A seaplane made a hard landing in the East River on Sunday afternoon. Everyone on board was rescued, and one passenger had minor injuries.
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Sunday, July 5, 2026
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Two separate shootings during July Fourth celebrations in Coney Island and Crown Heights injured multiple people, including four children and an NYPD detective. No one was killed.
11:29 AMGothamistThe Newtown Creek Alliance is testing a portable 600 gallon tank stocked with mussels and marsh grass to filter pollution out of Newtown Creek. The project aims to make incremental progress in rehabilitating one of the nation’s most contaminated waterways.
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Sea plane makes hard landing into the East River Sunday afternoon
Summary
A seaplane made a hard landing in the East River on Sunday afternoon. Everyone on board was rescued, and one passenger had minor injuries.
Why it matters
Even a low-injury crash in the East River tests New York’s safety systems for aviation incidents over water in a crowded corridor.
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Separate shootings in Coney Island, Crown Heights cap July Fourth Celebrations
Summary
Two separate shootings during July Fourth celebrations in Coney Island and Crown Heights injured multiple people, including four children and an NYPD detective. No one was killed.
Why it matters
Holiday crowd violence tests New York Citys claims of public-safety control at the exact moments residents most demand normalcy.
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Meet the mussels doing the dirty work of cleaning up Newtown Creek
Summary
The Newtown Creek Alliance is testing a portable 600 gallon tank stocked with mussels and marsh grass to filter pollution out of Newtown Creek. The project aims to make incremental progress in rehabilitating one of the nation’s most contaminated waterways.
Why it matters
Newtown Creek sits between dense neighborhoods and active industry, so any credible, scalable cleanup tool affects public health, permitting, and the pace of waterfront restoration.
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