While Officer Nicholas holds her hand, a member of NYPD’s Emergency Services Unit climbs out onto the ledge and tells the woman, “I’m here now.” Photo: NYPD video
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The Lede: Good morning. New York Police Department officers rescued a despondent woman from a narrow ledge of a luxury high-rise building in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, and released gripping body-cam footage of the compassionate save.
The Rundown
Last Walgreens in Brooklyn Heights to close June 4: The Walgreens pharmacy at 120 Court St. and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights will be closing at noon on June 4, according to a release put out by management.
See it: Police rescue woman from 30th-floor ledge of Brooklyn high-rise: In the video, posted to X over the weekend, the crying woman can be seen clinging to the ledge surrounding an exterior deck on the 30th floor of Avalon Willoughby Square, 214 Duffield St. — one leg dangling, hair blowing in the wind.
US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn’t materialized yet: The promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t matched expectations, at least not yet, for U.S. hotels.
Food truck bandits make off with generators outside Bushwick club: Both trucks were robbed of their generators, each valued at around $2,500. One was also robbed of a cooler filled with cans of soda.
Councilmember Ossé files complaint over rough arrest at alleged deed theft protest: Councilmember Chi Ossé has filed an excessive force complaint with the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the independent agency which oversees the New York Police Department, over his arrest at a highly charged protest last month, reports Politico.
City launches ‘Soccer Streets’ for kids ahead of World Cup: Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday officially launched the city’s new “Soccer Streets” program, a traveling series of field days visiting 50 public schools across the city ahead of the World Cup, which starts in June.
Who will represent Mamdani at the MTA? He has less than a month to decide: As Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes a transit agenda centered on speeding the country’s slowest buses, he has less than a month to fill a pair of longstanding vacancies on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. (THE CITY)
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NASHVILLE — Hounds run during the Parade of Mells Foxhounds at the Iroquois Steeplechase in Tennessee. Photo: George Walker IV/AP
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