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Pooran Mohabir, a union electrician, jumped onto the tracks and saved a great-grandfather who was shockingly shoved by an unhinged man.

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Pooran Mohabir, a union electrician, jumped onto the tracks and saved a great-grandfather who was shockingly shoved by an unhinged man.

Police search for the man who pushed a senior to the tracks in an unprovoked attack Tuesday, police said, and offer a reward for tips.
With an endowment of over $5 billion, NYU is one of one the nation's largest universities, making this a major climate win.
The new East 87th Street bakery will be handing out 250 free cinnamon social slices for its grand opening Wednesday and Thursday at 7 a.m.
The basketball player made his $75k bail after an arrest for hitting his WNBA girlfriend, officials said, reportedly fracturing a vertebra.
The man was injured after the stolen car smashed into an empty police cruiser that then smashed into him, according to officials.
A 74-year-old man was rescued by a MTA worker after he was randomly shoved onto the tracks, police said.
As an Upper East Side comedy club hosted the group "Gays Against Groomers", protesters outside raised more than $10,000 for LGBTQ+ kids.
Don't bite the hand that guards what feeds you, Upper East Side thieves.
A blaze struck a seventh-story apartment early Monday morning, officials said.
The company said market dynamics, store density and other factors compelled them to shutter the Second Ave shop, but not theft.
Bangkok Supper Club is one of the most anticipated openings coming this fall, according to one food website.
The 20-block-long festival on Third Avenue is one of Manhattans largest — and oldest — street fairs.
Essence Perry, 10, was last seen around 8 p.m. leaving her apartment on Second Avenue near East 122nd Street and was found safe on Friday.
Marcos Vega-Pagan faces manslaughter charged in the Henry Hudson Parkway crash that killed Joel Quintana the night of Aug. 3, police say.
Manhattan ended the summer with a dirty showing.
Police data shows that car theft exploded in August compared to the same month in 2022.
All of the new spots — aside from the First Avenue comedy club — will be on Second Avenue.
Reported crime in August dropped about 23 percent from numbers in August 2022, continuing a trend seen in July, police data show.
The person was struck by a 1 train at around 11:45 on Thursday, officials said