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Building Commish Resigns Amid Illegal Gambling Probe | NYC Top Stories
$1.5B Powerball Prize | Worker Found Dead In Walk-In Freezer | Ex-Gov. Spitzer Erecting New Tower | Jogger Raped, Robbed
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NYC's Building Commish Resigns Amid Illegal Gambling Probe
Eric Ulrich quit his post Thursday to avoid becoming an "unnecessary distraction" as a criminal gambling probe progresses, officials said.
NYPD Partners With Amazon Surveillance App To Access User Posts
Police say the partnership will help them protect New Yorkers. Critics fear it's a high-tech means to racial profiling.
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Powerball Jackpot Swells To $1.5B Saturday: What NYC Needs To Know
New Yorkers hope to be the 1 in 292.2 million who takes home the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Worker Found Dead In Brooklyn Bakery Walk-In Freezer: NYPD
The worker was trapped accidentally in a Beigel's bakery freezer for hours, according to a Daily News report.
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Ex-Gov. Spitzer's New UES Tower To Rise Across From Met Museum
Ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer's company will replace its longtime rental building with a pricey Fifth Avenue condo tower, according to new plans.
Woman Jogger Raped And Robbed In The West Village: NYPD
UPDATE: A person of interest has been taken into custody in connection to a jogger getting attacked along Pier 45 on Thursday, NYPD said.
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