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Dec 05 2023
News
Queens man indicted on hate crime charges in attack on Jewish tourist in Times Square
A Queens man was indicted on multiple hate crime charges for stalking and punching a Jewish Israeli tourist in Times Square a few days after the Israel-Hamas war began, the Manhattan district attorney’s office announced Tuesday. Yehia Amin allegedly struck a 23-year-old man after following him and his friends through the plaza and yelling antisemitic slurs for more than 10 minutes, the
"USA Today" Contributor
Aug 21 2023
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7 people hurt by hit-and-run driver in Midtown Manhattan crosswalk, police say
A 29-year-old New Jersey woman struck seven pedestrians in midtown Manhattan Sunday night before driving into Queens and crashing into two other vehicles, the NYPD said. The suspect, who has yet to be identified, was eastbound in a Honda Accord on 36th Street near Sixth Avenue shortly before midnight when she struck seven pedestrians in the vicinity of the crosswalk, a police spokesman said.
Newsday
Dec 04 2023
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Country Stampede moving to Kansas City metro for 2024
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. — Organizers of the Country Stampede music event have announced it’s heading to the Kansas City metro in 2024. The Country Stampede will be held at Azura Amphitheater (Sandstone) in Bonner Springs next year. The country music event was held in Topeka for five years after moving there in 2019 following a 24-year run at Tuttle Creek State Park near Manhattan. Topeka’s
Fox 4 Kansas City
Nov 30 2023
News
N.Y. looks to charge $15 fee to fund mass transit upgrade
NEW YORK -- Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan's central business district under a plan released by New York officials Thursday. The congestion pricing plan, which neighboring New Jersey has filed a lawsuit over, will be the first such program in the United States if it is approved by transportation officials early next year. Under the plan, passenger car drivers entering Manhattan
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jul 27 2023
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NYC Buildings Dept. vows thorough Manhattan crane collapse probe
New York Department of Building officials vowed Thursday to get to the bottom of what caused a 180-foot crane boom to plunge 40 stories to city sidewalk after it caught fire and rained steel and glass on pedestrians, injuring about a dozen people. “DOB engineers and crane inspectors have launched a comprehensive investigation into the crane collapse on 10th Avenue, to find out exactly why the
New York Daily News
Nov 30 2023
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$15 Toll Hike Likely For NJ Commuters Headed To NYC: Report
NEW YORK CITY — New Jersey commuters bound for Manhattan may have to pay a $15 toll to drive on some of the borough's busiest streets as a plan to implement congestion pricing in the city takes shape, according to reports. Officials with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority are expected to recommend the once-daily toll amount for drivers who enter Manhattan below 60th Street during most
Patch.com
Jun 18 2023
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Three women slashed in legs at Manhattan subway stops
Three women were slashed in their legs at two subway stops along the Lexington Ave. line in Manhattan on Sunday, cops said. A knife-wielding man attacked two women at the E. 86th St.-Lexington Av. station in the Upper East Side at 4:18 p.m., leaving both commuters with leg wounds, according to police. Paramedics took the women to Cornell University Medical College, where they were listed in
Yahoo News
Apr 18 2023
Fact Check
Here’s the truth about crime in Manhattan
As former President Donald Trump and his allies attack Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who is prosecuting Trump on felony charges of falsifying business records, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing Monday in Manhattan to castigate Bragg for his handling of violent crime.
But Trump and other Republicans, including committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan
CNN Fact Check
Dec 03 2023
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Woman's body found in NYC trash chute, no foul play suspected: Report
A missing woman was reportedly found at the bottom of a trash chute at a Manhattan luxury apartment after disappearing following a work party. The Daily Mail reported that Jaclyn Elmquist, originally from Minnesota, was spotted wandering along West 28th Street before her body was found at the apartment complex. After she went missing, her family put up photos of her in the area, hoping that
The Blaze
Aug 16 2023
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Donate clothing, toiletries to Maui wildfire victims via Manhattan Beach-based effort
Relief efforts from a wildfire that roared through Maui last week are coming from all over, now including Manhattan Beach. Manhattan Beach residents Scott and Stacy Rusher, who own the Rusher Air Conditioning business in Lawndale, partnered with local organizations to collect the most-needed items for victims of the Maui wildfires. The recent blaze has torn through the heart of Maui with
The Daily Breeze