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Posted Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 4:53 pm ET

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The driver of a garbage truck fell asleep and crashed into a row of cars in Bed-Stuy Monday morning, according to reports.

Melquan Jackson jumped out of his Jaguar and raced through Fort Greene with police in pursuit.

In a competition between New York, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties the big city reigned supreme.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito said the statue represents oppresion of native people in the Americas and Caribbean.

The victim suffered head wounds, the NYPD said.

A driver ran over a 16-year-old girl, then fled the scene, police say.

A new restaurant is looking to open in the space previously occupied by Da Silvano, the Village staple that closed last year.

“I looked up to see that the white dog in the woman’s arms was actually a duck."

These places were found to be too dirty to stay open.

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