Callous stranger shoves 76-year-old woman in unprovoked, broad-daylight NYC attack: cops
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Callous stranger shoves 76-year-old woman in unprovoked, broad-daylight NYC attack: cops

A callous stranger randomly shoved a 76-year-old woman to the ground in a broad-daylight attack as she walked in Queens earlier this month, cops said.  The brute approached the victim as she crossed at the intersection of 63rd Street and Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside just after 2 p.m. Aug. 6,…

Parolee accused of killing sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’ nailed partly by own kicks: officials
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Parolee accused of killing sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’ nailed partly by own kicks: officials

A ruthless parolee accused of killing popular sneaker reseller “Upscale Cracc’’ in SoHo in June was just nailed partly by his own black and yellow kicks, new court papers revealed. Jayquan Straker, 35, had been sprung from prison in September after serving 10 years for a 2013 home-invasion burglary in…

Teen leukemia survivor meets life-saving donor for first time at tearful NYC encounter: ‘He’s a godsend’
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Teen leukemia survivor meets life-saving donor for first time at tearful NYC encounter: ‘He’s a godsend’

For 18-year-old leukemia survivor Elijah John, it was a meeting he wasn’t sure would ever happen. The Brooklyn native and his family gathered at Manhattan’s Pier 57 in Chelsea on a sunny August afternoon Saturday to meet Nicholas Miranda-Newberry – the man who donated his bone marrow to save the…

Suspect sneaks up on man, 24, and whacks him on head with hammer in NYC attack
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Suspect sneaks up on man, 24, and whacks him on head with hammer in NYC attack

A 24-year-old man was whacked on the head with a hammer while he chatted with his girlfriend on a Bronx sidewalk Sunday afternoon, according to police. A tool-wielding suspect snuck up behind the victim and struck him across the street from 1445 Nelson Avenue in the Highbridge neighborhood around 12:45…

Suspect charged in murder of popular NYC sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’
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Suspect charged in murder of popular NYC sneaker reseller ‘Upscale Cracc’

A Poughkeepsie man for gunning down well-known sneaker reseller “Upscale Cracc,” who shot multiple times during a robbery in June, cops said. Alleged gun man Jayquan Straker, 35, was taken into custody Saturday morning in the murder of Upscale, whose real name is Javier Osorio-Mejia, 31, according to police. Osorio-Mejia,…

Border crisis could sink Kamala Harris’ bid: David Paterson
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Border crisis could sink Kamala Harris’ bid: David Paterson

The border crisis that exploded during the Biden-Harris administration is the Achilles heel that could cost Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris the White House, ex-Gov. David Paterson warned Sunday. “She has got one real big problem: 72 percent of Americans think that the number of people crossing the border from…

Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster shut down indefinitely
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Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster shut down indefinitely

The Coney Island Cyclone has been shut down indefinitely after a mid-ride malfunction left thrill-seekers stalled halfway up one of the iconic Brooklyn coaster’s hills, according to reports. One of the 97-year-old wooden roller coaster’s trains was going up an incline Thursday morning when it suddenly stopped because of a…

Three bison escaped from Connecticut farm, four bison came back: ‘maternity leave’
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Three bison escaped from Connecticut farm, four bison came back: ‘maternity leave’

Three bison escaped from a Connecticut farm this week and four bison came back. The trio busted out of the family-owned 3B Ranch in North Branford on Sunday — and one of the animals was pregnant and gave birth during their multi-day excursion, CT Insider reported. “What we’ve been kind…

Parents, educators beg NYC to allow shorter days for tots starting 3-K, pre-K: ‘Cruel and abusive’
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Parents, educators beg NYC to allow shorter days for tots starting 3-K, pre-K: ‘Cruel and abusive’

A rule that bans shortened days and staggered schedules for tots starting 3-K and pre-K and forces them to be in school six hours a day is “cruel and abusive,” according to some parents and educators. Notices from the city Department of Education this month informed administrators that little ones…