What happened in New York City in the 30 minutes before 8:30 PM on Saturday, November 14, 2026, from the agencies to your pocket: no middlemen, no gatekeepers.
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8:00 PM · Officer needs assistance · Borough Hall
NYPD radio reported an officer calling for help at Borough Hall at 8:00 PM. Radio traffic about it continued for about 7 minutes over 6 transmissions. More units were called as it went on.
- Status: Escalating: more units called (8:05 PM)
- Where: Borough Hall (exact location not confirmed)
- Responding: NYPD
- Timeline: 8:00 PM first report · 8:02 PM officer needs assistance
- Heard on: NYPD Patrol radio · 6 transmissions, 8:00 PM–8:08 PM
8:24 PM · Person with a gun reported, then called off · 600 block of Atlantic Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
NYPD radio reported a person with a gun at 600 block of Atlantic Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 8:24 PM. Radio traffic about it continued for about 4 minutes over 15 transmissions. Dispatch later said it was unfounded.
- Status: Called off: dispatch said it was unfounded (8:26 PM)
- Where: 600 block of Atlantic Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
- Responding: NYPD
- Timeline: 8:24 PM first report · 8:26 PM called off by dispatch
- Heard on: NYPD Patrol radio · 15 transmissions, 8:24 PM–8:28 PM
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