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Al Roker In Hospital For Treatment Of Blood Clots | NYC Top Stories

Rikers Remains Under City Control | Rat Battle's New 'Squeaky Clean' Laws | Famed Restaurants Owe $20K In Wage Theft | Driver Sentenced

Al Roker attends the 2022 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on April 14 in New York City.
Al Roker attends the 2022 Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on April 14 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

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Al Roker In Hospital For Treatment Of Blood Clots

The Today Show anchor was admitted to the hospital last week with blood clots in his legs and lungs, he said on Instagram.

Rikers Island Remains Under City Management, Judge Rules

U.S. District Court Judge Laura Swain rejected the motion to turn New York City jails over to a federal receiver.

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NYC Rat Battle Scurries Forward With New 'Squeaky Clean' Laws: Mayor

Trash set-out times will officially move back under bills signed Friday by Mayor Eric Adams — a move he claimed will starve rats.

2 Famed LIC Restaurants Pay $20K To Ex-Workers In Wage Theft Case

Maiella and American Brass, two of the neighborhood's most prominent restaurants, paid $20, 000 to settle claims that they underpaid workers.

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Arverne Man Sentenced After Car Runs Over Crowd, Kills One In 2017: DA

A man was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison after running over a crowd with his car and fatally striking one man, prosecutors said.

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