NYC building inferno leaves man dead as charred bikes, propane tanks seen in rubble
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NYC building inferno leaves man dead as charred bikes, propane tanks seen in rubble

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One man was killed and another critically hurt when an early-morning inferno ripped through a Brooklyn home Tuesday, officials said. The fire erupted around 1:20 a.m. on the first floor of the three-story building on Vermont Street near Dumont Avenue in East New…

NYC school worker, 75, arrested for shoving 14-year old student: ‘Completely unacceptable’
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NYC school worker, 75, arrested for shoving 14-year old student: ‘Completely unacceptable’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An elderly paraprofessional was arrested for allegedly shoving a teen student inside a Brooklyn public school on Monday, law enforcement sources said. Luis Benalcazar, 75, is accused of pushing a 14-year-old student inside P.S. 373, also known as Brooklyn Transition Center, on Ellery…

Trendy NYC neighborhood invaded by ‘Greenpoint Stink’ — and locals have savage take on promise it’ll soon smell better: ‘Biggest bulls–t’
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Trendy NYC neighborhood invaded by ‘Greenpoint Stink’ — and locals have savage take on promise it’ll soon smell better: ‘Biggest bulls–t’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Greenpoint residents were told they’ll soon be able to unplug their noses, but some critics say the promises have them smelling “bull.” A chemical, burning smell that has plagued the trendy neighborhood for more than a year will be cleared in the coming…

Phony basketball-team phone-scammers made off with more than K in city-wide crime trend: NYPD
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Phony basketball-team phone-scammers made off with more than $76K in city-wide crime trend: NYPD

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines They’ve got hoop schemes. Young scam artists are conning well-meaning New Yorkers by hijacking their phones and wiring themselves thousands of dollars in what is now deemed by the NYPD to be a city-wide crime pattern. A male sought by the NYPD in…

Controversial hi-rise near Brooklyn Botanic Garden OK’d by NYC Council — with plans for more sunlight after outcry
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Controversial hi-rise near Brooklyn Botanic Garden OK’d by NYC Council — with plans for more sunlight after outcry

Let the sun shine in. A controversial hi-rise development that neighbors feared would cast a harmful shadow over the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has gotten the OK from the City Council — with changes that would bring more necessary sunlight to the beloved greenspace. The Crown Heights hi-rise development once poised…

It may take years for Prospect Park wildlife to return after area torched by NYC brush fire: experts
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It may take years for Prospect Park wildlife to return after area torched by NYC brush fire: experts

The two-acre wooded stretch of Prospect Park has been eerily quiet in the week since it was torched by a shocking bush-fire. Scores of squirrels, birds, raccoons, skunks and other critters that call the Brooklyn oasis home were forced to flee the burned sector — and it could take years…

Ranger perishes in Orange County brush fire as dangerous wildfires continue to wreak havoc on tri-state region
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Ranger perishes in Orange County brush fire as dangerous wildfires continue to wreak havoc on tri-state region

A forest ranger died battling a brush fire along the New York-New Jersey border Saturday night – as dangerous wildfires continued to cause bad air quality across the tri-state region amid a historic drought.  Firefighters responded to a 2,000-acre forest fire near the Greenwood Lake Turnpike along state lines in…

NYC masked man attempts to kidnap Hassidic Jewish boy from father in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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NYC masked man attempts to kidnap Hassidic Jewish boy from father in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

A horrifying video shows a masked man attempting to rip a six-year-old Hassidic Jewish boy out of the arms of his father in broad daylight as they walked down the sidewalk together Saturday. The boy’s father was holding hands and walking down the sidewalk with his two sons at around…

Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’
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Gen Z’s new go-to date night mixes booze with crafts, eliminating ‘awkward’ hangouts with activities, art and ‘liquid courage’

This is the new go-to Gen-Z date night —  and there’s plenty of mixing going on. Hangouts where couples combine booze with activities like painting or pumpkin carving are exploding in popularity across the Big Apple as some say the unlikely pairings eliminate “awkward” first-date jitters with the help of…

Man, 24, falls to death from third-story building as NYC marathon runners pass nearby
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Man, 24, falls to death from third-story building as NYC marathon runners pass nearby

A 24-year-old man fell to his death from a third-story building near the path of this year’s New York City Marathon, according to the NYPD. The man, who was not publicly named, fell at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday as racers were passing through South 6th Street and Bedford Avenue…