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Drenching Rain Approaches: These Areas Face Localized Flood Threat

A new storm will deliver an uneven soaking across the Northeast, with some communities facing heavier downpours and a greater chance of localized flooding. The National Weather Service expects widespread rain Sunday, Sept. 20, into Sunday night. Its Saturday, Sept. 19, update lowered the flood threa…
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Thirty years in NJ prison for Newark Airport attacker who slashed tourist’s face with...

Xiong Jin attacked a traveler at Newark Liberty International Airport, cutting her face with a three-inch blade. Port Authority Police responded quickly.
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Man sentenced to prison for raping a NYC woman 25 years ago

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the rape of a college student in her Bronx apartment nearly 25 years ago.  Jancys Santiago’s arrest and conviction are the result of DNA technology, including investigative genetic genealogy.
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Jersey City native, former Wall Street exec, opens cannabis dispensary

Elizabeth “Liz” Sarofiem has opened Candid, an adult-use cannabis dispensary in Jersey City Heights, four years after first conceiving the idea while working on Wall Street. Sarofiem, 31, is the sole owner of the business at 3662 JFK Boulevard. The Egyptian-American entrepreneur independently financed and built the dis
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Advocates urge city to preserve Queens burial ground for formerly enslaved: ‘Condos shouldn’t rest...

Advocates urge city to preserve Queens burial ground for formerly enslaved: 'Condos shouldn't rest on my ancestors'
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Suspect in NYC woman’s homicide still on the run after almost 3 months

The suspect in the homicide of a Staten Island woman is still on the run after almost three months.
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NYPD heroically rescues woman about to jump off Brooklyn Bridge, harrowing video shows

Cops rescued a woman who was perched in the cables of the Brooklyn Bridge Friday and appeared to be close to jumping. Crowds of pedestrians watched as the woman, who cops have not yet named, climbed past the pedestrian walkway onto the bridge’s steel beams shortly before noon. Video showed her perched high on a metal u
Featured picture for ‘Put some clothes on’: NYC woman leans against a subway pole. Then her doctor told her to cover up after months-long battle with bizarre infection

‘Put some clothes on’: NYC woman leans against a subway pole. Then her doctor...

Want to avoid an unwanted souvenir from your daily commute? Keep a layer of fabric between you and the subway.
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The ingenious way NYPD stealthily collected DNA to crack a 30-year-old rape case

Tenacious NYPD SVU detectives cracked a more than 30-year-old rape cold case by preserving — and tracking down — intertwined trails of DNA evidence, police sources revealed. Cops arrested William Stephens, 55, on Friday after quickly obtaining his DNA when they brought him into custody on an unrelated minor charge and
Featured picture for Normal New York train ride nearly turned into full blown stampede of people after woman said ‘this will be your last day on earth’

Normal New York train ride nearly turned into full blown stampede of people after...

A routine morning commute on a train from New Canaan, Connecticut, turned into a chaotic scene when a woman allegedly threatened fellow passengers. The incident occurred just as the train approached Grand Central Terminal in New York City. As reported by People , according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,

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