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News article: Fire victim died trying to save son

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 24, 2008

New York Daily News — "[My father] was like a guardian angel," said the younger Brown, who returned to the...

News article: Hero saves pair from Brooklyn blaze

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

New York Daily News — Chaka Bess, 32, arrived home at his Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment building about 7:55 p.m. to see...

News article: NYC fire kills one; neighbor rescues others

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

ABC News (Channel 7) — The good Samaritan, Chakka Bess, climbed a fire escape and smashed a window to rescue...

News article: Police Shoot Man With Long Arrest History

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

New York Sun — Police say Ahmad Evans, 34, ran away Monday night when officers responded to a 911...

News article: 1 Dead In Brooklyn Fire, Neighbor Rescues 2 Others

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

WNBC — The good Samaritan, Chakka Bess, climbed a fire escape and smashed a window to rescue...

News article: Despite Heroic Rescue, NYC Fire Turns Fatal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

CBS News (Channel 2) — The good Samaritan, Chakka Bess, climbed a fire escape and smashed a window to rescue...

News article: Second man in as many weeks is gunned down

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Williamsburg

Publication date: July 23, 2008

Brooklyn Paper — The latest incident comes only eight days after Richard Duran, 22, was murdered by suspected...

News article: State Provides $357M for Affordable Builds

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 23, 2008

GlobeSt — Also in Manhattan, AHC approved: a $400,000 grant to Neighborhood Housing Services of New York...

News article: Man Injured In Police Shooting

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant

Publication date: July 22, 2008

WNBC — Police in Brooklyn shot and injured a man early Tuesday after being told he had...

News article: Brooklyn, The Borough: The New Williamsburg!

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000

Location: Williamsburg

Publication date: July 21, 2008

The New York Observer — "Atlantic City is the new Williamsburg," former Siberia bar owner and sometimes Fox contributor Tracy...