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NYC Public Servants Stole $1.2M In COVID Funds, DA Says
Eighteen people face charges in a sprawling set of indictments covering ghost guns to pandemic fraud to burglary, said DA Alvin Bragg.
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Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
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I cover the citywide beat for Patch NYC after reporting on my beloved home borough of Brooklyn.
Before Patch, I kicked around newspapers and other outlets in Indiana, Michigan and New York City. Along the way I've sat through innumerable trials and public meetings, picked up a national investigative reporting award, reported on televangelists flying private jets, among many other mundane, noteworthy or strange reporting experiences.
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'Emotional Support Troops': Hochul's Subway Plan Draws Fury, Mockery
National Guard troops will do nothing to stop high-profile, but still rare, violence against MTA workers and straphangers, critics said.
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Anti-Violence Activist Charged In NYC Dismembered Body Murder: Police
The suspect — Sheldon Johnson, 48 — in the discovery of a headless torso recently appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast, according to a report.
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NYC Laundromat Murder Bust Nabs 5, Including 16-YO Boy: NYPD
Five people face murder charges in the death of Money Perkins, 37, who was shot Dec. 1 inside a Brooklyn laundromat, police said.
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Queens, NY|News|
Illegal Duck Guts Smuggled In Rattlesnakes From China To JFK: Feds
Six New Yorkers ran a pipeline of illegal meat, poultry and other foods into the city, according to a new federal criminal complaint.
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NYC Subway Crime Dips, But Hochul Deploys National Guard Anyway: Data
“Rattling off statistics … doesn't make you feel better,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said as she declared 750 National Guard will conduct bag checks.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Weather: 3 Inches Of Rain Could Fall, Flood Watch Looms
A flood watch is in effect Wednesday from 1 p.m. to Thursday at 6 a.m. as city officials expect heavy rain starting in the afternoon.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
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NYC Contractor Gets 5-Year Ban After Stiffing Workers: Comptroller
A construction company must fork over nearly $70,000 in wages and benefits stolen from workers on an MTA project, according to a settlement.
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New York City|News|
This Surprising Spot Has NYC's Biggest — And Cheapest — Condos: Study
Here's a hint: Pete Davidson.
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New York City|News|
Subway Bag Checks Will Return As NYC Transit Crime Rises: Mayor
"We are reinstituting bag checks," Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.
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Queens, NY|News|
Woman Drove 123 MPH In Fatal Queens Crash That Killed Her Cousin: DA
Makeda McDonald, 28, was arrested Monday on a criminally negligent homicide charge from a high-speed 2022 crash on the Cross Island Parkway.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Subway Shover Remains On Loose After Penn Station Attack: See Photos
Police released photos of a man who they said randomly shoved a 64-year-old straphanger onto the tracks Sunday.
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Queens, NY|News|
Queens Pimp Guilty Of Killing Woman Found Dismembered In Park: Feds
Cory Martin, 36, watched the serial killer show "Dexter" for tips on how to dismember a body, prosecutors said.
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NYC Fixes Food Stamps, Cash Aid Backlogs That Left 50K Waiting: Mayor
The backlogs for processing food stamps and cash assistance applications are more than 90 percent cleared, officials said.
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Queens, NY|News|
Teens Attack Men In Anti-Gay Queens Hate Crime, Police Say
Four youths yelled slurs and threw hard objects at two men — and repeatedly punched one — along an Astoria street last week, police said.
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Scooter-Riding DJ Killed By Mack Truck Near Central Park: NYPD, Report
Anastasia Ledwith, known as DJ Stacey, was fatally struck by an oil delivery truck early Saturday, according to police and a report.
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NYC Weather: Rain, Rain, Won't Go Away This Week
Hold on tight to the memory of Sunday's blue skies.
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New York City|News|
NYers Lose Mount Sinai Coverage Amid Insurance Dispute
UnitedHealthcare patients lost in-network coverage at Mount Sinai hospitals Friday, and its doctors will go out-of-network March 22.
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New York City|News|
Rent Gobbles Up NYer's Paychecks More Than Nearly All U.S. Cities
Manhattan ranks 187th out of 189 cities for how far a paycheck stretches after rent, among other depressing findings from a new study.
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NYC Restaurants: Dog Café Saved + New James Beard Award Edition
Dog-friendly dining got another day.
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