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Double Rainbow Graces NYC Skyline On 9/11 | Top Stories

Open Streets 'Cannibalizing' BK Biz: Locals | Danish Treats Captivate | NBA Star Accused Of Abusing Girlfriend | Escaped Prisoner Captured

The rainbow appeared over Manhattan, and after a torrential downpour, about 6 p.m. on the 22nd anniversary of Sept. 11, spurring New Yorkers across the city to take photographs and reflect.
The rainbow appeared over Manhattan, and after a torrential downpour, about 6 p.m. on the 22nd anniversary of Sept. 11, spurring New Yorkers across the city to take photographs and reflect. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

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Double Rainbow Graces New York City Skyline On 9/11

Said one New Yorker, "Can't get enough of that hope."

Open Streets 'Cannibalizing' These Brooklyn Businesses: Locals

Washington Avenue business owners are joining a growing contingency of Brooklyn locals who say Open Streets are doing more harm than good.

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Ole & Steen's Danish Treats Have Already Captivated The Upper East Side

The new East 87th Street bakery will be handing out 250 free cinnamon social slices for its grand opening Wednesday and Thursday at 7 a.m.

NBA Star Kevin Porter Cuffed, Accused Of Abusing GF In Midtown: Cops

The basketball player made his $75k bail after an arrest for hitting his WNBA girlfriend, officials said, reportedly fracturing a vertebra.

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Escaped Prisoner Captured In Queens After Month On Lam: NYPD

Yenchun Chen, 44, who shimmied down sheets from a hospital's fifth floor window, was arrested Tuesday in Long Island City, police said.

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