P.S. 230 in Kensington is one of the dozens of places the city has made available for anyone who gets flooded in the middle of the night and needs a safe place to go.
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by two vehicles in Brooklyn, including a white van that fled the scene.
Police say the girl was walking with a parent when the tree toppled over.
Video showed heavy flames shooting out of the windows, and the blaze quickly spread to a home next door.
A community is mourning a retired police officer who was killed during a dispute in Brooklyn Monday, and so far, no charges have been filed in his death.
According to NYPD officials, police responded to a 911 call of a dispute involving a gun on Church Avenue and East 3rd Street just after 7 p.m.