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NYC's First Pizzeria Union | Bird Poop Trees | Eliot Spitzer's Demolition | 1K Asylum Seekers Get Shelter In Psychiatric Center Parking Lot

FDNY officials said the crane was located at 550 10th Ave.
FDNY officials said the crane was located at 550 10th Ave. (Allison Lippy)

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Hudson Yards Crane Fire, Collapse Injures 6: Mayor

"This could have been much worse, " said Mayor Eric Adams.

Crown Heights Pizzeria Becomes First To Unionize In NYC: Workers

Barboncino in Brooklyn made pizza history Wednesday when workers voted to unionize.

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Bird Poop Trees: Why NYC Must Clean The Washington Square Park Arch

The famous Arch got its annual cleaning this week to prevent saplings sprouting from seed-studded bird stool. See it!

Eliot Spitzer Gets City OK To Demolish UES 5th Ave Rental Building

A planned replacement building will have 20 fewer units as the current Spitzer-owned building, but will be more "contextual, " he argued.

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Creedmoor Center Parking Lot To Shelter Up To 1,000 Asylum Seekers

The new shelter in the parking lot adjacent to Creedmoor Psychiatric Center will house up to 1, 000 single adult men seeking asylum.

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