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Dozens arrested in NYPD takedown of rival Brooklyn gangs
14+ hour, 4+ min ago (298+ words) The NYPD says it has dismantled two rival gangs in Brownsville. They say alleged members were involved in dozens of shootings, which involved 11 victims. NBC New York's Pei-Sze Cheng reports. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch…...
Brooklyn cops investigated for bloody liquor store arrest
17+ hour, 52+ min ago (197+ words) The NYPD said two of its officers were placed on modified duty and are under review following a violent arrest at a Brooklyn liquor store that left the suspect bloodied and beaten. Video shows the two officers appearing to use…...
18-year-old arraigned on multiple charges including murder after shooting of 7-month-old girl in Brooklyn
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (233+ words) On Tuesday, 18-year-old Matthew Rodriguez faced several charges, including murder, in connection with the killing of seven-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in Brooklyn. "It wasn't my fault, I didn't pull the trigger," Rodriguez told reporters, his head bowed. He is one of…...
Family and friends hold heartfelt funeral service for 7-month-old girl killed by stray bullet in Brooklyn
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (216+ words) The mom is very, very devastated," family friend Raheem Jennings told News 4. She keeps having outbursts. It's very sad, it's very sad." Ida Siegal reports for News 4." Donning pink and white outfits, friends and family gathered Monday to honor the…...
NYPD shooting in Harlem today puts suspect in hospital " NBC New York
1+ week, 3+ day ago (293+ words) He was apparently causing a disturbance at a grocery store before it happened. Romney Smith reports. Police officers shot a man with a 13-inch kitchen knife who confronted them after allegedly causing a raucous at a grocery store in Manhattan…...
Lower East Side shooting wounds 2, including bystander
7+ mon, 4+ hour ago (121+ words) Two people were shot Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan's Lower East Side, including a 63-year-old woman walking by on the sidewalk, law enforcement sources said. The shots were fired around 2: 30 p. m. in the area of East Broadway and Clinton Street, police said....
Four people, including 2 children, seriously injured in early morning Jersey City fire: Officials
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (297+ words) Investigators are trying to pinpoint the cause of a fire that swept through an apartment building in Jersey City overnight, killing one person and injuring several others, including children and firefighters. NBC New York's Gaby Acevedo reports. A fire that…...
NYC announces free childcare pilot program for municipal workers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Two-year-olds are now part of the state and city's commitment to universal childcare, as a program dubbed "2-Care" rolls out. NBC 4 New York's Erica Byfield reports. New York City announced its first free childcare pilot program for municipal workers on…...
Man pleads guilty to plotting Oct. 7 anniversary attack at Jewish center in NYC
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (494+ words) A Pakistani man pleaded guilty to a terrorism charge Wednesday, saying it was a "morally reprehensible idea" to support the Islamic State group by plotting to use automatic weapons to kill Jewish people at a Brooklyn center. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan,…...
Brooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (286+ words) NBC 4s Marc Santia reports as the search for a suspect who set fire to NYPD vehicles." A Brooklyn activist with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fire to 11 empty police vehicles last summer. Jakhi…...