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Seal Spotted Swimming In Gowanus Canal​ | Patch PM

Moving 2 NYC Blocks Could Slash Rent | City Makes Money Off Inmates' Phone Calls | Mom Left 2-Year-Old In Car And Went Shopping, NYPD Says

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Seal Spotted Swimming In Gowanus Canal

Kayakers from the Gowanus Dredgers spotted the seal swimming in the polluted waterway on Sunday.

Moving 2 Blocks In NYC Could Save You Hundreds Of Dollars: Study

Want to save $1,350 a month? Just walk across 96th Street.

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NYC Rakes In Cash From Inmates' Phone Calls, Advocates Say

A City Council bill would bar the city from charging inmates to keep in touch with loved ones.

Subway Station Crushed By Twin Towers To Reopen, Report Says

The station was crushed by the collapsing Twin Towers in 2001 and has remained closed since.

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Queens Mom Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old Alone In Car To Shop

Firefighters rescued the overheated tot from the car in a College Point parking lot 30 minutes after her mom left to shop, prosecutors say.

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Image courtesy of Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club

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