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'Swipe Us In' With Half-Price MetroCards, Advocates Tell Mayor

It's time for Mayor Bill de Blasio to walk the walk on fighting poverty, advocates and lawmakers say. A crowd of more than 70 people, including City Council members and district attorneys, pressed the Democratic mayor to support a program offering half-price MetroCards to poor New Yorkers, saying it's only consistent with his goal of making New York a fairer city.

Newsman Punched Mid-Interview Near Mayor's Queens Presser

A Queens man was arrested on Tuesday for sucker punching a TV newsman near Mayor Bill de Blasio's presser at a Far Rockaway public housing complex, authorities said.

Trump's 'Dangerous' Plan For 9/11 Health Program Opposed By AG

The New York attorney general is urging federal lawmakers to oppose a proposal from President Donald Trump that would reorganize a critical health program for 9/11 survivors.

Canarsie Woman Found Butchered In Nearby Park Identified: NYPD

Police have identified the woman whose torso was found lying in a Brooklyn park with her limbs in bags nearby.

By Chloe Chef Says She Was Pushed Out After Rejecting CEO

The celebrity chef Chloe Coscarelli is suing her former business partners, claiming that she was pushed out of her namesake restaurant chain after rejecting the advances of one of her colleagues.

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