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The incidents took place in an NYPD precinct that's had an uptick in homicides this year.

The 39-year-old was arrested in the death of a 45-year-old man who lived in the neighborhood, police say.

The victim, 41-year-old Alvin Francis, was coming home from work to celebrate the holiday with his family, his father says.

Video shows NYPD officers carrying bags of plants out of the building.

An police officer suffered a nonfatal injury after being shot in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn late Thursday afternoon.

Officers recovered a knife at the scene.

Over 130 firefighters worked for three hours to put out an apartment fire in Cypress Hills last night.

This happened just after midnight in Cypress Hills.

"Everything I had was destroyed."

Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, and French Montana were reportedly in attendance.