Year in New York: Heroes and Villains

HERO: Lexi's bark was bigger than her bite when she led her owner to the door of neighbor Charles Postler in Brooklyn. The 85-year-old deacon had fallen inside his apartment hours earlier and likely wouldn't have gotten the medical attention he needed if not for the cuddly Bichon Frise's intuition.

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Year in New York: Heroes and Villains

There was no shortage of good, bad or ugly in New York in 2008. Take a look at who made headlines for heroic -- or horrific -- deeds in the last year.

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