8-Year-Old Dies Days After Flu Diagnosis | Patch PM

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8-Year-Old Dies In NYC Days After Flu Diagnosis, NYPD Says

Officials are trying to find out if the illness killed the girl.

Inwood Tenants Go Months Without Heat, Hot Water, Politicians Say

Residents of an Inwood building where 17 people were injured after a gas leak last year haven't had heat or hot water for months.

Man Kills Himself In Car Outside City Hall, NYPD Says

The man shot himself in a parked car on Monday morning, police said.

Horse Carriage Crash Near Central Park Injures 3, Police Say

The crash happened on Central Park South when the carriage plowed into 2 cars in front of the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Newsweek Fires Staff Who Covered Probe Into Mag's Owners: Reports

The floundering magazine axed three reporters and two top editors who reported on the Manhattan district attorney's investigation.

Broadway's Smallest Theater To Reopen In March, Report Says

The 589-seat Helen Hayes Theater will return as a venue for a nonprofit theater company.

NYC Pre-Kindergarten Applications Now Open

Here's how to make sure your kid gets a seat.

Dow Jones Tumbles Over 1,100 Points

The Dow Jones industrial average at one point plunged nearly 1,600 points on Monday.

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(Lead image: A bottle of the flu vaccine is seen at a Florida CVS Pharmacy in 2014. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)