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Subway Sleeper Thefts Are One Of NYC's Few Rising Crimes: NYPD
Beware of "lush workers" who steal from subway sleepers and drunks.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
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.
In my free time, I'm a big movie buff, an aspiring home cook and am forever seeking good natural areas.
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New York City|News|
NYC Building Collapse Tenants Sue Landlords For Repairs
Landlords need to fix 130 violations and rebuild a partially collapsed Bronx building so tenants can return home, a new lawsuit contends.
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Queens, NY|News|
40 Illegal Scooters Seized Off Queens Streets: DA
Scooters illegally parked on sidewalks from Long Island City to Corona were seized in a weekend crackdown, officials said.
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New York City|News|
Subway Delays Hit 8 Lines, Person On Tracks: MTA
Happy Monday, here's the latest on subway delays.
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New York City|News|
NYPD Subway Robot Is Done Beep Boop-ing Around Times Square Station
We hardly knew ye, subway robocop.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYPD's Slow Response Times Keep Growing Longer, Data Shows
Cops are taking 16 minutes to respond to crimes, nearly two minutes longer than a year ago, according to a new study.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Restaurants: New Outdoor Dining Rules + Ferry Booze Edition
Big news for fans of dining outside and grabbing a Staten Island "Ferry Beer" awaits.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Outdoor Dining's Final Rules: No More Sheds, Seasonal Road Cafes
Dining al fresco will look different after March 1: here's how.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Staten Island Chuck Says Fuhgeddabout Winter
New York City's prognosticating groundhog is in agreement with Punxsutawney Phil that spring is coming.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Brooklyn, NY|News|
Park Slope Piano Teacher Who Sexually Abused Child Sentenced: DA
John Stewart Russell, 62, will spend the next seven years in prison for grooming and assaulting a young girl, prosecutors said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Next-Generation NYC Subway Cars Roll Into Service: See Photos
Thursday was a toy-loving child's dream come true — besides the newfangled MTA trains, the city unveiled new garbage trucks.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Queens Man Tortured With Blowtorch, Bleach By NJ Kidnappers: Feds
A New Jersey trio carried out an escalating series of gruesome tortures on a kidnapping victim, from whom they demanded $150,000, feds said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYPD Migrant Scuffle: 2 More Arrested In Times Square Attack, Cops Say
Seven men so far have been arrested in a caught-on-video attack on two cops outside a Times Square migrant shelter.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Rush Hour NYC Subway Delays Hit Several Lines
Take notice, straphangers heading home Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
No Hate Crime For Grand Central Christmas Stabber: DA
Esteban Esonoasue, 36, will face an attempted murder count after a probe found no evidence he made hateful comments, a spokesperson said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Yet Another Ghost Gun Stockpile Found In Queens, DA Says
Lenold Caesar, 43, is the third man in Queens this week to face accusations he kept a cache of ghost guns.
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Queens, NY|News|
Woman, 86, Dies In Queens House Fire
Rosemary Monoco, 86, died and three others were injured Tuesday evening after a blaze burned through a Rego Park home, police said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Migrant 'Cowards' Attack NYPD Cops In Times Square Scuffle: NYPD Brass
"Reprehensible," said a top cop about men who attacked officers in a caught-and-video brawl and were released without bail.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Council Overrides Mayor's Veto Of NYPD Police Report Bill
"The resistance to this legislation is disturbing," the Council's speaker said after a bitter campaign against the transparency bill.
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Queens, NY|News|
Human Bones Found In Queens Basement: Police, Report
The grim discovery Monday in a vacant Kew Gardens building is under investigation, police said.
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