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2 Arrests In Riverside Park Sex Attacks | Protests After BK Food Handout Cop Showdown | Police Impersonators Nab Crypto | Rock The Bells

New Jersey officials Friday filed suit in Manhattan federal court challenging the city's plan to toll drivers rolling into Manhattan below 60th Street up to $23 a day.
New Jersey officials Friday filed suit in Manhattan federal court challenging the city's plan to toll drivers rolling into Manhattan below 60th Street up to $23 a day. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

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New Jersey Challenges NYC Congestion Pricing With Federal Lawsuit

"We just don't take a punch in Jersey, " said U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer. "We punch back."

Riverside Park Sex Attacks On UWS End With 2 Arrests: Police

"These are highly unusual cases, " NYPD Chief James Essig said, "to have two separate stranger attempted rapes in a particular location."

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Bed-Stuy Food Distribution Ends In 2 Arrests, Sparks Protests

Police say Terrell Harper broke a transit cop's scanner, advocates say eight cops tried to take the car they use to feed hungry neighbors.

Police Impersonators In Queens Rob $20K In Crypto, Mercedes Benz: NYPD

Two men identified themselves as FBI agents to a couple returning home on Saturday, July 16, in Flushing.

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Run-DMC, The Roots Added To Hip-Hop Festival In Forest Hills

Rock the Bells will take place on Aug. 5, 2023, at Forest Hills Stadium, bringing big names Queen Latifah, Ludacris, and De La Soul.

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