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Man fatally shot in possible road rage incident in Brooklyn, police sources say
A man was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Friday night in what police sources say may have been a road rage incident. Police say they got a 911 call…
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Employee killed, co-worker wounded in restaurant shooting in Brooklyn
A man was killed and another man was injured in a shooting inside a Brooklyn restaurant early Sunday morning in the Brownsville neighborhood. The restaurant’s owner confirmed to NBC New…
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LISTEN: ‘Thou Shall Not Push Your Neighbor Around’
“There’s a quality that all great historians have of being a little prophetic — an ability to identify deep trends in American society and history and then, without claiming to…
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FDNY data shows lithium-ion battery fires on track to surpass last year’s totals
Fire officials have investigated 282 lithium-ion battery fires so far this year, compared to 292 in all of 2025, according to FDNY data. Make your contribution now and help Gothamist…
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Victims maimed by Grand Central machete madman seek to sue NYC for failing to keep riders safe from ‘Lucifer’
Grand Central machete attack victims Leila Sumulong, 70, and Jose Fermin, 84, are seeking to sue NYC for failing to keep the subways safe. Two of the elderly victims who…
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