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Elderly woman and her son killed in NYC blaze after neighbors heard loud argument

Nypost · · 461 words · By Georgett Roberts; William Farrington; Tina Moore
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“A pair of longtime Brooklyn residents were killed Saturday when fire tore through their Flatbush apartment”
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Multiple independent news sources (abc7NY, Spectrum NY News 1, News 12 Brooklyn) report a deadly apartment fire in Flatbush/East Flatbush that killed two people.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dan Perlman is an American writer, director, comedian, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator, writer, and star of the Showtime comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021–2022).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Perlman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — East Flatbush is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. East Flatbush is bounded by Crown Heights and Empire Boulevard to the north; Brownsville and East 98th Street to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Flatbush,_Brooklyn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grand Army Plaza, originally known as Prospect Park Plaza, is a public plaza that comprises the northern corner and the main entrance of Prospect Park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Army_Plaza
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“The victims, an 86-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man, lived on the second floor of the Nostrand Avenue building near Cortelyou Road where the fire began in the early morning”
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While the general event of the fire is corroborated, the specific ages (86 and 65) and the exact location (Nostrand Avenue near Cortelyou Road) are not explicitly detailed in the provided search snippets, though they are consistent with the reported event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides a listing (with simple descriptions, where possible) of the streets in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, including Fort Hamilton, the last active-duty military post in New Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brooklyn_thoroughfares
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The flat south central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn has a set of lettered avenues. Improved public transport brought urban sprawl to this area in the late 19th and early 20th cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lettered_Brooklyn_aven…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the opening of the original New York City Subway line in 1904, and throughout the subway's history, various official and planning agencies have proposed numerous extensions to the subway system.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_expansion_of_the_New_…
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“Two women, an 82-year-old and a 40-year-old, suffered serious injuries and were taken to University Hospital at Downstate”
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The general fact that two people were injured is corroborated by abc7NY, but the specific ages (82 and 40) and the destination hospital (University Hospital at Downstate) are not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University (SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, formerly the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn) is a publ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUNY_Downstate_Health_Sciences…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital (or LICH) was a 506-bed teaching hospital located in the Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. The hospi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_Hospital_of_Brookly…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victory Memorial Hospital was a 254-bed medical facility. It was announced in 2006 that they're closing; they were acquired by SUNY Downstate Medical Center in 2009 and renamed SUNY Downstate at Bay R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Memorial_Hospital
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“The fire, which was under control by 7:38 a.m., is under investigation, the FDNY said.”
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The FDNY's involvement is a standard part of such reports, but the specific time '7:38 a.m.' is not corroborated by the provided search snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph W. Pfeifer (born 1956) is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 unt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_W._Pfeifer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY), also known as the New York City Fire Department, is the full-service fire department of New York City, serving all five boroughs. The FDNY is respon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Fire_Department
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) is a division of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) in charge of emergency medical services for New York City. I…
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“they were identified by neighbors as a mother-and-son who have lived in the neighborhood more than 40 years”
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Both the 'Elderly woman, son killed in NYC blaze' search result and Spectrum NY News 1 confirm the victims were a mother and son who lived in the neighborhood for over 40 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... But they were identified by neighbors as a mother-and-son who have lived in the neighborhood more than 40 years. The mother, Maria, had been ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/elderly-woman-son-kill…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... What should have been a 14th birthday celebration became a candlelight vigil as neighbors and loved ones gathered to honor a mother and son who ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYnK50uFFXX/
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 10, 2026 ... DEADLY HOUSE FIRE | A woman died and seven family members were injured after a fire ripped through a Long Island home early Tuesday morning. The ...
https://www.facebook.com/tiphero/posts/mother-and-five-child…
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“The mother, Maria, had been bedridden for nearly 20 years and her son Jose cared for her”
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The detail about Maria being bedridden for 20 years and cared for by Jose appears in one specific news report snippet but is not corroborated by other independent sources provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 14, 2025 ... Elder Abuse Arrest - Last week, this department arrested 38-year-old Maria Martin (formerly of Fall River) charging her with Larceny from a ...
https://www.facebook.com/rutlandmapolice/posts/elder-abuse-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... An elderly woman and her son were killed in a suspicious fire that broke out early Saturday morning in their apartment in Flatbush, ...
https://nypost.com/2026/05/23/us-news/elderly-woman-son-kill…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 ... Lehigh Acres man sentenced to life in prison for child abuse, trafficking. 0 reactions. . Life sentence for Palm Coast man in sexual ...
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“The victim used to work as a tailor and Jose coached for a little league baseball team called the Bonnies”
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The specific details about the mother being a tailor and Jose coaching for the 'Bonnies' little league team are not found in any other provided evidence sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 10, 2024 ... Joseph's prep school in Baltimore. I was on a Middle States Evaluation team there a number of years ago. Great school with great teachers and ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 ... As someone who has been a Knight since age 19 and who works PT at the Babe Ruth Birthplace in Baltimore it would be nice to get some K of C ...
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web search NEUTRAL — In fact, many dropped out of high school to join a minor league team, which was, in their minds, better than working on a farm or in a factory. Players and ...
https://sabr.org/journal/article/jews-and-baseball/
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“The fatal fire came a day after at least one man was killed and two firefighters seriously hurt during an explosion at a dry dock on Staten Island that left about 30 others hurt.”
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Multiple independent sources (Facebook reports and a news snippet) confirm a deadly explosion at a dry dock on Staten Island on Friday that killed one person and injured dozens, including firefighters.
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web search NEUTRAL — 17 hours ago ... At least one person was killed and 30 more injured, including more than a dozen New York City firefighters, after a deadly explosion rocked ...
https://www.facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight/posts/at-least-one…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... A deadly explosion at a dry dock on Staten Island killed one person and injured 36 others Friday after the blast erupted while firefighters ...
https://www.facebook.com/Reuters/posts/an-explosion-at-a-dry…
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web search NEUTRAL — 19 hours ago ... At least 16 people, including firefighters, were injured in an explosion at a dry dock on New York City's Staten Island Friday, fire ...
https://www.facebook.com/fox5sandiego/posts/at-least-16-peop…
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