• Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead in likely road rage incident, suspects still at large: cops

    Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead in likely road rage incident, suspects still at large: cops
    Detectives in Brooklyn are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man on Friday night in a possible road rage incident, it was reported.Officers from the 75th Precinct responded to a ShotSpotter activation and a 911 call about the shooting at 899 Crescent St. in East New York just before 10 p.m. on Aug. 21. ShotSpotter is the NYPD's citywide network of sensors designed to detect possible sounds of gunfire and evoke a rapid police response.When the officers arrived at the scene, police r
  • Elevated levels of mercury, arsenic found in dog run at Herbert Von King Park

    Elevated levels of mercury, arsenic found in dog run at Herbert Von King Park
    The dog run at Herbert Von King Park is closed seemingly indefinitely after elevated levels of arsenic and mercury were discovered in the soil. Soil testing found the chemicals in “moderate exceedances” of state residential soil standards at surface level, according to a New York City Parks Department spokesperson, with “more significant” contamination discovered three to six inches deep. The department did not share the full report or the exact levels discovere

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