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Queens Cabbie's Family Makes Last-Ditch Call To Halt Deportation

Immigration authorities could send Edisson Barros back to Ecuador on Friday, but that didn't stop his daughters from making a last-ditch plea to keep him at home. They were among more than 40 activists who rallied outside City Hall Friday to demand a federal immigration judge halt the Queens taxi driver's deportation.

'You'll Never See Mason Again,' Text Tells E River Baby's Mom: DA

The father accused of dumping his 7-month-old son in the East River and fleeing oversees sent taunting text messages to the infant's distraught mother, including one telling her, "You will never see Mason again," according to a Friday criminal complaint.

Trump Supporter Calls Cops On Campaigning State Senator: Video

State Senator Jesse Hamilton said a Trump supporter called police because he was campaigning on a Brooklyn street corner. Hamilton posted video to Twitter Thursday night of the woman standing outside the Prospect Park Q train station on Flatbush Avenue and clutching a campaign flyer that reads "Fighting back Trump!"

Basketball Coach Busted In Punch That Killed Queens Tourist: NYPD

A North Carolina college basketball coach could face murder charges after he allegedly punched a tourist in Long Island City who later died from his injuries, police said Friday.

'RHONY' Bethenny Frankel's Once-Boyfriend Dies In Trump Tower

Dennis Shields, the on-again-off-again boyfriend of "Real Housewives of New York City" star Bethenny Frankel was found dead Friday in Trump Tower, police and reports said.

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