The “jaws of life” were needed to cut a person out of a vehicle, after it collided with a garbage truck, and was pinned against the support column of the elevated train track, early Wednesday morning. The crash occurred just before 2:00AM on McDonald Avenue and Ditmas Avenue. PHOTOS & READ MORE: BOROPARKSCOOP.COM

Two downstate New York Republican senators say increasing tolls at New York-New Jersey tunnels will hurt a fragile economic recovery. State Sens. Charles Fuschillo of Long Island and Andrew Lanza of Staten Island are calling on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to reject the proposed increases in Hudson River tolls. New York Gov. [...]

Food… Everyone’s favorite topic.  Without it, we cannot sustain basic life functions.  It is our primary source of nutrition, vitamins and minerals.  It gives us energy to perform our daily tasks and to go from place to place.  It certainly tastes good, so we make a bracha on it.   Yet for many people, food is [...]

FDNY Ladder 172 collided with a civilian vehicle as it responded to an emergency call. The accident happened on Monday afternoon, at the intersection of 19th Avenue and 60th Street. PHOTOS & READ MORE: BOROPARKSCOOP.COM

The annual Tisha B’Av Program of Flatbush will be held in Ateres Chynka 129 Elmwood Avenue (near McDonald Avenue and Avenue I), on Monday night, August 8 and on Tuesday, August 9. The program will also be broadcast live to cities across the country by the Torah Conferencing network. READ FULL SCHEDULE AT FLATBUSHSCOOP.COM

Catskills Hatzolah were dispatched to an MVA on Mountaindale Road and Route 56, Thursday afternoon. Two people were treated and transported to CRMC with non life threatening injuries.  PHOTOS & READ MORE: CATSKILLSCOOP.COM

Monticello police are currently investigating a shots fired incident that occurred at approximately 9:40PM this past Tuesday at the evergreen drive housing complex in the village of Monticello. A 2005 dodge caravan being operated by a 28 year-old Monticello woman was struck twice by gunfire as the female was driving out of the complex. READ MORE: CATSKILLSCOOP.COM

In what has become an annual gathering, Catskills Hatzolah hosted a brunch at the Ellenville Fire Department last week. The purpose of the gathering is to show appreciation to all the local authorities for their cooperation. READ MORE & PHOTOS: CATSKILLSCOOP.COM

A person was struck by a vehicle on Nostrand Avenue between Avenue’s M and N, Thursday afternoon. Flatbush Hatzolah was dispatched. PHOTOS & READ MORE: FLATBUSHSCOOP.COM

2:40PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah are on the scene of an MVA on Route 17B in front of Camp Shalva (between Monticello, and White Lake).  READ MORE: CATSKILLSCOOP.COM