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Good morning, New York! It's Friday, Oct. 1. Two active members of the NYPD force have been linked via hacked emails to the Oath Keepers —a far-right group that had a role in the Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6. Read what we know so far below.

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Here are the top stories today in New York City:

1. But their emails! Hacked correspondence has linked two NYPD officers to an extremist group that took part in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. (New York City Patch)
2. Hit me with your best shot: Now NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is promoting the flu vaccine by publicly taking the jab himself. (New York City Patch)
3. Are you ready for "Precinct Greeters," who will show respect when you interact with local law enforcement? (New York City Patch)
4. A donor has single-handedly saved the annual Village Halloween Parade. (WABC-TV)
5. Here are 10 ways to get the most out of fall in New York City. (NYU Washington Square News)
6. If you blinked, you missed it. Broadway’s "Aladdin" is shuttered a single day after reopening night because of breakthrough COVID-19 cases. (CBS New York)

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About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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