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Details on Shooting at 101 Clark Street in Brooklyn Heights

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Shots rang out in front of 101 Clark St. just before 7:00 p.m., leaving a man wounded on the sidewalk. The victim, a resident of the building, was hit twice in the back, and is recovering at Bellevue Hospital. (more…)

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Remsen St. Fire

FDNY units have extinguished a fire on the 11th floor of 175 Remsen St., and remain on the scene as the smoke condition in the building has not yet lifted. No injuries have been reported.

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Suspect Sought in Assault on Teen

NYPD

NYPD

Police are asking the public’s assistance in searching for this individual, who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old female on the 3 train this past Sunday.

According to police, the suspect approached the victim on the train as it entered the Clark St. station at approximately 10:20 a.m. and demanded personal property. When the victim refused, the two became involved in a physical altercation, during which the suspect allegedly ripped the victim’s clothes and attempted to sexually assault her.  The suspect fled from the station.

He is described as a black male, between 20 and 30 years of age, 5’10″, with a medium build.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto Crime Stoppers’ website or by texting their tips to CRIMES (274637), then entering TIP577.  All calls are strictly confidential.

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A Slice of Freedom

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Photo by M. Hermann/BHB

John (Junior) Gotti, a week after a Manhattan jury declared a mistrial in his fourth spin around the justice system in five years, dropped in at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria tonight.  Gotti, once the reputed head of the Gambino crime family, dined with his attorney, Charles Carnesi, and an unidentified man, seemingly unnoticed by other patrons.  Federal prosecutors are still mulling whether or not they will make a fifth attempt at charging Gotti.

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Cops Still Seeking Pierrepont St. Attacker

Police are asking the public’s assistance in locating the suspect sought in connection with the September 3rd attack on a 67-year-old Pierrepont St. resident.

Tommy Hairston, 32, of 116 George St., allegedly assaulted the victim as he got out of his car in front of 61 Pierrepont St, striking him with a 9mm pistol.  Hairston fled in his own car, which was located later that night in East New York.  Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (5477) or through NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.

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Fire in a Crowded Theater: The Sequel!

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Photo by Marc Hermann/BHB

It’s ba-aaaaack!  Kernel panic returned to the UA Cinemas at 106 Court St. tonight in an incident nearly identical to one that happened last month. (more…)

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Don’t Be (Third) Alarmed

The acrid odor of smoke in the area this morning is wafting in from a three-alarm fire in a vacant building in Long Island City.  Lots of people in our area, however, are calling the Fire Department, hence the cacophony of sirens.  No major conflagrations here, though.

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The Dashing Commuter

Photo by M. Hermann/BHB

Photo by M. Hermann/BHB

It took some wriggling, courtesy of the Fire Department, to assist this straphanger who took an express route down the stairs at the Borough Hall station, and ended up with his foot caught between the bottom step and the railing’s vertical support.  It happened just after 6:30 tonight on the stairs below the Municipal Building.  Engine Co. 224 and Ladder Co. 110 responded with hydraulic tools—just in case—but were able to free him without much effort.  He didn’t make his train, however, and instead found himself in the back of an ambulance, en route to Long Island College Hospital for observation.

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Pierrepont St. Attack

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Photo by M. Hermann/BHB

A man was pistol-whipped shortly before 9:00 Thursday night in front of 61 Pierrepont St., between Henry and Hicks.  According to witnesses, the man, who walks with crutches, was going to his car that was parked in front of the building when he was approached by a person described as a black male in his 30′s.  The person produced a firearm and struck the victim on the head.  His screams alerted neighbors, and the assailant fled in a white, 2007 Toyota, with license plate EME 5052. (more…)

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If a Tree Falls at Fulton Landing…

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Photo by Marc Hermann/BHB

It made a sound, and there were plenty of people around to hear it.  (more…)

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