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19881980s NEWS
NEWS FOOTAGE FILMED IN NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS / BURROUGHS
JULY 14TH THROUGH JULY 17TH 1988

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07/14/88
YOUTHS SHOT ON FIRE ESCAPE
995 UNION AVE. BRONX
-BUILDING EXTERIOR, DISPLACED BLACK RESIDENTS ON STOOP AT NIGHT, MORRISANIA SECTION OF THE BRONX
-BUILDING INTERIOR, BLOOD ON HALLWAY FLOOR, RESIDENT SHOWS THE FIRESCAPE THROUGH WINDOW, BLOOD ON PLASTIC COVERED CHAIR, DEBRIS STREWN HALLWAY, GHETTO APARTMENT, NYC 1980S
-NYPD HOUSING POLICE CAR, PSA (PUBLIC SERVICE AREA), NYC EMS AMBULANCE, POLICE OFFICERS SEARCH VACANT LOT, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION NEAR PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS (FOREST AND MCKINLEY HOUSES), GRAFFITI ON WALLS
-NYPD POLICE VAN
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COLOR TEST
00:04:29 269.24 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
07/14/88
CITY BUS & CAR ACCIDENT
AMSTERDAM AVE. & 66 ST.
-BLACK MALE WITH NECK BRACE IN CAR WITH FRONT END DAMAGE BEING TREATED BY EMTS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) OR PARAMEDICS, NYPD EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARRIVE
-BODY OF WHITE MALE ON STREET, ACCIDENT VICTIM STILL ALIVE, EMTS PUT ON NECK BRACE, COPS PLACE VICTIMS ON STRETCHER, PUT IN AMBULANCE
-EARLY MORNING, NYC 1980S, UPPER WEST SIDE
-NYC BUS DRIVER WAITS IN CITY BUS WITH WNCN RADIO AD ON SIDE
-SMASHED WINDSHIELD, POLICE TRUCK PUSHES CAR OUT OF INTERSECTION, BYSTANDERS, 1980S FASHIONS
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BLACK SCREEN, COLOR TEST
00:11:10 670.04 thumbnail
07/14/88
BALLOON MAN KILLED (NO BODY ON CAMERA)
CROSSBAY BLVD & 158th AVE.
-ACCIDENT SCENE CORDONED OFF CAR WITH REAR END DAMAGE, NYPD TOW TRUCK ARRIVES, DEBRIS, PERSONAL BELONGINGS (SHOES) IN STREET, ACCIDENT RESPONSE TEAM, NYPD
-CAR WITH SMASHED WINDSHIELD IN BUSY INTERSECTION AT NIGHT TOWED AWAY, HOWARD BEACH, QUEENS
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COLOR TEST
00:17:19 1039.41 thumbnail
07/15/88
GAMBLING ARREST
499 3RD AVE. (MANHATTAN)
-EXTERIOR OF BUILDING, SIU LAM KUNG RESTAURANT
-NYPD POLICE CAPTAIN MURRAY (MANHATTAN SOUTH) MAKES STATEMENT ABOUT ARREST OF 7 IN GAMBLING BUST, DESCRIBES GAMBLING TABLES
-PERP WALK FROM BUILDING TO PADDY WAGON, HISPANIC PERPS, 1980S FASHIONS
-BUSINESS CARDS FOR GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT, PLAYING CARDS AND CHIPS ON TABLE, MURRAY HILL SECTION OF MANHATTAN
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COLOR TEST
00:21:40 1300.1 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
07/15/88
TRACTOR TRAILER COLLISION

BQE & ROOSEVELT AVE.
-ACCIDENT BETWEEN TWO YELLOW (COMPANY NAME) TRUCKS ON BROOKLYN QUEENS EXPRESSWAY, NYC EMS AMBULANCE
-DODGE VAN INVOLVED, VICTIMS IN AMBULANCE, WELL DRESSED BLACK VICTIMS WAIT OUTSIDE AMBULANCE
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COLOR TEST
00:25:31 1531.33 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
07/15/88
BOILER EXPLOSION
657 WEST 161 ST. MANHATTAN
-SMOKE POURS OUT OF STREET LEVEL WINDOWS OF BRICK BUILDING, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS PULL OUT FIRE HOSES, CHAIN LINK FENCE WITH BARBED WIRE IN ALLEY BETWEEN BUILDINGS, FIREMEN BREAKING WINDOWS
-EXTERIOR OF BUILDING WITH FIRE ESCAPES
-DISPLACED BLACK AND HISPANIC RESIDENTS WAIT ON STREET, FDNY FIRE TRUCK WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AT NIGHT
-STREET SIGN: WEST 161 ST AND FORT WASHINGTON AVE, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
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COLOR TEST
00:28:39 1719.52 thumbnail
7/15/88
RADIO THIEF SHOT
JAMAICA AVE. AND 170th ST., JAMAICA QUEENS
-NYPD POLICE OFFICERS TALK TO BLACK MALE ROBBERY VICTIM, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, NYPD POLICE VAN, 103 PRECINCT COP CAR AT NIGHT, COPS WRITE REPORT, MAKE NOTES
-STREET SIGN 88TH AVE AND 170TH STREET
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COLOR TEST
00:30:48 1848.05 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
07/15/88
(5) PEOPLE SHOT IN VEHICLE
