Girl saves younger brother from blaze, tosses him from fire escape

Gus Rosendale, NBC New York

NBC New York - An 11-year-old Brooklyn girl saved her 3-year-old brother by tossing him from the fire escape of her burning building Thursday morning, into the arms of neighbors below...

Boy sets girl's hair extensions on fire in Brooklyn schoolyard

NBC New York

NBC New York - A Brooklyn eighth-grade girl was hospitalized with burns after a boy set her hair extensions on fire in a schoolyard Tuesday, authorities said.

Brooklyn girl paralyzed after being hit by stray bullet

Jonathan Vigliotti, NBC New York

NBC New York - An 11-year-old girl set to graduate from elementary school later this month is paralyzed from the neck down after she was hit by a stray bullet...

Rihanna fan claims she got herpes from singer's lipstick

Lilly Workneh

theGRIO REPORT - A Harlem woman has filed a lawsuit claiming that she contracted herpes from sampling Rihanna’s 'RiRi Woo' lipstick at a MAC cosmetics pop up shop at the singer’s concert...

Brooklyn man survives Oklahoma tornado

Shiba Russell, NBC New York

NBC New York - An Oklahoma tornado survivor with New York City roots is thankful he and his family escaped serious harm but now faces the devastating dilemma of whether to abandon the life he has built in Moore for the last 18 years...

Man arrested in death of girl, 14 found burned, naked on beach

NBC New York

NBC New York - Police have arrested a 20-year-old Maine man in connection with the death of a 14-year-old girl whose naked, charred body was found on a Brooklyn beach in January, authorities said.

Lauryn Hill's last show before prison?

Ida Siegal, NBC New York

NBC New York - Lauryn Hill may have performed her final concert before going to jail for tax evasion...

Kimani Gray's parents file wrongful-death suit

Lilly Workneh

The family of slain 16-year old Kimani Gray says they are looking for justice and plans on filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against New York City.

NY woman, 27, missing since Saturday

Checkey Beckford, NBC New York

NBC New York - Police are searching for a 27-year-old Brooklyn woman who was last seen leaving her parents' home Saturday night and failed to show up to her job the next day...

Talib Kweli's 'Prisoner Of Conscious' is solid but not his best

Brandon Neasman

REVIEW - First and foremost, though,Talib Kweli is an artist. He’s a good rapper—great even. His latest effort, however, is not...

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