Overview
- Officers responding to a 9:30 a.m. 911 call about an unconscious person found the remains in the building’s basement.
- The discovery occurred at the Borinquen Public Houses at 330 Bushwick Avenue in Williamsburg, according to police.
- Building staff reported opening heavy bags in the incinerator area and finding body parts, accounts that officials have not yet confirmed.
- Crime-scene units documented the area and removed large bags, and the medical examiner will determine identity and cause of death.
- Residents described fear and cited noises the previous night and a cellphone left near the incinerator as investigators gathered information.