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Lifeguards Will Get Pay Increase Amid Pool Shortage | NYC Top Stories

Man Scammed $2M In Pandemic Relief Funds | Stolen Gold Tabernacle Search | Trump Appraiser's Contempt | $224M Hidden In Ferry Costs

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Lifeguard Pay Increase To Help With Pool Staff Shortage, Mayor Says

New York City public pools had been plagued by surprise closures since opening last week due to a national lifeguard staffing shortage.

Bed-Stuy Man Who Scammed $2M From Pandemic Relief Fund Gets 6 Yrs: DOJ

Leon Miles was sentenced Tuesday for the coronavirus relief scam, which he used to buy luxury cars, prosecutors said.

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Stolen Gold Tabernacle Search Continues: Cash Reward Upped By $50,000

Parishioners and community leaders are still hoping for the return of a bejeweled, gold tabernacle stolen from a Park Slope church in May.

Trump Appraiser Fined $10K A Day For Contempt In NY AG Probe

A judge held Cushman & Wakefield in contempt Wednesday for failing to give up records of work done for the Trump Organization.

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NYC Underreported Ferry System Costs By $224M: Audit

Officials hid the ferry system's true cost as former Mayor Bill de Blasio pushed for $2.75 fares, said Comptroller Brad Lander.

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