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NY Man Walking Through Times Square With Family Struck by Gunfire: Officials
A man was hit by gunfire Sunday evening while walking through Times Square with his family, a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation tells News 4. The victim was walking by the Marriott Marquis on Broadway around 5:15 p.m. when he was struck by a bullet, the official says. Investigators believe the victim was an innocent…
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Gunman With Gang Ties Arrested in NYC Sidewalk Shooting Where Kids Dove for Cover
Two kids, a 5-year-old and 13-year-old brother and sister, had to dive for cover as shots erupted inches from them on the sidewalk.
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Eric Adams Volunteer Stabbed in the Bronx; Knife, Ice Pick Found Nearby: Sources
A 42-year-old volunteer for the Eric Adams campaign was stabbed multiple times in the Bronx Sunday, police sources say. NYPD detectives say the victim was canvassing through the neighborhood when two men approached and one of them stabbed the volunteer, the sources said. A knife and ice pick were recovered near the scene, they added. A detailed description of the…
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NYC Man Says ‘Mama' as He Emerges From Coma After Random Cobblestone Attack; No Arrests
A 27-year-old Bronx man who only leaves his home for sickle-cell blood transfusions was ruthlessly bashed in the head with a cobblestone in an apparently random attack as he headed home one day last week, his family and police say. Franklyn Marte underwent brain surgery and needed 56 stitches to close the wounds he suffered in the June 9 attack…
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Lyft Driver Killed in NYC Overnight in Crash With Alleged Drunk Driver
Police say a Lyft driver died overnight in Queens after a drunk driver caused a serious crash and sent the rideshare vehicle through a brick wall. Gas station video shows the moment the driver of a Ford Explorer shoots across Eliot Avenue in Maspeth around 3:50 a.m. and t-bones the car. The force of the impact sent the Lyft driver…
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2 Boys Critically Hurt in Separate Vehicle Crashes in Queens
Two young boys were recovering Saturday morning from separate collisions with cars on the streets of Queens, leaving each in critical condition and at least one driver on the run, police said. The NYPD said a 16-year-old boy was riding a bike on College Point Boulevard around 10 p.m. Friday when he was struck by the driver of a blue…
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Woman Who Pulled Knife, Subway Slasher Both Arrested in Late-Night Fight: Police
A knife pulled during a late-night subway dispute was ripped away and used against two women aboard a Manhattan train early Friday morning, two senior NYPD officials said. Police say the altercation began shortly before 2 a.m. on a northbound 2 train on its way into the 96th Street station on the Upper West Side. A man, later identified as…
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Man Nabbed in Sucker Punch That Knocked 55-Year-Old Woman Out in NYC Chinatown
A 48-year-old man with nearly as many arrests as his years of life has been charged with felony hate crime assault and other crimes in a random sucker punch that knocked out a 55-year-old woman in Chinatown, police sources with direct knowledge of the investigation told News 4 Tuesday. Alexander Wright also faces charges of misdemeanor assault and criminal possession…
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Off-Duty NYPD Officer Hit After Shooter Fires Dozens of Rounds at LI Home: Source
An off-duty member of the NYPD was wounded early Monday morning at a Long Island home after a suspect drove to the residence and fired off nearly three dozen rounds, a senior NYPD official told NBC New York. The officer was grazed in the head when approximately 33 shots were fired at the Brentwood home around 2:30 a.m. Monday, the…
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Mystery Swirls Around Deadly Stabbing in Manhattan Skate Park
A man found face down with multiple stab wounds in a Manhattan skate park Friday morning has prompted a citywide search for the person responsible and questions about what led to his death. Police said the 27-year-old victim was called into 911 around 7:45 a.m. when he was found unresponsive with fatal wounds from a stabbing. He was taken to…
