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Hasidic Garb-Wearing Hitman Indicted: DA | $15K Reward For Deli Shooter | JFK Hilton Will Close | Dozens Of Gun Shots Seized In Queens

People walk past at a New York Blood Center in the Upper East Side on Dec. 2, 2020.
People walk past at a New York Blood Center in the Upper East Side on Dec. 2, 2020. (Michael M. Santiago)

NEW YORK CITY — Here are some share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight.

NYC Is Almost Out Of Blood: Donor Center

The New York Blood Center declared 2023's first "blood emergency" as Type O Negative supply threatened to reach its final drop in one day.

Economic Abuse Is Domestic Violence, NYC Law Now Says

"We look at physical and mental abuse often, but we ignore the financial abuse, " Mayor Eric Adams said during a Monday bill signing.

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Hit Man Who Wore Hasidic Garb During Queens Murder Indicted: DA

Ron Reeder, 53, stands accused of gunning down Jermaine Dixon on 132nd Street, near South Conduit Avenue, prosecutors said.

Bodega Workers, Cops Offer $15K Reward For UES Deli Shooter

"We know what the neighborhood bodega means, " said NYPD commissioner Edward Caban. "The clerk behind the counter was like family."

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JFK Airport Hilton Hotel To Shutter Amid Property Sale

Hilton New York JFK Airport on 135th Avenue in Jamaica will shutter in the next three months, laying off 125 workers.

Dozens Of Ghost Guns, Kits Seized From Glendale Man: DA

Grzegorz Blachowicz was arrested after authorities found unserialized firearms commonly known as "ghost guns" at his home.

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