Gardiner Anderson

Gunmen slay 16-year-old boy less than a block away from his Brooklyn home

June 20, 2023 at 8:06 p.m.

A 16-year-old boy died from a gunshot wound to the head in Brooklyn on Monday, cops said. Two men wearing black "COVID masks" approached the teenage victim on Marcus Garvey...

Friends and family mourn 9-year-old girl killed in Brooklyn house fire

January 16, 2023 at 3:15 a.m.

About 100 friends, relatives and community members gathered Sunday to mourn a 9-year-old Brooklyn girl tragically killed in a massive fire. Mourners laid flowers, balloons and teddy bears outside 9-year-old Payton...

Forklift operator loading truck crushed to death in Brooklyn

November 25, 2022 at 12:21 a.m.

A man was crushed to death as he loaded up a truck in Brooklyn on Thursday, images from the scene show. He was operating a forklift loading items into the...

Panhandler struck and killed in median of busy Brooklyn street

October 24, 2022 at 3:13 a.m.

A driver fatally struck a man panhandling in the median of a busy Brooklyn street on Sunday, police and witnesses said. Walter Gonzalez, 56, was standing in the painted median...

Bicyclist killed in crash with truck in Brooklyn

August 31, 2022 at 12:34 a.m.

A 44-year-old bicyclist was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer in a Brooklyn intersection Tuesday, police said. The cyclist and truck were both traveling on Pennsylvania Ave. in East...

Two women, 13-year-old girl shot minutes and blocks apart in the Bronx

July 18, 2022 at 3:19 a.m.

A woman and her 13-year-old daughter were hit with bullets in a Bronx bodega at almost the exact moment a woman walking her dog was shot just blocks away, police...

Three teens riding in red Mustang die when 16-year-old driver collides with SUV on Staten Island

July 11, 2022 at 12:06 p.m.

Three teens riding in a red Mustang died when the 16-year-old driver collided with an SUV on Staten Island, police said Monday. The victims were riding in the red Ford...

Three men shot in Queens, off-duty correction officer hit with bullet ‘hero’ after shooting suspect

July 4, 2022 at 7:38 p.m.

An off-duty city Department of Correction officer is being hailed by police and Mayor Adams as a hero after he shot a man who pointed a gun toward a crowd...

9-year-old girl found dead with head trauma, bite marks in Brooklyn apartment

May 16, 2022 at 12:24 p.m.

A 9-year-old Brooklyn girl was found dead with trauma to her head and bite marks on her back in her home Sunday, cops and sources said. Police arrived at the...

Manhole explosion in Times Square closes streets, sends frightened bystanders running

April 11, 2022 at 8:12 p.m.

Large swaths of Times Square were cleared out after a manhole explosion rocked Midtown Manhattan Sunday. The blast erupted in a manhole on W. 43rd St. near Seventh Ave. just...

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