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Brooklyn Inmates Ate Carrot Cake Laced With Rat Poison: Report

Inmates successfully sued the city after they were served rat poison in carrot cake on Thanksgiving 2015, the Daily News reported.

Thousands Of Cops Assigned To Rockefeller Tree Lighting: NYPD

The NYPD will deploy uniformed officers, counterterrorism units and drone-intercepting technology to watch over the annual spectacle.

Driver Charged With Plowing Into Chinatown Crowd, Killing 1: NYPD

A 70-year-old man mistakenly hit the gas and sped his minivan into a Canal Street fruit stand — killing one and injuring six.

Chicken Killings Put Politics Before Health, Activists Say

Despite losing a court battle, activists still argue the city should put a stop to Kaporos, a Jewish chicken-slaughter ritual.

Melissa Mark-Viverito Running For NYC Public Advocate

The former City Council speaker joined a crowded field of candidates vying for the soon-to-be-vacant post.

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