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Renter of Van Named as Person of Interest in NYC Subway Shooting Probe
A gunman in a gas mask and construction vest set off smoke grenades and fired a barrage of bullets in a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, wounding at least 10 people Tuesday, authorities said. Police were trying to track down the renter of a van possibly connected to the violence.
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Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shooting Arrested
The New York Police Department said suspect Frank James was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan.
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Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019, ‘Extra' Correspondent, Dies at 30
Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst and ‘Extra’ correspondent died at 30 years old. Police found her unresponsive on the ground outside of her apartment in Manhattan.
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‘Malfunctioning Space Heater' Caused a Fire That Killed At Least 19 People, Including 9 Children, in NYC
At least 19 people, including nine children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city’s fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory
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In US First, NYC Opening Supervised Drug Injection Sites
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that overdose prevention center (OPC) services, aimed at reducing overdose deaths — a public health issue that the country as a whole has been grappling with and seen a dramatic increase of during the pandemic — will open in New York City. OPCs, also referred to as supervised injection or supervised drug consumption sites,…
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Federal Judge Blocks Vaccine Enforcement for NYC School Staff
The requirement to receive at least one dose of the COVID vaccine was supposed to go into effect by Sept. 27, 2021.
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Unvaxxed Brazil Leader Eats Pizza Outside as NYC Indoor Vax Mandate Still in Place
Taking a bite out of a slice of an authentic New York City pizza is seemingly a rite of passage for anyone who visits the Big Apple. Just ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro.
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‘Survivors – Found': Listen to Powerful Poem Penned Days After 9/11 Attack
Poet Joan Murray wrote “Survivors – Found” on an NYC-bound Amtrak train four days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She met some firemen who were on their way to look for survivors and was inspired to write about those who survived that day. Twenty years later, we look back on that day through her words.
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‘Tiger King' Zookeeper Found Dead in Brooklyn: Officials
One of the zookeepers featured on the Netflix documentary series “Tiger King” has been found dead in Brooklyn, police officials tell News 4 New York.
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The Stonewall Inn: How a 1969 Uprising Made an NYC Bar a Landmark
Fifty-two years ago, the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village was an underground gay bar where a police raid sparked a rebellion that fueled the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
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The Empire State Building Celebrates 90th Birthday
The Empire State Building is considered by many to be the world’s most famous building.
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MTA: Bus Driver Refuses Drug Test After Careening Off Bridge
Authorities are investigating what caused a New York City bus to plunge off a bridge in dramatic fashion
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NYC to Sever City Contracts With Trump Organization Over President's ‘Criminal Act'
New York City will sever all of its management contracts with the Trump Organization, costing the outgoing president millions of dollars in annual revenue, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday. De Blasio said the contracts allowed the city to break them if a vendor’s leadership broke the law, and said Trump’s “inciting an insurrection” was clearly a “criminal act.”...
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NYC Kids, Ages 12 and 7, Take Off in Parents' Range Rover, End Up Near Delaware: Cops
Two New York City children — ages 12 and 7 — who were reported missing after allegedly taking off in one of their parents’ Range Rovers have been found near the New Jersey/Delaware border, the NYPD said Monday afternoon. The kids are cousins, police said. Cops at the 106th Precinct received a call from one of their parents at around…
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Sheriff Says Defiant NYC Bar Owner Struck Deputy With His Car
Authorities in New York City say the co-owner of a bar that was defying coronavirus restrictions was arrested early Sunday after running over a deputy with his car.
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Black Lives Matter Mural at Trump Tower Vandalized Again by Repeat Offender
A woman who has already been arrested once for throwing paint on the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower was arrested again for doing exactly the same thing. Police say 39-year-old Juliet Germanotta acted alone this time in vandalizing the mural on Fifth Avenue. She was caught on camera Wednesday on her knees, spreading blue paint all…
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Black Lives Matter Mural Outside Trump Tower Vandalized a Third Time
Two people were arrested after throwing blue paint on the Black Lives Matter mural in midtown — the second time in a week the Fifth Avenue mural has been defaced
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NYC Paints Huge Black Lives Matter Mural on 5th Ave in Front of Trump Tower
New York City has painted a sprawling “Black Lives Matter” mural on Fifth Avenue directly in front of Trump Tower — a project President Donald Trump blasted as a “symbol of hate” when he first learned about it. The artwork was supposed to be done last week but was delayed a few days; it had been completed by Thursday afternoon….
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NYC Delays Trump Tower Black Lives Matter Mural; President Blasts Sign as ‘Hate' Symbol
President Donald Trump blasted New York City’s plan to paint the phrase “Black Lives Matter” on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower, calling it a “symbol of hate” and demanding the city spend the money on policing instead. NYC officials said last week they would emulate other cities and paint the message in large letters on a prominent...
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NYC Severe Child COVID Cases Rise to 124 as Docs Share Lessons From Early Patients
Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition