CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
NYPD, FDNY and EMS vehicles planted themselves on the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue Z this morning around 8:45 a.m. Though their flashing lights remained on, no emergency could be seen.
Officers in the NYPD car and the EMS crew were both filling out reports, while the firefighters were not in sight. An officer in the car wouldn’t say what the incident was but noted, “Nothing major.”
Commuters at the bus stop said they did not know what the commotion was about, and whatever the incident was did not appear to delay trains.
Anyone know what happened here?
Oh, would you look at that. An uptick in Felony Assault. Finally something different, eh?
CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
Source: newyork.cbslocal.com
A Belt Parkway motorcycle accident this morning has left an NYPD officer hospitalized.
The on-duty officer was riding a department motorcycle in the westbound lanes of the parkway when he collided with a car near Knapp Street, according to CBS 2.
The officer suffered a broken arm, but was conscious and alert after the accident. He was taken to Lutheran Medical Center and is in stable condition.
After we wrote up Friday’s piece about the car accident, in which a police vehicle slammed into a lightpole, reporter Ray Johnson got there to snap some quick photos. But, by the time they were in my inbox, it was officially my weekend. And I had a lot to do.
So, belatedly, here are some more photos of the accident.
We received this tip over the weekend:
[Saturday] night at 2:30 a.m., a policeman from the 61st precinct decided to ticket cars at a decommissioned bus stop located at the intersection of Neptune Avenue and Shore Blvd. The No Standing sign is no longer up and the only parking sign has been changed to reflect alternate side for that area. There is still a bus shelter still standing – however according to Commissioner Brown of the police, there was supposed to be a suspension of ticketing at all decommissioned bus stops. Unfortunately, one of NYC’s Finest did not get the message.
Has anyone else seen officers giving tickets at decommissioned bus stops? There are a few in the area, and it’s worth watching out for. In the meantime, we’re hoping precinct officials see this and correct the mistake.
UPDATE: Here’s a more detailed description that comes via e-mail from reader PR, who lives near the intersection:
So here’s what happened: we hear two big bangs a second apart. Run to the window and see a police car in a light pole on Ocean Avenue and Avenue Y. Note, we didn’t hear any sirens before the bangs.
When we came out we saw that it was actually a red Audi that T-boned the police car, thus making him crash into the pole.
The cop most likely got hurt. All the airbags went off on both cars (side and front). Cop was taken away on a stretcher. Audi driver was a woman.
Police response time was incredible. Under 2 minutes. 30 mins later there are still police cars, fire trucks, etc, coming to the scene.
Original story (7:21 p.m.):
We just got word that an NYPD Lumina patrol car rammed a telephone pole after being T-boned by an Audi SUV. The accident occurred on Ocean Avenue and Avenue Y. It appears the officer may have been injured and a witness is reporting that he was taken away be stretcher. No word yet on the extent of his injuries, or that of the driver/passengers of the Audi. We’ll let you know as we find out more.
In a possibly related development, we just heard that the Belt Parkway has been shut down between Cropsey Avenue and Knapp Street. It could be to assist the ambulance in getting to the hospital faster, or may be totally unrelated (a motorcade was suggested).
CompStat reports are produced by the New York Police Department on a weekly basis. We summarize the week’s statistics for the 61st Precinct reports every Friday. The 61st Precinct is the police command responsible for Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Kings Highway, Homecrest, Madison, Manhattan Beach, and Gerritsen Beach.
Photo by George
Nostrand Avenue and Avenue Y was blocked off for about 45 minutes this afternoon, after a car burst into flames in the middle of the intersection.
The car was traveling southbound in the left-hand lane at around 2:15 p.m. After pulling into the intersection, the driver said she noticed smoke coming from the hood of the car, and the flames coming out of the sides. She jumped out of the car and watched from the sidewalk as flames engulfed the vehicle.
No one was harmed in the incident, which she said was probably caused by an electrical problem.
When we spoke to her, she waited for her husband to pick her up and joked about the incident.
“I don’t care,” she said. “It’s just a car. No one got hurt. I got out. It’s just a car and I don’t care.”
Firefighters put out the flames while police shut down Nostrand Avenue for a half block in each direction. A police truck came and towed the remains away, leading to the full reopening of the avenue by 3:00 p.m.
A man thought to be drowned in Coney Island’s waters emerged from the ocean unscathed after more than an hour on Sunday. We got some awesome photos and a brief summary of events from student photojournalist Lloyd Mitchell, who was on the scene.
Mitchell was covering the Cyclones game, and while they were losing 4 to 0 he heard helicopters flying overhead and decided to bail. He hit the beach to discover that a man was thought to be drowned. Scuba crews deployed, and combed the waters and beach for an hour before giving up. After packing their gear and heading out, other NYPD and FDNY personnel – as well as beachgoers – were shocked to see the man walk out of the water unharmed.
In the photos, the supposed drowned man is the one with a goatee, and you can see him being embraced by family just moments after coming up on land.
