Crime & Safety

Broadway Star Mugged Inside Dunkin': 5 Must-Read NYC Stories

Catch up with the news making headlines today in New York City.

Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the city for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Roughly 20,000 Site Safety Training Cards issued by Brooklyn-based Valor Consulting will be deactivated Tuesday, resulting in 17,000 fewer available workers at large construction sites for the time being, city officials said. Read more.

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2. An 86-year-old Upper West Side woman was reported missing since March 20, police said Monday night. Read more.

3. New York City has more than enough money to reverse controversial cuts by Mayor Eric Adams to 3-K programs, libraries and more, argued City Council members in their official response to his administration's dire budget forecast. Read more.

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4. Top NYPD officials who recently used official Twitter accounts to label a columnist as "deceitful," challenge a critic to a face-off at a fallen officer's funeral and effectively call for New Yorkers to vote an elected official out of office did nothing wrong, or so says Mayor Eric Adams. Read more.

5. A Broadway star was mugged at gunpoint at a Dunkin' in Harlem on Easter Sunday. Read more.

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