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Yahoo
20 hours ago
- Yahoo
Robber opens fire in Brooklyn post office, nobody struck
A crook opened fire when he tried to rob a Brooklyn post office Monday afternoon, police said. Nobody was struck when the robber fired off multiple rounds in the Midwood branch of the U.S. Postal Service on Coney Island Ave. near Avenue I at about 1:10 p.m., cops said. The man, who was wearing a blue helmet and blue backpack, entered the post office and put a gun to the back of a 37-year-old woman who was the only customer inside, police sources said. He then demanded money from the teller, but the teller refused to give the crook any cash. The crook fired off a shot at the door of the post office before fleeing on a black moped heading north on Coney Island Ave. Police recovered ballistics from the scene as they continue to investigate. About 12 minutes later, the crook showed up at a Pay-O-Matic check cashing service on Utica Ave. and Glenwood Road in East Flatbush, where he was again unsuccessful trying to rob the place. As he looked to flee the scene, he crashed his moped outside the Pay-O-Matic, sources said. Cops took him into custody shortly after the second incident. Charges against him were pending.
CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Shots fired in Midwood, Brooklyn post office during attempted robbery, police say
Shots were fired during an attempted robbery at a post office in Midwood, Brooklyn Monday afternoon. It happened at around 1:15 p.m. at the Midwood Station Post Office on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue J. According to police, a man tried to rob the post office and fired several shots while he was inside. Fortunately, no one was injured. A man opened fire during an attempted robbery at the Midwood Station Post Office in Brooklyn on June 30, 2025, police said. CBS News New York The suspect then drove off on a moped, police said. Chopper 2 flew over the scene, and could see crime scene tape outside the building, and several officers. Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on X, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential. Check back soon for more on this developing story.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Strip District transformation continues as Midwood unveils massive mixed-use project
That didn't take long. A few weeks after the ownership of Consumers Fresh Produce closed on buying a new property in Braddock, to which it is slated to move next year, the New York owner of the company's long-time Strip District wholesale facility has submitted a major redevelopment plan for the site along the Allegheny riverfront. The owner is New York-based Midwood Investment & Development, which bought the 4.5-acre property for $8.2 million in 2017 that is now operating as a bit of an odd fit for produce storage and delivery. The Consumers Fresh Produce operation is now between four riverfront multifamily projects and a Railroad Street site expected for more residential buildings with Midwood signaling in the past that viewed the site at One 21st Street as a future redevelopment play. After a nearly seven-year wait to reach this point, that future is apparently coming shortly, according to a City Planning Development Review posting on the EngagePGH website. A new project on the website titled 'One 21st Street Mixed-use new construction' shows a rendering of a two-building redevelopment for the site on what is now a warehouse facility for which the proposal calls for a combined total of 459 dwelling units without specifying if they're to be apartments or condominiums along with 37,000 square feet of retail space. Click here to read more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times. Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW
