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Kids linked to NY nurse's $1.5 million fake vaccine card scam barred from school
A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme.
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Former NYC school food chief sentenced in tainted chicken bribery case
The former head of food services for New York City public schools was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone. Eric Goldstein, the former school food chief, was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court along with three men who ran a vendor that had...
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NYC Audubon officially loses the Audubon
The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. A majority of...
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Man finds safe with $100 bills while magnet fishing in New York City
James Kane has used a magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York City waterways, but stacks of $100 bills he pulled from a safe were something else entirely. Kane’s girlfriend, Barbi Agostini, 39, thought he was joking when he said their life was about to change, she told The Associated Press on Monday. She was filming as…
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Feds to investigate entire NYC subway system after derailment injures more than 20
Thursday’s collision caused major service disruptions on the 1, 2 and 3 lines that stretched into Friday.
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1/2/3 service in Manhattan back to normal days after derailment at 96th St. station
Train service on the 1, 2, and 3 lines in Manhattan finally resumed normal service early Sunday morning, days after two trains collided at the 96th Street subway station in a derailment that left more than 20 people hurt. The MTA said Sunday morning that service on those three subway lines was fully restored in Manhattan after we “safely moved…
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Lawsuit accuses NY college of negligence for harboring ex-con Larry Ray, who abused students
Two former students are suing Sarah Lawrence College, arguing the New York school failed to protect them from Lawrence “Larry” Ray as the ex-convict moved into his daughter’s housing on campus and began grooming her friends for abuse.
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New York's College of Saint Rose will close in May 2024 amid financial woes
The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday.
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Drones to fly rest of summer over NYC beaches after serious shark bite, first in decades
Police and fire officials were along the shore and flying drones above the water as they kept an eye out for sharks in the area of Rockaway Beach that had been closed after a woman was believed to have been bitten in a very rare instance of a NYC encounter.
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Kai Cenat ‘beyond disappointed' with fans who sparked chaos at NYC PlayStation giveaway
Kai Cenat, the 21-year-old social media influencer who was charged with inciting a riot after a crowd of thousands of his followers erupted in chaos in Manhattan last week, said he is “beyond disappointed” in the bad behavior.
