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3rd Rikers Island Death In July | LI Serial Killer Suspect Renovated Uptown Pad | Peloton's Midtown Layoffs | New Sephora, Pandora

A photograph from Twitter user @xavichopchop shows dead peanut bunker in the Gowanus Canal.
A photograph from Twitter user @xavichopchop shows dead peanut bunker in the Gowanus Canal. (Twitter @xavichopchop)

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Why Are There So Many Dead Fish In The Gowanus Canal?

Don't worry, it's not toxic pollution that killed masses of peanut bunker, a local advocate said. Besides, "the blue crabs are loving it."

Advocates Call 3rd Rikers Island Death In July "Sickening"

William Johnstone, 47, was found unresponsive in his cell in the George R. Vierno Center on Saturday, a DOC spokesperson said.

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LI Beach Serial Killer Suspect Renovated Upper West Side Apartment

Rex Heuermann's architecture firm renovated a two-bedroom home on Central Park West near West 95th Street.

Peloton Announces New Midtown Layoffs

The 11 jobless workers are part of a bad week in Midtown office news after Calvin Klein's parent company cut 123 job on Thursday.

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Sephora And Pandora Are Opening On 125th Street In Harlem

The retailers will be joining Trader Joe's and Target at the soon to open massive development at 121 W. 125th St. Here's what to know.

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