The search for the body is happening on Bradford Street near New Lots Avenue in the East New York section.
A tip came into the FBI from a person claiming to witness a body being buried there sometime in the past. The tipster said the body was apparently an older person.
The NYPD will dig and determine if there is a body in the backyard. They have already brought in dogs to detect a scent, and expect to bring back another dog later in the night.