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Video: Cops Attack Artist For Not Selling Art On Table, He Says

Oriel Ceballos says police put him in a chokehold in Washington Square Park Sunday because he didn't sell his paintings on a table.

Giuliani Associates Arrested On Campaign Finance Charges

Two European-born men with reported ties to ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani funneled foreign cash to U.S. political campaigns, prosecutors said.

62 Arrested At Times Square Climate Protest, Police Say

Protesters with the group "Extinction Rebellion" parked a green sailboat in a Times Square intersection Thursday morning.

Jails Would Be Banned From Rikers Island Under Council Plan

The proposal would set a legally mandated deadline for Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration to close the island's notorious jails.

West Side Highway Speed Limit Will Drop, City Says

Changes will take effect on Route 9A, which spans Battery Place to West 59th Street. The stretch saw five fatalities in the past 10 years.

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• Dodgers Become Winningest Team To Lose Division Series
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