A convicted felon started a gasoline fire in a Brooklyn housing development in a scary attempt to torch the apartment where his ex-girlfriend and their daughter live, the feds allege. Michael Rosendary lit the blaze in a 14th floor hallway outside his ex’s door in the Unity Towers on W. 27th St. in Coney Island, […]
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Boy 14, shot to death in Brooklyn NYCHA development, steps from scene of May slay
A 14-year-old boy was shot in a Brooklyn NYCHA development, marking the latest killing in Brownsville, which has seen its murder rate triple this year. The teen was shot in the chest in an apartment on Osborn St. near Pitkin Ave. in the Howard Houses about 10:25 a.m. The shooting comes just steps away from […]
Man shot and killed outside Bronx NYCHA complex after brawl
A 32-year-old man was shot and killed outside a Bronx public housing complex Monday after a brawl that escalated, police said. The victim and gunman were both involved in a fight outside the Throggs Neck Houses on Dewey Ave. near Swinton Ave. in Throgs Neck around 6:50 p.m., cops and witnesses said. “[The gunman] was […]