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After the NYPD released this photo of a boy who was found wandering barefoot in the parking lot of a Far Rockaway laundromat, cops received a tip that led them to a home on Beach 25th Street, where seven other children were found unattended by an adult.

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Downtown

Man charged with murder for fatal beating at Jay Street subway station

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Shootings, rape rose across Brooklyn in September, stats show, though overall crime dipped

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Brooklyn murder suspect sought for deadly assault at subway station

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Police rule death of 1-year-old Brownsville boy a homicide, investigation ongoing

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FDNY EMS launches #StandWithEMS social media campaign to spotlight pay disparity

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Canarsie

Police shoot and kill man allegedly involved in Canarsie domestic dispute

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Man stabbed to death in Brooklyn intersection: cops

Police Commissioner Tisch said more than 26 undercover buys resulted in the seizure of 10 semi-automatic handguns, four revolvers, six long guns, and roughly 500 grams of crack cocaine

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Brooklyn drug and gun ring broken up after undercover NYPD probe, officials announce

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Moped rider sought for stealing more than $8K worth of chains from seniors in Ridgewood and Greenpoint, Brooklyn: NYPD

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Man charged in allegedly gang-related Crown Heights mass shooting

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MTA worker slashed in Crown Heights subway tunnel

By Dean Moses

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Bay Ridge

89-year-old man hospitalized after Bay Ridge apartment fire

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

Federal prosecutors allege that Mr. Jafferakos exploited minors he met through the church-run basketball league, and he was ordered detained by a magistrate judge on Thursday

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Brooklyn basketball coach arrested for allegedly paying minors to make sexual videos

Surveillance images released by the NYPD show suspects wanted in connection with the Sept. 19, 2025, beating of a 66-year-old man outside 1789 Flatbush Ave. in Brooklyn

AMNY

Man, 66, beaten after confronting smoking teens in Flatlands: NYPD

FILE - A man in custody was found dead in his cell at the George R. Vierno Center at Rikers Island on Saturday, Aug. 23.

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Man dies in Brooklyn after being set on fire and falling from rooftop: sources

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Bleeding blue: Why active NYPD cops say police response times for New Yorkers in need are getting longer

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Firefighters racing to emergency collide with moped driver in Brooklyn, sending him to hospital

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