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1989-19901980s NEWS
NEWS FOOTAGE FILMED IN NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS / BOROUGHS
DEC 29 1989 - JAN 04 1990

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29 DEC 1989
STRANGLED & HOGTIED ***FULL STORY***
5 MINERVA PLACE, BRONX
-52 PRECINCT POLICE CAR, NYPD, MURDER LOCATION EXTERIOR, DETECTIVES TALK IN LOBBY, MURDER INVESTIGATION, 1980S CARS, VIOLENT NYC, BODY CARRIED OUT AND LOADED INTO VAN
-STREET SIGN: CRESTON AND MINERVA PLACE
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COLOR TEST
00:04:09 249 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
29 DEC 1989
PARK LANE JUMPER
36 WEST 59 STREET, MANHATTAN, OPPOSITE CENTRAL PARK
-AMBULANCE LEAVES SCENE, COVERED BODY OF JUMPER (WHITE MALE) SUICIDE VICTIM ON SIDEWALK, PLAZA OUTSIDE HIGHRISE HOTEL, MIDTOWN
-NYPD POLICE OFFICERS CORDON OFF AREA, INVESTIGATION, EXTERIOR OF HOTEL WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, PARK LANE AWNING, MIDTOWN NORTH PRECINCT POLICE CAR, CHRISTMAS WREATHE OVER THE HELMSLEY HOTEL LOGO
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COLOR TEST
00:10:16 617 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
29 DEC 1989
3 ALARM FIRE
197 9 TH STREET, BROOKLYN, GOWANUS, PARK SLOPE
-LARGE FIRE AT NIGHT, FDNY FIREFIGHTERS ON STREET WORKING, USING A SAW TO CUT THROUGH METAL DOOR, SPARKS FLYING, AERIAL TOWER, MEN AT WORK, NYC 1980S, 1990S, MASSIVE FLAMES ON ROOF, OVERHEAD VIEW OF FIREMEN AND TRUCKS
-GREAT SILHOUETTE OF FIREFIGHTERS AGAINST YELLOW FLAMES, FLUMES OF SMOKE, NEARBY BUILDINGS COVERED IN BLACK SMOKE, MAN IN WHEELCHAIR ON STOOP BEING EVACUATED
-STREET SIGN: 8TH STREET AND 3RD AVE
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BLACK SCREEN, COLOR TEST
00:20:28 1228.71 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
29 DEC 1989
3 SHOT, 2 DOA
860 BROADWAY, MANHATTAN, UNION SQUARE
-COVERED BODY OF BLACK MALE ON SIDEWALK IN WET SNOW, WINTER IN VIOLENT NYC 1980S AND 1990S, CRIME SCENE CORDONED OFF, SHOOTING
-POOL OF BLOOD IN SNOW, AWNING FOR 860 BUILDING, NYPD DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE, BYSTANDERS IN 1980S FASHIONS
-STREET SIGN: BROADWAY AND EAST 17 STREET, NYPD EMERGENCY SQUAD TRUCK, ESU
-EMTS AND COPS WRAP UP BODY (EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS)
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BLACK SCREEN, COLOR TEST
00:27:55 1675 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
30 DEC 1989
FEMALE SHOT IN HEAD (NO BODY)
(75 STREET & 101 AV, QUEENS
-NYPD DETECTIVES AND POLICE OFFICERS IN FRONT OF CITY LINE DRY CLEANERS AT NIGHT, BLOOD ON SIDEWALK, CRIME SCENE CORDONED OFF
-TV AND VIDEO REPAIR STORE
-STREET SIGN: 75 ST AND 101 AVE, OZONE PARK
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COLOR TEST
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03 JAN 1989
WATER MAIN BREAK
PERRY STREET & HUDSON STREET, MANHATTAN
-GUSHING WATER, RUNNING WATER ON STREETS OF LOWER MANHATTAN, FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE NYC 1980S, NYC YELLOW TAXI, CABS, URBAN GEYSERS
-1980S CARS DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED STREETS
-NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES SQUAD TRUCK, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRUCKS AND WORKERS
-STREET SIGN: HUDSON ST AND PERRY ST
-WORKERS CLOSING VALVES
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COLOR TEST
00:38:38 2318.32 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
03 JAN 1989
4 ALARM FIRE
271 KNICKERBOCKER AVE, BROOKLYN, BUSHWICK
-LARGE BUILDING ON FIRE, SMOKE RISES FROM WINDOW, VACANT BUILDING,FDNY FIRE TRUCKS WITH MOVING AERIAL TOWER, FIREFIGHTERS ENTER BUILDING, LADDER EXTENDED
-BELONGINGS AND CLOTHING ON SIDEWALK, FIREMEN TALKING, FIRETRUCKS WITH LIGHTS FLASHING AT NIGHT, FIREFIGHTERS TREATED IN AMBULANCE, HELPED BY EMTS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
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BLACK SCREEN, COLOR TEST
00:45:02 2702 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
03 JAN 1990
GAS STATION ROBBERY, 2 SHOT
METROPOLITAN AVE & FLUSHING AVE, QUEENS
-SHOOTING VICTIM IN AMBULANCE TREATED BY EMTS, WHITE OR INDIAN MALE WITH BANDAGED KNEE
-NYPD POLICE OFFICERS INVESTIGATE GAS STATION, CITGO SIGN, AMBULANCE WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AT NIGHT
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COLOR TEST
00:47:28 2848 thumbnail
04 JAN 1990
PHONY IMMIGRATION AGENT ARRESTED
115 PRECINCT, QUEENS
-NYPD LT. JOHN KELLY DESCRIBES FRAUD AT HOLIDAY INN ON DITMARS AVE IN ASTORIA, PREYING ON IMMIGRANTS
PERP WALK, WHITE MALE HANDCUFFED LED THROUGH PRECINCT
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COLOR TEST
00:51:26 3087 thumbnail
04 JAN 1990
TEAR GAS FUMES IN BUILDING
MCDONOUGH ST & HOWARD AVE, BROOKLYN, BED-STUY
-NYPD EMERGENCY SERVICES SQUAD BUS ON STREET AT NIGHT, EMTS WAIT AROUND, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, ARRIVING FDNY FIRE TRUCK AT NIGHT, NYC 1990S, DETECTIVE TAKES STATEMENT FROM RESIDENT, ABANDONED BUILDING
-STREET SIGN: MCDONOUGH ST & HOWARD AVE
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COLOR TEST
00:54:37 3277 thumbnail
(VV-YTV)
04 JAN 1990
MALE HOMICIDE
ENTRANCE ORCHARD BEACH, BRONX
-BLACK MALE BODY UNDER TREE ON SIDE OF ROAD, VIOLENT NYC 1990S
-ORCHARD BEACH SIGN, NYPD 45 PRECINCT POLICE CAR AND COPS AT NIGHT
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COLOR TEST
00:56:53 3413 thumbnail
05 JAN 90
HOMICIDE: MALE SHOT DOA IN CAR
EAST 28 STREET & TILDEN AV, BROOKLYN
***FULL STORY APPEARS ON VPN-171***
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