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Garbage Trucks Turn East Village Block Into Urinal, Locals Say

The trucks have given buzzed bar-goers cover to urinate on the street and locals fear the blocked sidewalk views could lead to crime.

Upscale Steakhouse Seized By State For $678K In Missing Taxes

The 212 Steakhouse on East 53rd Street boasts that it's the only restaurant on the East Coast to serve legitimate Kobe beef from Japan.

Man Scrawls 'Dogs--t' On Uptown Church Doors, Police Say

The vandal used a black marker to scrawl the profanity of the doors of the Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Washington Heights.

Heart Of West Village Building Hits Market For $17M

The building housed the Nocetti's Hardware store, a longtime neighborhood staple, for some eight decades.

Sleeping Woman Raped In Her Chelsea Apartment: NYPD

The woman initially thought her boyfriend was having sex with her and then realized a stranger was violating her, police said.

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