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Park Slope's Fourth Avenue–Ninth Street had the most public lewdness or exposure complaints on the F line last year, the NY Post reported.
The City Council approved the project on Aug. 8 with an up-zoning that preservationists fear will usher a wave of development to the area.
A brave beachgoer helped the small shark back into the water, a witness said.
The sticky-fingered suspect hit eight shops in just over a week, police said.
A partner at a prominent law firm was hit with charges for pleasuring himself in an Equinox while staring at a gym staffer.
The town hall comes after Chinatown advocates slammed the city for a lack of community engagement on the proposal.
The once $120 million Chelsea powerhouse has shrunk from 65 flower sellers to a handful of shops, according to a Bloomberg report.
A rash of burglaries has prompted police to post warnings in the neighborhood and on social media.
Video shows the suspects leaving the scene rolling a wheelchair with a small black dog seated on it, police said.
A fight between construction workers turned violent when one pulled out a sharp object and sliced the other, police said.
Monday morning riders were forced to flee a smoking train as straphangers a station away were hit with delays on the B, D, N and Q lines.
The man was thrown from his bike by a Cadillac and rushed to Lower Manhattan Hospital Friday, officials said.
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A wizard-themed pop-up that lets you don robes and use a "magic" wand is coming to Stone Street this September.
Everything you need to know about Sunday's Go Topless Day parade in Midtown.
The con artist targeted partying men and may have transferred the drug through a kiss, authorities said.
A Humane Society investigation found at least 52 locations in the U.S. sell products made from the imperiled animal.
"I can't really remember when exactly I started coming here. This place — it's like its always been a part of my life," said one regular.
Farris Koroma shot at the luxury high-rise on two nights last week, police said Friday.
A devastated dog owner created a GoFundMe page to revive the annual parade.
