A shooting in a New York bar has left three people dead and eight people hospitalised, police have said.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a press conference that the shooting happened in a crowded nightclub called Taste of the City in Brooklyn.

Investigators believe a shooter or shooters opened fire with multiple weapons just before 3.30am local time.

"Officers arrived within minutes of the first calls and found numerous gunshot victims inside," she said.

Three men, including a 27-year-old and a 35-year-old, were killed in the incident. A further five men and three women were injured and remain in hospital.

The wounded range in age from 27 to 61, and none are believed to have life-threatening injuries.

A manhunt for the perpetrators is ongoing, and officers ha

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