WILLOUGHBY AVE. (BROOKLYN)
-BLACK MALE WITH GUNSHOT WOUND TO ARM SIT ON BUMPER OF AMBULANCE, GETS TREATMENT FROM EMT (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN)
-EMTS WHEEL GUNSHOT VICTIM (BLACK FEMALE) TO AMBULANCE
-CRIME SCENE CORDONED OFF, BYSTANDERS BEHIND TAPE, 1980S CARS WITH BULLET HOLES, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION, FEMALE NYPD POLICE OFFICERS (BLACK AND WHITE)
-BROOKLYN MORTUARY DIVISION VAN LEAVES SCENE, AMBULANCE LEAVES WITH SIRENS ON, DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE, BLOOD ON SIDEWALK WITH PLASTIC GLOVES
-FORT GREENE, CLINTON HILL OR BED STUY SECTION OF BROOKLYN, VIOLENT NYC 1980S
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BLACK SCREEN, COLOR TEST
00:36:43 2203.4 thumbnail
7/16/88
FOUR ALARM FIRE
1165 EAST 165 ST. BRONX
-FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON RESCUE LADDER AT NIGHT WITH FIRE HOSES, FIREMEN TAKE A REST
-INTERVIEW WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF ROBERT MANSON DESCRIBES FIRE, TWO MINOR INJURIES TO FIREFIGHTERS, NO CIVILIAN INJURIES
-FDNY FIREMEN ON STREET AND EXITING BUILDING
-WATER GUSHES OUT OF BUILDING'S ENTRANCE DOOR
-RED CROSS CANTEEN SERVES DUNKIN DONUTS AND COFFEE TO FIREMEN, NEAR THE SHERIDAN EXPRESSWAY
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COLOR TEST
00:40:26 2426.03 thumbnail
07/16/88
MALE ASSAULTED
43 ST. & 7TH AVE. (MANHATTAN)
-NYPD COPS AND EMTS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) UNLOAD WHITE MALE VICTIM FROM AMBULANCE TO BELLEVUE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, NYC 1980S
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COLOR TEST
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7/16/88
SEARCH FOR BALLOON MAN PERP.
MERRICK BLVD. 225th ST.
-QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT, LAURELTON SECTION OF QUEENS, NYPD COPS WITH BULLET PROOF VESTS AND RIFLES, MANY NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES VEHICLES, EMERGENCY TASK FORCE, NYC 1980S
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COLOR TEST
00:44:59 2699.3 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
7/16/88
FEMALE STRUCK DOA
46 ST. & 3RD AVE. (BROOKLYN)
-COVERED BODY OF ACCIDENT VICTIM ON STREET, WHITE FEMALE IS LIFTED BY NYPD COPS AND EMTS ONTO STRETCHER AND PUT IN AMBULANCE, FEMALE EMT, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
-BLOOD ON STREET AND POLICE CHALK LINE, DANGEROUS ROADS, NYC 1980S, SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN
-COPS TALK WITH BLACK MALE AT NIGHT, 72 PRECINCT COP CAR
-HISPANIC COUPLE, MAN CRIES, TRAGIC ACCIDENT
-BLACK MALE GETS HANDCUFFED AND PUT INTO COP CAR, NYC 1980S
-NYS LICENSE PLATES KLK-123, 1980S WHITE STATION, WAGON, WOMAN'S SHOE IN STREET
-STREET SIGN: 46TH STREET AND 3RD AVE
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COLOR TEST
00:52:15 3135.14 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
7/17/88
BUS & CAB COLLISION
85th ST TRANSVERSE
-MANGLED YELLOW CAB IN POURING RAIN AT NIGHT, BLOOD ON CAR SEAT, ACCIDENT AFTERMATH, NYC BUS 1980S, NYC POLICE TRUCK WITH FLASHING LIGHTS IN RAIN, NYPD
00:54:44 3285 thumbnail
COLOR TEST
00:55:05 3305.27 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
7/17/88
BOYFRIEND ARRESTED
105 PCT., 92-08 222 ST., QUEENS VILLAGE, QUEENS
-PERP WALK THROUGH PRECINCT BLANKET OVER HEAD, LED TO CAR BY DETECTIVES, RAINY NIGHT NYC 1980S, CAMERA MEN KNOCK ON CAR WINDOW, BLANKET REVEALS BLACK MALE AS CAR LEAVES
-PERP IS LED INTO BUILDING
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COLOR TEST
00:58:31 3511.51 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
7/17/88
HOMICIDE DISPUTE OVER WOMAN
NORTHERN BLVD. AND 90 ST., QUEENS
-DEAD BODY AT FOOT OF STAIRS IN POURING RAIN, MTS WRAP AND LIFT BODY (WHITE MALE) AND PLACE ON AMBULANCE, MURDER VICTIM IS WHEELED THROUGH ALLEY TO STREET AND AMBULANCE, VIOLENT NYC 1980S,
EMTS (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS) TAKE OFF PLASTIC GLOVES AND THROW THEM IN THE STREET, MEDICAL WASTE LITTER
-STREET SIGN: 32 AVE AND 90 STREET, JACKSON HEIGHTS QUEENS
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