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Teen heroes who turned in Sebastian Zapeta-Calil have been blocked from $10K reward
This makes no cents. The teen heroes who nabbed subway arson killer Sebastian Zapeta-Calil have been denied the $10,000 reward…
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These are the three Brooklyn teens turned Sebastian Zapeta-Calil over to cops
Three Brooklyn teens boarded an F train last month with hopes of carrying their basketball team to victory — and…
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‘Didn’t even know about it’
Brooklyn straphangers were blindsided by R train closures over the weekend — even as some were relieved to avoid the…
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Bed-Stuy aquarium co-founder built viral NYC fish pond while out on bail for attempted murder — and is now headed to prison
He’s in reel trouble now. One of the founders of the Bed-Stuy “aquarium” built the beloved sidewalk fish pond while…
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NYC movie theater cancels Christmas Day screenings over burst pipe, leaving flood of customers high and dry
These Yuletide moviegoers are reeling. City cinephiles woke up Christmas morning to the equivalent of a lump of coal: The…
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NYC’s Fifth Avenue marks 200-year birthday with luxe block party — and plans for a makeover
Fifth Avenue’s famed shopping stretch doesn’t look a day over two centuries. The iconic luxury Manhattan retail strip between 48th…
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NYC faces ‘street tree emergency’ — and recent rains may not be the end of the trouble
New York City is under a “street tree emergency” sparked by drought conditions — with recent rain doing little to…
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US Coast Guard issues boating alert after East River humpback sighting
The humpback spotted splashing in the East River earlier this week has seemingly left the busy channel as quickly as…
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NYC holiday party was at risk of being canceled for first time in 20 years thanks to government incompetence: organizer
A Queens neighborhood holiday party attended by hundreds of New Yorkers annually came at risk of being canceled for the…
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Empire State Building won’t light up for Polish Independence Day — and critics aren’t taking the snub lightly
The Empire State Building won’t light up to honor Polish Independence Day on Tuesday — and charged-up critics aren’t taking…
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