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5-year-old falls down elevator shaft, dies

A 5-year-old boy is dead after falling down an elevator shaft in Williamsburg Tuesday morning.Police say the accident happened at around 8:15 a.m., when the victim, Jacob Neuman, and his 8-year-old brother

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Aug 19, 2008, 6:44 PM

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