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Iconic Village Ukrainian Eatery Banned All St. Nick's During SantaCon
"Ho-Ho Hold It!" read a sign on Veselka's door during SantaCon on Saturday.
Rikers Inmate Dies After Two Months In Custody: DOC
Edgardo Mejias, 39, died at the Anna M. Kross Center about 5 p.m., marking Rikers' 17th death this year, the department said.
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'Exonerated 5' To Be Honored With Central Park Entrance In Harlem
Decades after their wrongful conviction, the men once known as the Central Park Five will be honored with a gate on the park's north side.
Acclaimed Crown Heights Free Portrait Project Moves South
The project aims to give south Brooklyn access to oil-painted portraits, "historically a fancy thing for fancy people, " said the artist.
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Woman Tases And Robs Uber Driver In The West Village: Police
The not-so-friendly passenger tased the driver when they arrived at her West Village destination, police said.
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