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Gilmore & Griffin want more safeguards for Jersey City tenants in tax abated buildings

Jersey City Councilmen Frank “Educational” Gilmore and Michael Griffin are calling for more protections for city tenants living in tax abated buildings. “With the median rent exceeding $2,000 per month, and nearly 15.6% of Jersey City residents living in poverty, protecting affordability for tenants in tax abated prope
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NYPD to outline security plan ahead of Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan

NYC officials will hold a news conference Friday to outline security plans ahead of Sunday's Dominican Day Parade in Manhattan after gun arrests at the Bronx parade two weeks ago.
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Manhattan Man Gets 7 Years for Sucker-Punching Subway Agent, Then Attacking Rikers Guard

A Manhattan judge sentenced 35-year-old Robert Ray to seven years in prison Thursday for punching MTA station agent Tamika Davis in the face at the 53rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station, then fleeing the scene — a crime made worse, prosecutors and union officials say, by a second unprovoked attack Ray launche
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Severe Storms Fire Up Across The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

An area of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop across parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic this afternoon and evening. A disturbance will move across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic causing scattered showers and thunderstorms to form this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms across the New York Cit
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Bronx Man, 84, Shoved to Ground in Highbridge, NYPD Hunts Attacker

An 84-year-old man was walking through the Highbridge section of the Bronx on the morning of July 18 when, police say, an unidentified individual pushed him to the ground without warning, leaving him with bruising to his head and jaw. The attacker then fled on foot, and more than two weeks later, the suspect remains at
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Motorist struck by metal on George Washington Bridge awarded $10.5M

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has settled a lawsuit for $10.5 million with a motorist who was struck and seriously injured by metal debris that crashed through his windshield as he drove across the George Washington Bridge, court records show. Joseph Rosario was driving west toward New Jersey on the upp
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Man hospitalized after assault in Newark Dollar General parking lot

Police are asking for the public's help locating the suspects.
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Beloved New York restaurant closes after 30 years, marking the end of an era

For three decades, it was a go-to destination for theatergoers, tourists and New Yorkers looking for a memorable meal before a show at Carnegie Hall. Now, one of Midtown Manhattan’s…
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Gunman shoots two near busy NYC subway station, sending bystanders scrambling to safety: video

A gunman opened fire outside a busy Bronx subway station Thursday evening, striking two victims and sending innocent bystanders running for their lives. The shooting steps away from the West Farms Square-E Tremont Avenue subway station was captured on surveillance footage and shows a man dressed in a white hoodie spray
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60+ mph winds, flash floods possible as severe weather threat looms for NYC area

An elevated threat for severe storms covers much of the tri-state area Friday afternoon and evening. On a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), there is a Level 2 threat for the New York City metro Area, lower Hudson Valley, and north and central New Jersey. The Level 2 threat extends all the way southwest to the Washington,

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