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Demolition of St. Nicholas Home in Bay Ridge to Begin This Month

Demolition is expected to begin within the next 10 days at the former St. Nicholas Home property in Bay Ridge, marking the next phase of a long-planned project to build a new public high school. The work will clear four properties at 437, 439, 441 and 445 Ovington Ave. to make way for the school, which is expected to o
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USPS mail truck driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run in Hell’s Kitchen: NYPD

HELL’S KITCHEN, Manhattan (PIX11) — A U.S. Postal Service mail truck driver has been arrested after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Hell’s Kitchen, according to police. The NYPD said 61-year-old James Simmons was arrested on Sunday after the deadly incident on Saturday. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident
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The New Frozen Pizza That Ruined All Other Frozen Pizzas for Me

I’m a native Brooklynite, so when I saw Di Fara frozen pizza appear at Target earlier this year, I picked one up immediately. I discovered that this frozen pizza has a crisp crust and standout sauce that’s almost as good as what’s served in the original shop, so it’s well worth the $9.99 price tag. Now this “Brooklyn l
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Man dies after being shot multiple times in head, body in NYC: Police

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man died after being shot multiple times in the head and body early Sunday, police said. Authorities said officers responded to reports of a shooting around 3:14 a.m. near the Belt Parkway and Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie. Police said they found a 30-year-old man with gunshot wounds to the he
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NYC runners are outraged over changed marathon entry rule: ‘Great running tradition ruined’

They’re hot under the heels. New York City runners are hot under the heels and hateful in the comments after New York Road Runners (NYRR) announced changes to its popular 9+1 program. Previously, under the 9+1 program, if a NYRR member completed nine races and volunteered at an additional race, they would be guaranteed
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Homeowner Hears a Gun-Like Pop in the Backyard — Then Finds a Flowerpot Shattered...

Photo credit: AI-generated image created using CHATGPT. Illustrative only. A quiet backyard can turn tense fast when something sounds like a shot and then you hear water splash. That’s the scene a Queens homeowner described after letting a dog in one evening and hearing a loud “pop” followed immediately by a splash fro
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Saddle Brook officer suspended with pay after body camera was turned off during arrest

A Saddle Brook police officer faces charges after investigators say he turned off his body camera, pistol-whipped a man during an arrest and filed a false report.
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Three men arrested at Garden State Plaza linked to NJ mall heists

Three men were arrested in the Westfield Garden State Plaza parking lot in Paramus after police connected a white Mercedes idling nearby to a Gucci store robbery and a separate theft in Tenafly.
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Officer assaulted while dispersing rowdy crowd after Jamaican Day Parade

An officer was assaulted while attempting to disperse a rowdy crowd after the Jamaican Day Parade in Brooklyn on Saturday evening, police say. Yolanda Palacio-White, 35, was taken into custody and faces a slew of charges for allegedly punching an officer in the head. According to the NYPD, the chaos...
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Man slashed, stabbed in Midtown in broad daylight, police say

The victim was stabbed twice in his back and slashed across his body during some sort of argument along 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, just after 2:30 p.m. police say.

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