Man dead after exiting vehicle through backseat window on Belt Parkway
January 14, 2026
Police said at 9 p.m., Rami Elsuwi was a passenger in a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe when he crawled out of the vehicle through the rear window.
Police said at 9 p.m., Rami Elsuwi was a passenger in a 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe when he crawled out of the vehicle through the rear window.
According to Historic Bridges, the 26th Avenue bridge over the Belt Parkway was built in 1941. It is stone-faced concrete, with a rigid frame.
The chase was triggered by reports that the suspect had abducted his girlfriend at gunpoint in Hoboken, before fleeing.
RESIDENTS SOUNDED OFF about encampments and litter beneath the Coney Island Avenue overpass near Exit 8 of the Belt Parkway
Questions remain unanswered as to why a Bay Ridge man climbed out the rear passenger window of a moving vehicle on the Belt Parkway.
CAR THRILL-SEEKERS RECENTLY halted traffic on the Belt Parkway to perform tricks and rabble-rouse other drivers.
AN 11-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS REPORTEDLY KILLED train surfing on Monday morning, Sept. 16, in an incident that disrupted subway service.
Many residential neighborhoods in Brooklyn report problems with impatient motorists travelling above the safe speed limits, even running red lights. But Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights residents face a more serious safety
A massive handmade banner promoting a white nationalist website was discovered hanging over a Belt Parkway overpass on Saturday. The banner, tied to the 80th Street pedestrian overpass in Bay
A man is suing Brooklyn cops over a hospital arrest that left him allegedly shackled to a hospital bed in Brooklyn for four days as he was treated for a
BENSONHURST — The New York City Department of Transportation will install guardrails along the Belt Parkway in Bensonhurst at a faster pace than originally planned after community leaders and lawmakers
A 51-year-old man was sentenced to seven to 21 years in prison for driving drunk and causing a head-on collision with a Lyft vehicle in 2018 that killed one of
Faizal Coto, the firefighter who was beaten to death on the Belt Parkway in December, will soon be memorialized with a dedicated intersection — just outside the firehouse where he
Article has been updated to add a statement from the DOT. Joggers on promenade next to highway in danger, pols say Joggers, pedestrians and bike riders enjoying the Shore Parkway
A 33-year-old man was found floating in Gravesend Bay off of the Shore Parkway bike path Monday afternoon, police said. The man, not immediately identified, was found by a jogger
Maria Campanella loves Bensonhurst and Bath Beach so much she believes the Department of Transportation should erect a sign at the Belt Parkway’s Bay Parkway exit to welcome visitors to
A motorcyclist fell and was injured Sunday after he was allegedly distracted by an emergency vehicle driving past him as he exited the Belt Parkway at Fourth Avenue in Bay
Two young brothers were arrested on Sunday morning after leading police on a chase in a stolen car from Coney Island and onto the Belt Parkway. They were caught after an
A driver involved in a wreck that led to the death of a New York City firefighter says he’s praying for the rescuer’s family. Correction Officer Travis Simms was driving
Brooklynites awoke Monday morning to the news that a firefighter had fallen to his death the night before while responding to an accident on the Belt Parkway. According to FDNY
Brooklynites awoke Monday morning to the news that a firefighter had fallen to his death the night before while responding to an accident on the Belt Parkway. According to FDNY
A New York City firefighter responding to a car accident in Brooklyn fell from an overpass and died at a hospital. In statement on the Fire Department’s Facebook pageMonday morning, Fire
Twenty-nine-year-old Joseph Desmond, the suspect taken into custody last week in connection to the Dec. 9 road rage murder of FDNY firefighter Faizal Coto, was walked out of the 62nd
A suspect wanted in connection to the road rage murder of an FDNY firefighter in the Bath Beach area was taken into custody on Tuesday, Dec. 11. According to the
A suspect wanted in connection to the road rage murder of an FDNY firefighter in the Bath Beach area was taken into custody on Tues., Dec. 11. According to the
A car accident on the Belt Parkway early Sunday morning turned into a suspected road rage incident that left an off-duty firefighter dead on the roadway in Bath Beach, police
A car accident on the Belt Parkway early Sunday morning turned into a suspected road rage incident that left an off-duty firefighter dead on the roadway in Bay Ridge, police
An incident involving a massive tractor trailer led to a brief traffic tie-up on the Belt Parkway Tuesday morning, August 14 after witnesses say the truck — belonging to a
“He was just such an amazing individual,” said DanceWorks company owner Lisa Mara about dancer and friend Gerald Obah, whose remarkable life was cut short in the early morning hours
A fatal car accident on the Belt Parkway during the early morning hours on Thursday, July 12 left one man dead and a driver arrested. According to authorities, at around
Diana Blasdel and her husband Miguel were walking along the Belt Parkway waterfront, south of the 92nd Street pedestrian bridge, with their dog Remy on Thursday, May 31, when Diana
A 34-year-old male motorcyclist was left critically injured after colliding with a car on the Belt Parkway. According to authorities, on Thursday, May 3 at around 3:15 p.m., the motorcyclist,
Two local pols have teamed up with a southern Brooklyn community board in calling for the installation of guardrails along the Belt Parkway, from Bay Parkway to Bay Eighth Street,
An on-duty highway patrol sergeant suffered minor injuries earlier this afternoon after falling off his motorcycle, according to a police source. According to the source, the officer was travelling eastbound
Pothole city! Comptroller Scott Stringer has just released the results of a study his office conducted and it turns out that the Belt Parkway has the dubious distinction of topping
From the MTA: Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels is scheduled to open a new ramp connecting the Belt Parkway to the Staten Island-bound lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows