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Killed Queens Delivery Worker Honored In Lunar New Year Event + Brooklyn Library Reopens After Years

An image of Flamingo the domestic pigeon next to a slice of cheesecake.
An image of Flamingo the domestic pigeon next to a slice of cheesecake. (Photo 1: Alexis Ayala/Wild Bird Fund Photo 2: Getty images/pjohnson1)

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'Sweet Pink Pigeon' Dies From Dye, Upper West Side Bird Group Says

"We are deeply sad to report that Flamingo, our sweet pink pigeon, has passed away, " the Wild Bird Fund tweeted out this week.

Forest Hills Cheesecake Poisoner From Brooklyn Convicted: DA

Viktoria Nasyrova was charged with attempted murder and petit larceny after poisoning a 35-year-old woman to steal her identity.

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Killed Forest Hills Delivery Worker Honored In Lunar New Year Event

Long Island Jewish will hold the event on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Great Wall restaurant, where Zhiwen Yan worked and was killed.

Bed-Stuy's Saratoga Library Re-Opens Monday

The library has been closed since 2020 for renovations.

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