New York City|News|
Sweetgreen Managers Hurled N-Word At Workers Across NYC: Lawsuit
The salad chain's eateries in the city also routinely passed over hiring and promoting Black people, the lawsuit contends.
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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Queens, NY|News|
FDNY Lieutenant Accused Of Drunken Driving In Queens: NYPD
Chad Bonaventura, 48, was arrested last Thursday and faces a slew of charges, including refusing to take a breath test, police said.
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New York City|News|
Emma Watson Now Has Drew Barrymore's NYC Stalker: Report | Top Stories
Dunkin' Sign Invents 'Upper Westside' | BK Kids Learn To Walk Again | Madison Square Garden Plan OK'd | Stroller Menace Shoves Grandmother
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Adams Defends Migrant Efforts As Feds Reportedly Bemoan 'No Exit' Plan
"A crisis that is created nationally, we're looking at a local city to solve," Adams said Thursday, with frustration.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Hunting For A Queens Apartment? Good Luck With That, Study Says
Apartments remain in desperately short supply in Queens, making it the city’s most competitive rental market, a new StreetEasy found.
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Queens, NY|News|
Woman Knocked Unconscious, Robbed In Front Of Husband In Queens: Cops
An early Aug. 21 argument ended with a woman punched, kicked, knocked unconscious and robbed of her purse with $350, police said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
5 Arrested In NYC Climate Protest Blockade Outside Citi HQ: NYPD
Dozens of protesters blocked entrances to the mega-bank's Greenwich Street headquarters Thursday morning, videos showed.
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New York City|News|
Drew Barrymore's Accused NYC Stalker Moves On To Emma Watson: Report
"I want to marry Emma Watson," the accused stalker screamed as he broke into a New York Fashion Week dressing room last week, a report says.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Not-Mickey Mice Infest NYC's Disney Offices | Top Stories
Hunter College Subway Hero | Fox News Sued By NYC | BK Mirage Victim's Dad To NYC: Don't Forget My Son | Windows Smashed In 36 Subway Cars
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New York City|News|
Ex-NYC Buildings Boss Took $150K In Bribes, Faces 5 Indictments: DA
Eric Ulrich used each of his taxpayer-funded roles, including Mayor Eric Adams' senior adviser, to "line his pockets," said Manhattan's DA.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Windows Smashed In 36 Subway Trains, Vandalism Causes Mass Delays: MTA
"P----- off," is how an MTA official said 78 broken windows on trains in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan made him feel.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Butter Knife Bandit Scoots Away After Failed Queens Robbery: NYPD
A youth on a scooter and armed with a butter knife tried to steal a woman's phone in a Queens subway station last week. It didn't go well.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Double Rainbow Graces NYC Skyline On 9/11 | Top Stories
Open Streets 'Cannibalizing' BK Biz: Locals | Danish Treats Captivate | NBA Star Accused Of Abusing Girlfriend | Escaped Prisoner Captured
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Democrat Sam Berger Wins Queens Special Election: NY1
Voters picked Sam Berger to be their state Assembly member for District 27 over Republican David Hirsch, according to NY1 projections.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Hurricane Lee Prompts Emergency NY Preparations
With the storm's path still uncertain, Gov. Kathy Hochul deployed the National Guard and city dwellers were urged to prepare Tuesday.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Escaped Prisoner Captured In Queens After Month On Lam: NYPD
Yenchun Chen, 44, who shimmied down sheets from a hospital's fifth floor window, was arrested Tuesday in Long Island City, police said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Live By Statue Of Liberty's Words, NYers Say Amid Migrant Crisis: Poll
"Give me your tired, your poor..." — nearly 70 percent of New Yorkers said America should live by these words, a new poll found.
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Queens, NY|News|
Robber Barges Into Queens Hotel Room, Pepper Sprays Guest: NYPD
A man with a BB gun forced his way into a Queens hotel room and terrorized two women Sunday, police said.
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New York City|News|
DraftKings Apologizes For 9/11-Themed Bet On NYC Teams | Top Stories
WWE Wrestler Accuses JFK Cop Of Sexual Assault | Men Sentenced In Rising Rapper's Death | Firefighters Hospitalized | Crime Bites Guard
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New York City|News|
NYC Pizza Isn't Only Great American Pizza Style, WaPo Ranking Claims
How seriously can New Yorkers take a ranking that treats Chicago deep dish as pizza?
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