catching role in Spring Training.

WFAN–2011/12/22

American Flag (file / credit: Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

State Lawmaker Wants Vets To Get Preferences From Public Housing Authorities

Sen. Tony Avella, of Queens, is calling on the legislature in Albany to pass a bill requiring public housing authorities across the state to grant a preference to men and women who served or are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.

2011/11/10

Female NYPD Officer Caught In Crossfire During East New York Shootout

The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard. The officer was taken to Kings County Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

2011/10/03

Labor Day Weekend Marked By 42 Shootings In New York City

Mayor Bloomberg wants more federal involvement in gun control enforcement and a loophole addressed involving gun shows.

2011/09/05

5 Injured In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Shooting

Shots rang out around 12:30 Sunday morning at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Fenimore Street. Police say it started over some sort of dispute.

2011/06/19

Jeffrey Ritter Being Led to Central Booking on Thursday (credit: Juliet Papa)

Police: Jeffrey Ritter Arrested In Sex Assault Of Elderly Woman On Upper East Side

A Brooklyn man with a long rap sheet has been arrested in the brutal sex assault of an 85-year-old woman on the Upper East Side, police said.

2011/06/02

Police Investigating Fatal Stabbing Of Male In Brooklyn

A 22-year-old was stabbed and killed on Friday night in Brooklyn. Police have one woman in custody.

2011/04/30

Report Reveals Alarming 31 Percent Homicide Increase Among Blacks

According to a new NYPD report, there was an alarming 31 percent homicide rate increase among blacks in 2010 with 42 percent of the overall killings occurring in Brooklyn.

2011/03/09

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