Tag Archives: New York

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  REPORT: Former NYC Mayor Koch dies

  Koch, 88, died at 2:00 a.m. from congestive heart failure, the mayor’s spokesman told the New York Times.
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  Plane crashes into Hudson River; 2 rescued

  The small plane went down in the water near Yonkers, New York.
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  Dolphin stranded in heavily polluted New York canal dies

  The dolphin is trapped in the canal and it is highly toxic, so toxic that rescuers won’t enter to help.
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  N.Y. paper removes map revealing addresses of gun permit holders

  The Journal News removed permit data from their website, and acknowledge that they made a mistake releasing the information.
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  Gov. Cuomo signs nation’s first gun-control bill since Newtown massacre

  The measure is the nation’s first gun-control bill since the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
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  Miss New York crowned Miss America

  Mallory Hytes Hagan of New York was selected as Miss America on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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  Transgender teacher sues Catholic school for alleged discrimination

  Krolikowski, 59, taught for 32 years at St. Francis Preparatory School, a 140-year-old Catholic institution in Queens, New York.
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  New York crane collapses, injures 7 construction workers

  A crane collapse at a construction site in Queens, New York, Wednesday afternoon injured seven, according to city fire officials.
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  Woman in custody in connection with New York City subway death

  A woman wanted in connection with the death of a man shoved in front of a subway train this week is in custody.
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  Dick Clark tribute planned for New Year’s Eve

  Preparations are underway for the famous New Year’s Eve ball drop at New York’s Times Square.
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  Police say woman pushed man in front of subway train

  A man has been shoved to his death in front of a train on a New York City subway platform, police said, making it the second incident this month.
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  Live 30-foot whale found on New York beach in Queens

  A passerby discovered a 30-foot-long whale, still breathing, on a New York beach Wednesday morning, authorities said.