#reckless-endangerment

#reckless-endangerment

QUEENS, NY - Two teens have been arrested in connection with an incident on the Queensboro Bridge where a 16-year-old fell was left trapped after falling down a 50-foot-deep shaft. According to the NYPD, a 14-year-old has been charged with reckless endangerment and criminal trespassing and a 15-year-old has been charged with criminal trespassing. According to the FDNY, firefighters found the boy in a shaft on the Manhattan-bound side of the bridge around 9 p.m. on Monday. The teen is believed to have gotten stuck after he allegedly planned to post his stunt on TikTok, police said.

The identities of the two teens charged, as well as that of the boy who became trapped, were not released by the NYPD. Using ropes and specialty equipment, 75 FDNY members rescued the boy after he fell 50 feet down the inside of one of the bridge's buttresses, Newsday previously reported. He was hospitalized for treatment of hypothermia, Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino previously told Newsday.

Police are looking for two men in connection with a shooting on Boston Road in the Morrisania section of the Bronx on Monday evening. Authorities said the incident occurred in front of 1272 Boston Road at about 5:05 p.m., when one individual handed a firearm to another, who then fired multiple shots, striking an unoccupied vehicle. The two men fled north on Boston Road. No injuries were reported.

Police arrested a teen daredevil seen climbing the cables on the Brooklyn Bridge, police said Wednesday. Travelers across the East River span spotted Mark Orilall, 18, climbing the cables intersecting with the Manhattan tower at about 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, cops said. After climbing the Manhattan tower, he came down and began to climb the Brooklyn tower as police arrived at the scene.

Last week, four teens were arrested for subway surfing in the Bronx, marking the NYPD's 200th arrest for this dangerous activity since 2023.

FDNY Assistant Chief Mike Meyers detailed the challenging rescue efforts, emphasizing the complexities involved in transferring patients from the water and coordinating emergency services on land.