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Adorable Puppies Used To Scam $15K Out Of New Yorkers This Year

Fake breeders have potential owners fall in love with pups, then they rip them off.

8 People Go Missing In Brooklyn In 10 Days, Cops Say

These people were reported missing from Flatbush, Bed-Stuy, Sunset Park, Coney Island, Dyker Heights and Brownsville in the last two weeks.

Queens Saw The Decade's Highest Rent Spikes: Report

Queens saw the largest rent spike of any borough since the start of the decade, according to a new StreetEasy report.

Green Light Law Gives Driver's Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants

The law went into effect in New York on Monday.

L Train Will Go Back To Normal For The Holidays, MTA Says

It's a Christmas — and New Year's — miracle.

Also Worth A Look Today

• NYC's Christmas Weather Forecast Released By Old Farmer's Almanac
• Teachers Aide Beat Autistic Student With Ruler In Basement: Suit

Across America

• Hero Smashes Window Of Sinking Car, Saves Girl
• Good News In America: Santa Surfs, The $10 Million Smile Edition

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