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Police Officer Shot In Leg In Queens, Rushed To Hospital: NYPD

The NYPD officer was shot in the leg at 161 Jamaica Avenue Wednesday afternoon, police said.

No, Steamin' Weenie Is Not The NY State Dept, AG Clarifies

Steamin' Weenie's top dog must cough up $44, 000 for running scam websites that impersonated a state portal for business filings.

Tommy Playboy, Trans Model/Activist, Killed In Midtown Subway: NYPD

Thomas Blackwell, who went by Tommy Playboy, was a trans model who brought life and energy to a community struggling to find space.

Racist Abuse Hurled At Lawmaker's Toddler In Park Slope Park, She Says

"Racism is violent and pervasive, " tweeted Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest about an ugly encounter she said unfolded in Park Slope.

Uptown Hispanic Society Museum Workers Go On Strike Over Contract

"19th century art not 19th century wages," read a sign of one of the striking Hispanic Society staff members.