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NYC Takes Hundreds Of Kids From Parents In 'Emergencies': Report
The city reportedly uses an "emergency" provision in state law to take hundreds of kids from their homes without a court order.
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
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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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Here's How Much Apartment You Can Really Afford In NYC
Brooklyn offers the least to New Yorkers budgeting 30 percent of their income for rent, a recent report shows.
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Push For NYC Paper Bag Fee Backed By Sanitation Department
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Buckets Of Xanax Seized In Massive Dark Web Drug Bust, DA Says
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World Trade Center Tower To Be Lit In Honor Of Notre-Dame Fire
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Lyft To Offer Citi Bikes Through Ride-Hailing App
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Notre-Dame Fire Mourned By New Yorkers
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New Lead Inspections Coming To These NYCHA Complexes First
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Citi Bike Pulls E-Bikes From Service Amid Safety Worries
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Cop Fatally Shoots Man At Bronx Halfway House: NYPD
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Fordham Student Dies After Fall From Campus Clock Tower
Sydney Monfries died after falling from the Keating Clock tower early Sunday morning, the school said.
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MTA Must Make Plan To Tackle Fare Evasion Under State Budget
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'I Am The Opposite Of AOC': Ruben Diaz Sr To Run For Congress
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Car Crashes Into Astoria Building, FDNY Says
The vehicle slammed into a building at the corner of 25th Avenue and Steinway Street on Friday morning, the FDNY said.
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Truck Driver Killed In 5-Car Bronx Crash, Police Say
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NYC Weather: Rain Looms Over Cloudy Weekend
More than an inch of rain is expected to hit the city by early Monday morning.
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Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids Hit NYC Area In Record Numbers
Catholic Charities says it's on track to serve about 8,000 unaccompanied immigrant kids in a single year.
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