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Times Square Crack Cocaine Market Busted, Feds Say | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Tuesday, August 10.

People walk through Times Square on May 10, 2021. An all-day, open-air crack cocaine market that operated near the thoroughfare was busted this week, authorities said.
People walk through Times Square on May 10, 2021. An all-day, open-air crack cocaine market that operated near the thoroughfare was busted this week, authorities said. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

All-Day Times Square Crack Cocaine Market Busted, Feds Say

An "around-the-clock" crack cocaine market in Times Square has been busted through an undercover sting, federal prosecutors said.

Prince Andrew Sued By Virginia Giuffre, Alleged Epstein Survivor

Giuffre accused the Duke of York of sexually abusing her in Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side mansion in a federal suit filed Monday.

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Man Sleeping On Harlem Subway Tracks Hit By Train: Police

A man was critically injured Tuesday when he was hit by a train at a Harlem station, the second such accident in two days.

COVID Survivors, Victims' Families March Across Brooklyn Bridge

The march was organized by two individuals who lost family members at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. They're now making demands.

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Ferry From Hell's Kitchen To Staten Island Launching This Month

NYC Ferry's new route between Pier 79 and Staten Island will start Aug. 23, marking the ferry service's first Midtown stop.

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