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Rikers Island Detainees Live Among Dead Roaches, Fire Hazards: Monitor
The Correction department recently spent $190,000 on weapons but failed to provide detainees basic cleaning supplies, critics say.

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The Correction department recently spent $190,000 on weapons but failed to provide detainees basic cleaning supplies, critics say.

Shuya Cafe de Ramen launched a Kickstarter page to get going on his new venture after closing in December.
Officers caught the man with a 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets after he passed his carry-on bag through a security checkpoint, TSA said.
Citywide, major crimes declined by an average of four percent in June when compared to last year. Meanwhile, Forest Hills jumped 30 percent.
Police found a man stabbed to death inside a garbage bag in North Corona Wednesday afternoon, the NYPD said.
Angeles Araujo, 28, was arrested after police found Jose Guadalupe fatally attacked inside a vehicle in Willets Point, police said.
Two free performances of Shakespeare in the Park are scheduled to take over Crocheron Park this summer.
Kuku will be located at 107-12 70th Rd., welcoming restaurant goers in September.
Tenants at 89-20 161st Street filed a lawsuit against Ved Parkash amid years of mice infestations, mold, and roaches, documents show.
Tootles & French, located on Ditmars Boulevard, was started by Chad Goldsmith after his various stints in the restaurant industry.
Goldberg, 37, will compete in Tuesday's contest, marking her fifth year as a challenger against some of the world's best hot dog eaters.
The Queens Public Library branch in Forest Hills, located at 108-19 71st Ave., will start providing the meals on Wednesday, July 5.
JMart welcomed customers for the first time on Monday at 24926 Northern Blvd., finalizing an era of speculation of its opening timeline.
Kevin Campos, who is unhoused, was arrested after reaching up a 20-year-old woman's shorts and pushing her against a fence, police said.
Chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich sat down with dozens of audience members to discuss her book "A Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl."
Sergey Rafaelov, also known as Chef Rafaeli, is opening his restaurant Rafaelis Palace at 113-09 Queens Blvd. on July 15.
The opening comes a year after employees at the Starbucks on 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard voted to unionize and join Workers United.
A 14-year-old died after subway surfing in Long Island City Thursday, police said.
A man who worked at John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after he entered with a loaded handgun on Thursday, TSA said.
This week, city inspectors found roaches in Harlem, mice infestation in Hell's Kitchen, broken doors in Astoria, and more.