I was a Brooklyn boy, about 7, 8 or 9.

A 4-year-old Brooklyn boy died last night after he accidentally shot himself in the head with his mother's gun, the police said.

The police said a 12-year-old Brooklyn boy accidentally killed a toddler.

So now the long-ago dream of the 9-year-old Brooklyn boy who was once me has at last come true.

He once tested a 7-year-old Brooklyn boy with an intelligence quotient of 230.

A 2-year-old Brooklyn boy was killed yesterday morning when a milk truck ran over his stroller, the police said.

A 3-year-old Brooklyn boy was killed last night when he fell out of a window in his grandmother's ninth-floor apartment, the police said.

A 4-month-old Brooklyn boy was in critical condition yesterday, showing signs of child abuse, and his parents were being questioned, the police said.

Two 15-year-old Brooklyn boys were arrested last night and charged with second-degree murder in the attack, the police said.

And both - Brooklyn boys to the core - wanted nothing to do with the Yankees until recently.