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Ridgewood

January 18, 2013

7-Year-Old Boy Fatally Struck by SUV in Queens

The child was hit at Myrtle Avenue and Madison Street in Ridgewood, police said.

Lower East Side

December 13, 2012

Man Shot Near LES F Train Station

A 36-year-old man was shot in the back near the East Broadway F station.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

December 02, 2012

Man's Body Discovered on Bed-Stuy Street

Police found the victim unconscious with trauma to his torso.

Lower East Side

August 02, 2012

Knife-Wielding Man Taken Into Custody After Two-Hour Standoff on LES

The suspect was holed up in an apartment at 197 Madison St. for more than two hours.

Lower East Side

June 21, 2012

Police Seek Robbers Who Held Up Teen at Lower East Side Playground

The robbers struck Little Flower Playground June 12, 2012, police said.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 12, 2012

Cops Arrest Harlem Man in Fatal Lower East Side Shooting

Pierre Hecker, 30, was charged with fatally shooting Anthony Evans, 28, on the Lower East Side.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 06, 2011

Police Searching for Missing LES Teen Girl

Zuleica Tejada, 16, went missing from her Madison Street home Monday, police said.

Downtown

July 22, 2011

Elderly Woman Who Vanished Near City Hall Found, Police Say

Ada Alicea, 74, was found and returned home after disappearing Tuesday, police said.

Lower East Side & East Village

April 19, 2011

Easter Meal Arranged for Lower East Side Tenants Left Without Gas

Some tenants of the Alfred E. Smith Houses have been without gas at their building for weeks.

Downtown

March 10, 2011

Man Falls on Scaffolding at Financial District Construction Site

A 40-year-old man fell from the roof of 411 Pearl Street onto a seventh-floor scaffold.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 04, 2011

Lower East Side Senior Centers at Risk Under Budget Proposal

Special programs like translation services and kosher meals are at risk unless funding is restored, local officials said.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 23, 2010

Police Searching for Suspect in String of Chinatown Burglaries

Irving Walker is wanted in connection with the early-morning burglaries of 13 homes in Chinatown, police said.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 08, 2010

Chinatown Tenants Claim Landlord Turned Heat Up as Payback for Protest

Tenants claim the landlord purposely turned the heat up on a hot day.

Manhattan

July 01, 2010

MTA Service Changes Confound Riders in Chinatown

Signage for new bus routes does not include translation into Chinese for many non-English speakers.