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Sidewalk explosion in midtown sends pedestrians running, evacuations issued
An explosion along a Manhattan sidewalk rattled nerves as it sent huge chunks of sidewalk flying into the air — but miraculously, no one was hurt, according to officials.
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Who is Baby August? Mystery abounds after child's body parts found in NYC sewer facility in 2022
In 2022, the body of a child was found at a Bronx sewer facility. Two years later, it’s still a mystery as to who that child was — but police haven’t lost hope, and the search for new clues continues for the veteran detectives who remain haunted by the tragic case.
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Rick Pitino's office at St. John's burglarized of memorabilia: Police source
The office of famed basketball coach Rick Pitino was allegedly robbed by three men who a police source said walked out with memorabilia.
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Yorkie in one hand and blade in the other, man slices victim's stomach on NYC sidewalk
Shocking surveillance video showed a broad daylight brawl between two men on a Manhattan street in which the suspect sliced the victim’s stomach with a blade — and the terrifying attack was carried out with a terrier in tow.
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Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Manhattan courthouse where Trump faces hush money case
A man who set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case has died, police said.
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NYC subway thieves now targeting sleeping riders to steal cellphones, jewelry and more
A plainclothes NYPD Transit team has been riding trains throughout Queens at night, looking to make riders aware of a sleepy crime trend that has been spiking: Thieves looking for snoozing passengers who they can steal phones, jewelry or more from.
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No scraping this Barnacle: How NYPD's new car booting system works
The Barnacle uses 1,000 pounds of pressure to stick to a windshield, and comes with an alarm that will sound if someone tried to take it off. So unless they have a sunroof, there’s no way drivers are taking it off, or taking off with it.
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Migrant squatters took over a Bronx home; child found alongside drugs and guns inside
A group of migrants from Venezuela were said to be squatting at a house in the Bronx, with guns and drugs found in the home’s basement — where a child was also living.
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NY police crack down on ‘ghost cars' dodging tolls with fake or altered license plates
Officials in New York are cracking down on vehicles using altered or forged license plates to avoid paying tolls and tickets. Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Adams and law enforcement officials said Tuesday that a multiagency effort to catch scofflaws resulted in 73 vehicles impounded, 282 summonses issued and eight individuals arrested. They said Monday’s enforcement effort was...
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NY parents fight for son with autism who was banned from children's section at library
A suburban New York family is fighting to get their son with autism access to their local library, because even though he loves spending time in the children’s books section, one library is refusing to let him in.
