Bronx man killed by falling elevator in NYC
A 25-year-old Bronx man was crushed to death on New Year's Eve by a falling elevator in Manhattan. Police say it happened in an apartment building on the Lower East Side. The man has been identified
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Jan 2, 2016, 6:06 AM
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Updated 3,301 days ago
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A 25-year-old Bronx man was crushed to death on New Year's Eve by a falling elevator in Manhattan.
Police say it happened in an apartment building on the Lower East Side. The man has been identified as Stephen Hewett-Brown.
Witnesses say Brown shoved a woman out of the way who was also about to be crushed by the elevator, but he could not save himself.
A witness told the Daily News that Brown said Happy New Year before saving the woman's life.
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