New York City|News|
Flu Sickens Hundreds More NYers Even As Spread Slows
More than 1,800 people in New York City caught the virus last week, statistics show.
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
- New York City, NY
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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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Taxi Riders Punch Driver After Skipping Fare In Gramercy: Cops
One of the three men also stole the cabbie's cellphone at a Park Avenue South intersection, police said.
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Jamaica, NY|News|
Rochdale Man Has Been Missing For Nearly 2 Months, Police Say
Have you seen Aaron Govan? He was last seen in his 182nd Street home on Nov. 23.
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New York City|News|
NYC Weather: Snow Looms Over Frigid Weekend
Flakes could fall early Sunday morning amid low temperatures in the 20s.
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New York City|News|
Smoking Drains Millions From NYers Wallets, New Study Shows
New York is second only to Connecticut when it comes to the cost of smoking, a new WalletHub report shows.
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New York City|News|
Free Glasses Program For NYC School Kids Will Expand, Mayor Says
The city expects about 33,000 students will get free eyeglasses thanks to an expanded partnership with Warby Parker.
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New York City|News|
Mayor Touts Bad Landlord Crackdown Despite NYCHA Being Worst
He made no mention of the fact that the city itself topped this year's annual ranking of worst landlords.
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New York City|News|
NYC Kindergarten Applications Close Tuesday: Here's What To Know
Parents of kids who turn 5 this year have until Jan. 22 to submit a kindergarten application.
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Queens, NY|News|
Pair Stole $59K In String Of 17 Brooklyn, Queens Burglaries: Cops
One man broke into more than a dozen business while the other acted as a lookout, police said.
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Queens, NY|News|
Tattooed Suspect Arrested In Brutal Queens Rape, Authorities Say
George Persaud faces rape and kidnapping charges stemming from the Dec. 30 attack, police said.
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Jamaica, NY|News|
Jamaica Fire Ruled Double Homicide, Police Say
The Dec. 23 fire in a second-floor apartment on 150th Street left two men dead, police say.
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Queens, NY|News|
Queens DA Richard Brown To Leave Office After Almost 3 Decades
Brown, a Democrat, won't seek re-election this year. He started as Queens's top prosecutor in 1991.
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Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Subway Train Hits Man At Willets Point Station, Officials Say
The incident briefly forced 7 trains to run express Wednesday afternoon.
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New York City|News|
MTA's Sex Toy Ad Ban Draws Fire From Brooklyn Firm
Dame Products got the green light to run subway ads in early October. Two months later, the MTA rejected its campaign.
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New York City|News|
Paid Vacation Could Be Guaranteed For NYC Workers
Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to force most employers to give their workers at least two weeks of paid personal time off.
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
Chelsea, NY|News|
Juul Thieves Pull Pepper Spray In Chelsea 7-Eleven Holdup: Cops
One robber allegedly brandished a can of pepper spray while another grabbed two vaping devices in the New Year's Eve robbery, police said.
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New York City|News|
NYC Weather: 40 MPH Winds Expected To Batter City
New Yorkers could see nasty wind gusts throughout Wednesday and into Thursday, the National Weather Service warns.
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Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Burglars Take Purses, Money From Whitestone Home: Cops
Surveillance video caught the two thieves robbing a Whitestone man's home last week, police say.
Noah Manskar, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
City Lowballs Number Of Serious Injuries In Jails, Report Says
One city agency counted more than 800 serious injuries among inmates in 2017. The Department of Correction reported just 158.
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New York City|News|
New NYC Plan Promises Health Care To 600K Without Insurance
A new program, NYC Care, aims to help undocumented immigrants and other New Yorkers without insurance avoid costly emergency room visits.
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