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De Blasio's Security Chief Pleads Guilty To Obstruction | Top Stories
BK Welcomes Migrants | MS-13 Leader Guilty In Teen Murder | High COVID On UES | Speedier Weekend Subways | 1K Overdoses Stopped
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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.
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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De Blasio's Security Detail Chief Pleads Guilty To Obstruction: DA
NYPD Inspector Howard Redmond, 58, will be fired over his efforts to stymie a probe into the former mayor's misuse of his security detail.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
MS-13 Leader Guilty In Teen's 2017 Queens Stabbing Murder: Feds
Melvi Amador-Rios, 32, was also found guilty of a 2016 attempted hit in Queens that left a teen permanently paralyzed, authorities said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Shark Drones Will Fly All Summer After Rockaway Beach Attack
Rockaway Beach reopened for swimming Wednesday after a daylong closure prompted by a rare shark attack, officials said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Adams To Biden: Help NYC Before It Spends $12B On Migrant Crisis
New York City is poised to spend billions more on asylum seekers than previously projected, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday.
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Queens, NY|News|
Queens Teacher Sent Sexual Texts To Former Student, Police Say
Shahiem Willis, 26, was arrested Tuesday on accusations he exchanged sexual texts with a 16-year-old former student, police said.
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New York City|News|
Man Fatally Falls Off Manhattan Bridge After Crash Dash | Top Stories
Midtown Amusement Tower Lawsuit | Robert De Niro's Grandson's Cause Of Death | Scooter Rider Muggers | Man Punches Girl, 15: Cops
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Queens Woman Gets 10 Years In 'Iron Pipeline' Gun Ring Sentencing: DA
Jessica Heyliger, 39, headed a ring that pumped guns and ammunition along I-95 from the south and into Queens, prosecutors said.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Man Fatally Falls Off Manhattan Bridge While Running From Crash: NYPD
Police don't yet know why the man, 25, ran from a two-car crash early Tuesday and ultimately plunged onto a Lower Manhattan street.
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Queens, NY|News|
White Shark Could Be Rockaway Beach Attack Culprit, Expert Says
“It’s consistent with a cautious white shark,” an expert said of Monday's shark attack, the first documented in the city's water since 1953.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Doctor Drugged, Raped Women In Hospital & Home: DA | Top Stories
Giuliani Lists $6.5M Apt | Rats Take Over Poop-Riddled Dollar Tree | Trump's Rape Counterclaim Dismissed | Exec Dead In Italy Boat Crash
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
Queens, NY|News|
Rats Take Over Queens Dollar Tree Riddled With Poop, Advocates Say
"Rats have invaded most perishables," a local advocate said about the Ozone Park store, which reportedly temporarily closed Monday.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Randall's Island Will Get Another Asylum Seeker Mega-Shelter: Mayor
Months after a largely empty migrant center closed on Randall's Island, the city soon will open a new one to house 2,000 single adult men.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC's Newest Way To Protect Crumbling BQE: Overweight Truck Sensors
Overweight trucks headed to Queens that trigger first-in-the-nation sensor program will face $650 fines starting Nov. 8, officials said.
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Queens, NY|News|
BMW Driver Killed Barreling Into East River In Queens
Police pulled the body of Martins Gonzales, 24, from a submerged SUV late Sunday, hours after he drove into the water, cops said.
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New York City|News|
NYC Weather: Tornado Possible Monday As Storm Front Looms
Expect a stormy, rainy and windy start to the week.
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New York City|News|
'War Out There': Chaos Erupts At YouTuber's Union Square Giveaway
Influencer Kai Cenat will face charges of inciting a riot after a crowd tore Union Square Park apart, leading to 65 arrests, police said.
Matt Troutman and Emily Rahhal , Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC COVID Cases Jump 125% In July As Experts Warn Of Summer Surge
The coronavirus isn't taking a summer vacation.
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Queens, NY|News|
Bill Cosby Faces New Drugging, Rape Accusation From Singer In NYC Suit
A lawsuit filed Friday also accuses NBC and a Queens studio of turning a blind eye to the comedian's predations on "The Cosby Show" set.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC-Area Burglary Crew Flaunted Spoils Online From $3M Of Thefts: AG
Social media posts showing off stolen cars and cash helped convict six Bronx men in more than 200 commercial burglaries, prosecutors said.
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