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Harlem's 1st Pot Shop Opening Near Apollo | 5 Killed In NYC Weekend Violence | Street 'Defect' Kills Scooter Rider | Anti-Migrant Protest

A 5-year-old boy has temporary amnesia and his 3-year-old sister awaits life-saving surgery after Wednesday's Sunset Park hammer attack in Brooklyn.
A 5-year-old boy has temporary amnesia and his 3-year-old sister awaits life-saving surgery after Wednesday's Sunset Park hammer attack in Brooklyn. ((NYPD; Google Maps))

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5-YO Doesn't Recognize Father After BK Hammer Attack

A 3-year-old girl "has not given up, " but her condition will have to stabilize before she gets life-saving surgery, local organizers said.

Harlem's First Pot Shop Opening Near Apollo After Long Fight: Reports

Gotham Buds is set to spark up in September, according to reports.

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5 Killed In NYC Weekend Stabbings, Shootings: NYPD

A Bronx couple who died in a triple stabbing late Friday were among the victims, according to police and reports.

Scooter-Rider Dies After Hitting A Road 'Defect' In Brooklyn: NYPD

The man was flung off his electric scooter, causing him to hit his head on the pavement in Prospect Park South, police said.

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Violence Erupts At Anti-Migrant Protest On UES, 6 Arrested: Cops

Among those arrested were an 81-year-old woman and former mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa, police said.

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