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Iconic Central Park Boathouse To Close Permanently | NYC Top Stories

Teacher Sues Over School Budget Cut | King Of Falafel Surrendering Crown | E-Bike Serial Sexual Assaulter | Vintage Subway Car's $235K Sale

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Central Park Boathouse To Close Permanently After Brief Reopening

"The economics just don't work anymore, " said the owner of the iconic lakeside restaurant, which will close for good—laying off 163 people.

'Detrimental Harm:' Park Slope Teacher Sues NYC Over School Budget Cut

A Park Slope music teacher whose program was slashed in the city's $215M school budget cut is among a group suing to reverse the cuts.

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Astoria's King Of Falafel Prepares To Surrender His Crown

King of Falafel's owner is selling his beloved restaurant and three food trucks, saying he wants to "get on with the rest of my life."

E-Bike Serial Sexual Assaulter Linked To Manhattan Bridge Attack: NYPD

Police connected an e-bike rider suspected in recent two sexual assaults to a third attack against a woman in May on the Manhattan Bridge.

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Queens Borough Hall's Vintage Subway Car Sold For $235,700

Nearly 50 bids and about a quarter-million dollars later, the last-of-its-kind subway car is off the market.

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