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Héctor Figueroa, Prominent NYC Union Leader, Dead At 57
Figueroa, of Jackson Heights, was the president of 32BJ Service Employees International Union, a group that backed the Amazon deal.
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Noah Manskar covers all things New York City for Patch, writing citywide stories about crime, politics, the subways and much else. He came to Patch from Blank Slate Media, where he covered community news and local politics in Nassau County, Long Island. He has won six awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island, including a first-place honor for a story about allegations of sexual abuse against the former president of a prestigious Catholic high school.
Noah grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015. He lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with his partner, Claire, and their cat, Martha Washington.
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R. Kelly Accused Of Sex Trafficking In Brooklyn Indictment
The singer headed an enterprise to promote his music and "recruit women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity," prosecutors say.
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Threat Of ICE Raids Spurs NY Officials To Stand Behind Immigrants
City and state officials vowed to protect immigrants' rights after a report that ICE will sweep up at least 2,000 people starting Sunday.
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Dozens Of MTA Workers Caught Driving Cars For Extra Cash
Several bus and subway operators were fired or suspended after a probe found they violated MTA rules by driving cars on the side.
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Smile: NYC Speed Camera Program Expansion Underway
Cameras that catch drivers speeding near schools will stay on twice as long under a state law that took effect Thursday, officials say.
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Jeffrey Epstein's Lawyers Want Him Released To Huge NYC Mansion
The financier's attorneys say he should be able to stay in his Upper East Side mansion instead of jail as he faces sex-trafficking charges.
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Jeffrey Epstein Allowed To Skip NY Sex Offender Checks: Reports
The wealthy financier reportedly never checked in with the NYPD after registering as a sex offender even though he was legally supposed to.
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NYC Leaves Residents Tiny Amount Of Green Space, Report Shows
The Big Apple offers each resident less public open space than many other major U.S. cities, a new report shows.
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Camp Named For Slain Bronx Teen Opens Outside NYC
Named for murdered 15-year-old Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, Camp Junior will host programs aiming to give kids alternatives to gang life.
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Ocasio-Cortez Sued For Blocking Other Pols On Twitter
Two politicians with Brooklyn ties are going to court to have Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez un-block them on Twitter.
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Anti-Jail Protesters Disrupt Hearing On Plan To Replace Rikers
Shouts from protesters forced the City Planning Commission to pause its sole public hearing on the city's plan for four new jails.
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Anchor Who Sued NY1 Cut From World Cup Parade Coverage, She Says
"Of course, this is retaliation," Roma Torre said of NY1's decision to exclude her from coverage of the U.S. women's soccer team's parade.
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Plans For New NYC Jails Move To Crucial Hearing
The City Planning Commission will hear testimony Wednesday on the four new jails. The plans depend on the panel's approval to move forward.
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NYC Pre-K Teachers To Get Huge Raises In Bid To Equalize Pay
Teachers in community-based centers will get starting salaries on par with those in city schools, meaning some will get $20,000 raises.
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Births To Teen Moms Have Plummeted In NYC, Statistics Show
The city's teen birth rate has sunk by more than 50 percent over the past decade, new health statistics show.
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NYC Among Nation's Worst Places To Buy A First Home, Ranking Says
Only six big cities are worse than the Big Apple for first-time home buyers, a new WalletHub ranking says.
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Spinal Surgeries Don't Stop NYC Woman From Globetrotting
Noa Hankin had two surgeries 12 years apart to fix her scoliosis. The condition didn't stop her from criscrossing Europe this spring.
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NYPD Cops To Get Peer Counseling Amid Spate Of Suicides
The NYPD plans to launch a peer counseling program and help cops access mental-health resources amid a spate of officer suicides.
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Bill To Help Congress Get Trump's NY Tax Returns Signed By Cuomo
The state can now release the president's tax returns to Congress under a new law Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Monday.
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Jeffrey Epstein Abused Teenage Girls At NYC Mansion, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors accused the billionaire financier of sexually abusing girls as young as 14 in his Upper East Side and Florida homes.
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