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Prospect Park Vale's $40M Restoration About To Take Root
A sweeping plan to restore Prospect Park's Vale is up for a public hearing Tuesday.
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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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Who's In NYC's DNA Database? NYPD Still Refuses To Say: Advocates
"We call on the NYPD to make this demographic information immediately available, as it promised to do three years ago," an advocate said.
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Alternate Side Parking Suspended As Snow Storm Barrels Toward NYC
The MTA is warning straphangers to prepare for commuting issues on seven lines with above-ground tracks.
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Man Struck By Train In Grand Central: NYPD
A man, 47, fell off a subway platform and was struck by a 6 train Monday morning, causing “severe injuries” to his leg, police said.
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Grand Central Madison Is All Aboard For Full LIRR Service
“The day has finally arrived,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul before the new terminal fully opened Monday.
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NYC Weather: Major Winter Storm Could Blast Up To 5 Inches Of Snow
February isn’t done with New York City — the city will be under a winter weather advisory starting Monday at 6 p.m.
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More Than $8M Seized In Illegal NYC Pot Shop Crackdowns | Top Stories
'Drive Out' George Santos Caravan | Synagogue Open On 'Day Of Hate' | Fishmonger's Murder Charge Flips | Starbucks Union Leader Returns
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More Than $8M Seized In Illegal NYC Pot Shop Crackdowns: Cops
Crackdowns on unlicensed cannabis sellers exploded as legal marijuana shops opened, police officials said Friday.
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Schlep, Schmear, We're Walkin' Here: NYC Wants To Preserve Its Tawk
When it comes to preserving New York's dialect, 60 percent of locals surveyed say don't fuhgeddaboudit.
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NY Public Bathrooms Are Terrible: Unnecessary Survey Finds
But somehow New York's toilets aren't the absolute worst in the U.S., the survey found.
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Slew Of Brooklyn Pizzerias Serve Their Final Slice
Lenny's Pizza, a Brooklyn pizzeria featured in "Saturday Night Fever," isn't the only Brooklyn pizza joint that recently closed.
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Fire Rips Through Ritzy Central Park South Hotel: FDNY
Smoke eaters battled a kitchen fire in Park Lane hotel that spread to two other floors through ducts early Friday, officials said.
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Neo-Nazi 'Day Of Hate' Sets NYC On Edge | Top Stories
Prospect Park Alligator Ate Bathtub Stopper | Santos' AR-15 'National Gun' Pitch | Queens Woman Dies In Avalanche | A Murder Over Shrimp?
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Neo-Nazi 'Day Of Hate' Sets NYC On Edge
Cops haven't identified threats to the city as neo-Nazi groups rumble about a nationwide "Day of Hate" Saturday, NYPD officials said.
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NYC Ambulance Rides Could Get 50% More Expensive
New Yorkers "will be stuck with this bill" if the city approves proposed hikes in 911 ambulance rides, said an FDNY union leader.
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NYC Daylight Savings: Could This Be NYC's Last Spring Forward?
If two New York lawmakers have their way, daylight saving time will be here to stay.
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'Emaciated' Prospect Park Alligator Had Eaten Bathtub Stopper: Zoo
“The alligator is currently in too weakened a condition to attempt removal of the stopper," a Bronx Zoo update on the reptile states.
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Neo-Nazis Picket Broadway Show | NYC Top Stories
Reagan GOP Club Coming To Queens | Longtime Toy Store Closes | Moped Gang Swipes Pricey Apple Headphones | Free Cleanings For Job Interviews
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Teen's Subway Surfing Death Is Part Of A 366% Rise In This MTA Problem
More people are riding outside of trains— and MTA's top honcho blames social media for hyping "Russian Roulette"-like subway surfing videos.
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Longtime Park Slope Toy Store Closes: 'It Was Just Time,' Owner Says
LuLu's Cuts & Toys on Fifth Avenue will move online after the pandemic magnified challenges for small businesses, said owner Brigitte Prat.
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