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A van crashed near the Hamilton Avenue entrance to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel in *Red Hook* on Friday, leaving the entire front end smashed and causing traffic delays. The vehicle was later towed from the scene.

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An NYPD 61st Precinct vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle on East 7th Street and Quentin Road in *Midwood*, with injuries reported. Hatzolah along with other emergency personnel responded to the scene.

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A vehicle flipped over on 4th Avenue and 17th Street in *Park Slope*. FDNY and the NYPD Emergency Service Unit responded to the scene.

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A sanitation truck was seen burning on Shore Parkway near the Belt Parkway. FDNY responded to the scene and extinguished the flames.

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A homeless individual was found deceased this morning on 15th Avenue and 63rd Street in *Boro Park*. Chevrah Kadisha services were not needed.

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Emergency crews responded to a vehicle crash at New Utrecht Avenue and 76th Street in *Bensonhurst*. The collision caused disruptions in the area as first responders worked to assess the scene and assist those involved.

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A 2-alarm blaze has broken out last evening at a home on Ocean Parkway in *Kensington*. The home where the fire originated sustained extensive damage, with much of the interior destroyed. The neighboring building also suffered damage as a result of the fire. The Department of Buildings later issued full vacate orders for both properties.

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*Miracle in BoroPark*: A heavy metal roll-up gate collapsed onto the sidewalk outside a store on 13th Avenue and 49th Street. Luckily, nobody was hit as it came crashing down.

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A cherry picker fell off a flatbed truck and overturned on Bush Avenue in *Red Hook* this afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and no injuries were reported.

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The city’s transportation department has proposed new bus lanes and safety upgrades along Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue in *Brooklyn* to speed up the busy B6 and B82 bus routes for about 80,000 daily riders while reducing traffic injuries and deaths.

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Brooklyn’s historic 137-year-old Carroll Street Bridge in *Gowanus* will reopen on June 15 after a five-year closure as a pedestrian-, cyclist-, and emergency-vehicle-only crossing, reflecting community efforts to prioritize safety and non-car transportation in Gowanus.

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A vehicle overturned in *Williamsburg* on Bedford Avenue between Myrtle Avenue and Park Avenue after a crash involving a bus and another vehicle. The driver that caused the accident fled the scene. A baby and a young girl who were inside the overturned vehicle were treated at the scene by EMS.

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A large FDNY response brought hundreds of onlookers to 13th Avenue on Sunday afternoon as firefighters battled a basement fire at S&W, a women’s clothing store in *Boro Park*. Firefighters stretched hose lines into the building and worked to contain the blaze, preventing the fire from spreading to nearby businesses. No injuries were reported.

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FDNY operated last night at a fire that broke out in the basement of a school at 675 4th Avenue in *Park Slope*. No injuries were reported. The cause remains under investigation.

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A dump truck tipped over onto its side on 18th Avenue in *Boro Park*.

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A large sinkhole has opened at the intersection of 14th Avenue and 39th Street in *Boro Park*, prompting a large emergency response.

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, announced that 36 members of rival street gangs WOOO and CHOO have been charged following a long-term investigation into violent activity across *Brownsville* and multiple other Brooklyn neighborhoods, involving dozens of shootings, a homicide, attempted murders, and other gun-related crimes.

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A sinkhole opened up on 46th Street and 4th Avenue in *Sunset Park*, prompting a response from the FDNY. The area has been closed to traffic as crews assess the situation.