COURIER L 20 IFE, DEC. 6-12, 2019
A Crown Heights manhole explosion incinerated Wilfi do
Mazarigos’s family car on Tuesday morning.
Photos by Paul Martinka
BOOM!
Crown Heights manhole
explosion left many
without power
BY JESSICA PARKS
Around 100 Crown
Heights residents were
left without power for
several hours after a
massive manhole explosion
on Tuesday
morning — which completely
incinerated a
car that was parked on
the above street.
Utility company Con
Edison did not determine
the cause of the
explosion — which occurred
on Dean Street
between Utica and Rochester
avenues at around
1 am — but speculated
that the “wet weather”
may have contributed.
Company reps said
that power was not
fully restored to its customers
until 8:14 am on
Wednesday morning
— more than 31 hours
after the explosion —
due to a separate incident
on the same power
line.
Wilfido Mazarigos,
whose 2009 Toyota
Camry was wrecked by
the impact, simply expressed
gratitude that
nobody was hurt from
the explosion.
BK man busted for promoting terror
BY JESSICA PARKS
Police arrested a Brooklyn
man last week for allegedly publishing
ISIS propaganda and
bomb-making instructions in an
effort to incite terrorist attacks in
New York City.
“The defendant allegedly provided
instructions for how to plan
attacks on US soil, encouraging
ISIS supporters to attack in wellpopulated
locations,” said Assistant
Attorney General John C.
Demers. “The National Security
Division is committed to identifying
and holding accountable those
who support foreign terrorist organizations
and pose a threat to
our communities.”
The suspect allegedly pledged
allegiance to ISIS twice, fi rst in
July and a second time in October,
according to prosecutors.
In March, the 40-year-old began
posting ISIS propaganda
— including calls to commit independent
terrorist attacks in
the metro area — to encrypted
chatrooms with the intention to
reach members, associates, supporters,
and potential ISIS recruits.
The defendant purportedly
disseminated instructions on
how to conduct a terrorist attack
and how to select a target to attack
in an Aug. 3 post, court documents
said.
Other posts featured titles
including “Knife Attacks” and
“Make a bomb in the kitchen of
your mom,” prosecutors claim.
The man faces charges of attempting
to provide material support
for ISIS and distributing information
relating to explosives,
destructive devices, and weapons
of mass destruction.