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Anna L. Papalardo-Blake, who went missing on March 16, 1980, was identified as the woman found headless and handless in a travel trunk in the Hudson Valley two days later.
Anna L. Papalardo-Blake, who went missing on March 16, 1980, was identified as the woman found headless and handless in a travel trunk in the Hudson Valley two days later. (New York State Police)

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Decapitated Body ID'd As Woman Who Vanished From Midtown In 1980

Decades after a headless, handless body was found in a trunk in the Hudson Valley, police identified the remains as a missing NYC woman.

'Help Us To Serve You': NYC Street Vendors Rally For Protections

"If they give me a thousand tickets, I'll keep going, " one Times Square vendor said as he protested what he called unfair enforcement.

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Bed Stuy Society Sheds Its Secrecy To Save Historic Mansion

The United Order of Tents, a group with ties to the Underground Railroad, is shedding its secrecy in a last ditch effort to save its home.

Michael Bloomberg, NYC's Richest Person, Moves Up Ultra Wealthy List

Bloomberg is now the ninth-most wealthy American with a net worth of $76.8 billion, according to the 2022 Forbes 400 list.

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EMT Stabbed To Death In Astoria: Police, Reports

A female EMT was stabbed, reportedly fatally, in Astoria Thursday afternoon, according to police and news reports.

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