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Massive Morning Fire Devours Line of Jersey City Homes, Several Families Displaced
The charred remains of two completely devoured homes and two other damaged ones are the remains left behind after a massive fire erupted in Jersey City Monday morning displacing several families. The call for the fire came in just after 1:30 this morning and was quickly upgraded to a four-alarm blaze with hundreds of firefighters rushing to the scene. Cell…
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Bronx NYCHA Residents Left Spending Another Frigid Winter Without Heat
Even with an arctic blast set to come through the region lasting likely all of next week, residents of the building say NYCHA has refused to fix the problem for years
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1 Dead, 15 Hurt After Vehicle Apparently Rolls Down Embankment in NJ: Police
At least one person has died and 15 individuals were hurt after a vehicle apparently rolled down an embankment in New Jersey. The single-vehicle crash took place Wednesday around 10:14 a.m. on the eastbound side of Route 24 near Exit 2 in Hanover, Morris County, according to the New Jersey State Police. The path of the fatal crash was clear,…
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FedEx Driver Shot While Making Delivery In Brooklyn: NYPD
A 44-year-old FedEx driver is in serious but stable condition after he was shot in the back following a delivery at the Van Dyke Houses in Brooklyn, police say. The shooting happened just after 11 a.m. Monday, according to police, who say that a security video captured the moment a person approached the delivery man outside the building — and…
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Jersey City Announces Plan for COVID-19 Memorial Park at Former Superfund Site
New Jerseyeans will soon have a physical space where they can mourned those who died from COVID-19. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop on Thursday announced the name of a new waterfront park that will also serve as a memorial for hundreds of residents who were infected with the virus and later died: Skyway Park. Fulop says 503 trees will be…
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Police Investigate Possible Abduction of Queens Woman With Dementia
New York City police are searching for answers as to what happened to 80-year-old Gabriela Grana when she went missing on Monday. Surveillance video shows Grana, who has dementia, rolled out of her Queens apartment in a wheelchair around noon by a woman, but it’s unclear if she left with the woman willingly, police said. Grana was found hours...
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NYC Restaurants Can Start Charging Diners a COVID-19 Recovery Charge
Starting this weekend, diners at restaurants and bars in New York City could see an extra charge added to their final bill. Restaurants in the city are now allowed to add a COVID-19 recovery charge to diner eating inside or outdoors — takeaway and delivery orders are excluded. Participating restaurants must clearly display any additional costs on their menus. Last…
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Mystery Lingers as Man Lying on Henry Hudson Parkway is Run Over by Hit-and-Run Driver
Reilyn Viñas’ family is at a loss for words — confused as to how Viñas ended up lying on the Henry Hudson Parkway before being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Darlin Viñas wants to know exactly what happened to his older brother and why the driver that struck him did not stop for his aid. “I want justice,” Darlin...
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Wild Machete Attack at Bronx Bodega Caught on Camera
The scene was reminiscent of the June 2018 attack that killed Junior Guzman, where a group ganged up on the teen inside a corner store, but in this incident the victims were able to keep the attackers from entering the store, which may have kept them alive
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NYPD Brass Commands Officers to Wear Masks Amid Criticisms of Low Compliance
The video, obtained exclusively by NBC New York, is part of a full-court press from the NYPD to boost mask compliance after complaints ranging from everyday citizens all the way to Gov. Andrew Cuomo started piling up
