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'Hugging Dog' Of Instagram Left Homeless By Fire | Patch PM

Anthony Bourdain Cancels NYC Plan | 2018 For Stargazers | $7K Reward To Track Dog Dumper

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'Hugging Dog' Of Instagram Left Homeless In Chelsea Fire

Loubie, the famous hugging dog of Instagram, and her owner were left homeless in a devastating fire on Christmas Day.

$7K Offered In Hunt For Person Who Dumped Dog In Garbage Bag

New York Bully Crew raised more than $7,300 to help find the owner of a dog abandoned last week in Brooklyn.

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Anthony Bourdain Cancels Plans For NYC Food Market

The celebrity chef is not moving forward with plans to head a massive food hall in Chelsea.

2018 Meteor Showers, Supermoons And Other Shows For NY Stargazers

Here's a rundown of the celestial events that 2018 has in store.

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Phony Bronx Lawyer Still Duping Immigrants, AG Says

Vincent Gonzalez kept representing immigrants in court despite not actually being a lawyer, the state attorney general said.

Jewish Education Center To Leave Upper West Side After 38 Years

The Drisha Institute for Jewish Education is leaving its location on West 65th Street between Broadway and Central Park West.

BQX Streetcar Misses First Major Deadline, Reports Say

The proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar is set to miss its deadline to start public review for the project, Crain's reported.

Chinatown Crash Kills Brooklyn Teenager, Police Say

A 17-year-old was killed in an early morning crash in Chinatown on Tuesday, police said.

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Decades-Long Friends Learn They're Biological Brothers

Waterskiing Santa And Grinch Deliver Laughs On Cold Christmas

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