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A 25-year-old Poughkeepsie man, Luis Ba Choc, died in a suspected wrong-way crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway last weekend; police are investigating and the family has launched a fundraiser.
A 17-year-old was slashed and robbed in Bath Beach; police say the thief took $200 and the teen was taken to Maimonides, where he is expected to recover.
Four decapitated birds were found on the Sodom Reservoir shoreline in Southeast; Putnam County SPCA is investigating and asking residents for tips.
NYPD posted surveillance stills after two Washington Heights residents were assaulted and had phones stolen on May 7; five people are wanted.
A 13-year-old was arrested after two teens were assaulted near the Merrick carnival; one was hospitalized with a concussion.
A 47‑year‑old man was pushed onto the tracks at Woodlawn station on Monday evening; police say one person is in custody and the victim is stable.
A Highbridge family was displaced after a sixth-floor apartment fire on University Avenue; neighbors pulled a burning carpet and the Red Cross stepped in.
An early‑morning Uniondale house fire displaced six people but caused no reported injuries; investigators say clutter and missing smoke detectors complicated the response.
A leaking propane cylinder at a Bellmore filling station triggered a shelter-in-place and road closures; HazMat crews responded and no injuries were reported.
A long-vacant, graffiti-covered Chelsea building at 210 Seventh Ave. is being demolished after an April blaze investigators say was incendiary. The cleanup coincides with arson charges.
A fourth-floor blaze on Surf Avenue in Coney Island injured one person and drew a large FDNY and EMS response; crews had the flames under control in about 30 minutes.
Multiple shots were fired outside a Crown Heights firehouse on St. John's Place; police reported no injuries and are canvassing the block as detectives investigate.
A 41-year-old man was shot and killed Monday inside a Flatlands laundromat on Utica Avenue; a 68-year-old man was grazed and is stable. Police are investigating and seeking tips.
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