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Man arrested for tossing cinder blocks off roof near NYC Marathon

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Published Nov. 6, 2022, 3:16 p.m. ET

A man was busted for tossing cinder blocks Sunday off a Greenpoint roof – a block away from the New York City Marathon, cops said.

The 38-year-old suspect threw four blocks off the top of 236 Newell St. in Brooklyn around 12:30 p.m., striking and damaging three unoccupied vehicles, cops said.  

The 38-year-old threw four cinder blocks off a roof at 236 Newell Street in Greenpoint around 12:30 p.m., striking and damaging three unoccupied vehicles, cops said.
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The man was taken into custody, and reckless endangerment charges were pending against him, police said.