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Police: Suspect in Chinatown Rampage May Have Attacked Another Homeless Man
The man charged with murder in a bloody rampage that left four men dead may have also attacked another homeless man about a week earlier, NYPD officials say.
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Beaten Homeless Men Identified as Mayor Steps Up Response in Chinatown
The four homeless men who were beaten to death with a metal pipe in Chinatown, allegedly by another homeless man, over the weekend still remained unidentified Monday as police struggled to identify their next of kins.
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Rape Followed Threat of Forced Incest, Prosecutors Say
Authorities say a man raped a woman in New York after giving her the option of that, being killed or having sex with her son.
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Death of Husband Held Hostage With Wife in Nailed-Shut NYC Bedroom Ruled a Homicide
The case of a 64-year-old man who died after he and his wife were held hostage in their New York City home for 30 hours by a suspect who nailed their bedroom door shut and took their credit cards has been ruled a homicide.
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Man Dies After Being Held Hostage for Over 24 Hours With Wife in New York City Home
A 64-year-old man died after he and his wife were held hostage in their New York City home for more than 24 hours by a suspect who nailed their bedroom door shut and took their credit cards, police say.
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FDNY Investigates BB Gun Shots at Ambulance in Queens
The president of an FDNY union says officials are investigating whether the BB gun shots fired at an ambulance in Queens on Sunday had anything to do with an incident from a few weeks ago where a 19-year-old was hit by an emergency vehicle.
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Jessica Alba's Twitter Seemingly Hacked as It Defends Hitler and Spouts 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Jessica Alba’s Twitter posts on Sunday began with tweets of the Honest Company founder having dinner with friends, but quickly transitioned to messages defending Hitler and promoting a homophobic conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The tweets were deleted soon after being published. “Heil Hitler he did nothing wrong #facts,” one Tweet read.
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Spike Lee Hosts ‘Do the Right Thing' Block Party in Bed-Stuy
Filmmaker Spike Lee hosted a block party on Sunday in Bedford-Stuyvesant to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing.” The party was from 12 to 7 p.m. and hosted on Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington and Quincy — where most of the film was shot. That stretch of Stuyvesant has since been named “Do the Right…
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Spike Lee Hosts ‘Do the Right Thing' Block Party in Bed-Stuy
On the 30th anniversary since the premiere of his film “Do the Right Thing”, director Spike Lee hosted a block party in Bed-Stuy where most of the movie was shot.
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Sex Work Would Be Broadly Legal in New York Under New Bill Introduced Monday
Sex work would be broadly legalized in New York state under a first-of-its-kind bill introduced by state legislators on Monday.
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Sex Work Would Be Broadly Legal in New York Under New Bill Introduced Monday
Sex work would be broadly legalized in New York state under a first-of-its-kind bill introduced by state legislators on Monday.
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Veteran Who Tortured Neighbors' Dogs Gets Nearly 10 Years Behind Bars
A veteran found guilty of violently abusing his neighbors’ huskies was sentenced to nearly a decade behind bars Friday.y.
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Crowd Gathers for Rally to Rename NYC Building in Honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Celebrate Her 86th Birthday
Among signs, posters, a cake and congratulatory words, a party celebrating Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s 86th birthday and a rally to demand New York City to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building after the jurist was held Friday morning.
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Group of New York Lawmakers Calls for Legalization of Prostitution
A number of New York state lawmakers are calling for the legalization of prostitution.
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NYPD Reviewing Alleged 50 Cent Threat
The NYPD is conducting a review into allegations that a police officer threatened 50 Cent’s life, telling others to “shoot him on sight.”
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White Supremacist Who Pleaded Guilty to NYC Sword Slaughter of Random Black Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole: DA
The white man who pleaded guilty in the stabbing death of a black man in a random sword attack on a Manhattan street nearly two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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White Supremacist Sword Attacker Gets Life in Prison
James Jackson has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty last month to killing a black man on a New York City street in a plan to start a race war. Erica Byfield reports.
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White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to NYC Sword Slaughter of Random Black Man
The white man accused of stabbing a black man to death in a random sword attack on a Manhattan street nearly two years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday — and it marks the first-ever conviction of a white supremacist on terrorism charges in New York state history, the district attorney’s office said.
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White Supremacist Pleads Guilty in NYC Sword Killing
The self-proclaimed white supremacist charged with stabbing a black man to death has pleaded guilty to murder, marking the first-ever conviction of a white supremacist on terrorism charges in NY state. Gus Rosendale reports.