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Boy Critically Injured In Car Accident In Staten Island

A 9-year-old boy was struck by a car while cross the street to board his school bus, officials said. The boy was crossing the street at Targee Street and Broad Street at around 7:50 a.m. when he was struck by the driver, police said.   He was transported to Richmond University Medical Center and was

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Woman Hospitalized After Car Crash With Elderly Driver

A 50-year-old woman was in grave condition after she was struck by a car in Staten Island, officials said. The woman, whose identity has not been released, was crossing Amboy Road near Richmond Road around 7 a.m. when a Toyota driven by a 72-year-old man collided into her, officials said.   The driver was attempting

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Truck Fatally Strikes Bicyclist In Brooklyn

Leah Sylvain, 27, was fatally struck by a fuel truck while she was riding her bike to work on Tuesday morning in Brooklyn, officials said. According to police, Sylvain was in the bike lane going in the same direction of the truck on Evergreen Avenue when the truck made a left-turn at the intersection of

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Brooklyn Woman Fatally Struck By SUV In Midtown

Yuenei Wu, 67, of Brooklyn, was killed after she was hit by a black SUV in Midtown on Monday, officials said. Wu was crossing the street at the intersection of Eighth Avenue from West 38th Street at 4:15 p.m. when she was struck by the SUV making a turn onto Eighth Avenue.   The SUV’s

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Two People Killed In LIE Crash Near Old Westbury [Update]

Two people were killed and several others were injured in a crash involving several vehicles on the Long Island Expressway in Old Westbury.   According to police, the incident started when a BMW experiencing trouble was parked in the westbound HOV lane between exit 40 and 39 on the LIE around 11 p.m. on Monday.

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4-Year-Old Boy Dies From Fall Down Elevator Shaft In Park Slope

A 4-year-old boy has died after falling 50 feet down an elevator shaft of a parking garage at 841 Union Street near Seventh Avenue in Park Slope on Wednesday evening, officials said.   According to the police and Department of Buildings officials, the boy, whose identity has not been released, fell through a gap between

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Hit-And-Run Cab Driver Injures Brooklyn Couple

A woman and her fiance were injured by a green taxi cab as they were crossing the street in Gowanus on Saturday night.   The couple, both 46-years-old, were crossing 7th Street and 3rd Avenue when they were struck by a green taxi traveling northbound on 3rd Avenue. The driver allegedly ran a red light

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Woman Killed In Car Accident In Suffolk County

Brigit Burgio, 23, of Baiting Hollow, died after she struck a parked vehicle and then a tree on Sunday night, officials said.   Burgio was driving a 2004 Kia Optima on Edwards Avenue in Baiting Hollow when she sideswiped a parked 2014 Jeep Wrangler on the west side of the road. She continued to drive

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Two Workers Rescued From Scaffolding Collapse In UES

Two workers were rescued from a collapsed scaffolding at a high rise on 98th Street and Lexington Avenue in the Upper East Side, according to reports.   It is not clear if there were any injuries. Emergency responders arrived at the scene at around 10:15 a.m. They were able to bring the two workers to

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Hit-And-Run Driver Injures Pedestrian In Staten Island

A pedestrian was injured after a hit-and-run accident in Elm Park Staten Island, officials said.   The 26-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was crossing at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Port Richmond Avenue around 9:20 p.m when a black Nissan struck the man at Port Richmond and kept going, police said.

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