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Hallucinogenic Weed Used By Charles Manson Grows On UWS: Reports

A patch of Datura stramonium, also called Jimsonweed, was seen growing in a concrete median on Columbus Avenue.

'Michael Cohen Of Brooklyn Diocese' Faces Sex Abuse Suit

Monsignor Otto Garcia, currently a parochial vicar in Queens, is accused of molesting a child in the 1970s and covering up other abuses.

Non-Consensual Touching Rampant By Costumed Characters In Times Square: Report

The Times Square Alliance estimates that 24 people are touched without consent by a costumed entertainer each hour.

'Cash Mob' Heads to Gem Spa In Effort To Save East Village Mainstay

Gem Spa, the storied bodega on St. Marks Place, is at risk of shuttering. #SaveNYC is hosting a "cash mob" in an effort to keep it open.

No More Dogs On 'Doors-Off' Flights Over NYC, Chopper Firm Says

A helicopter company criticized for flying dogs high above Manhattan will no longer allow animals on doorless trips.

Also Worth A Look Today

• City Calls $10.5M Overhaul Of Fort Greene Park 'Routine Work'
• Half Bed-Stuy Homes Seized By 'Racist' Program Returned: Cornegy

Across America

• 9/11 Victim Identified Nearly 18 Years After Attacks
• Holocaust Survivor Kept Secret, Fearing 'History Might Repeat'

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