NYC mom jumps from third-floor window of Queens apartment to escape knife-wielding son: sources
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NYC mom jumps from third-floor window of Queens apartment to escape knife-wielding son: sources

A 64-year-old woman jumped out of the third-floor window of a Queens apartment to escape her knife-wielding son on Friday night, police and sources said. The woman was found conscious and alert outside the apartment on Shore Boulevard near 20th Road in Astoria at around 9:15 p.m., the NYPD said….

5 masked burglars steal jewelry, cell phones, Gucci items in 3-month NYC burglary spree from US, FedEx trucks: cops
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5 masked burglars steal jewelry, cell phones, Gucci items in 3-month NYC burglary spree from US, FedEx trucks: cops

A group of five masked burglars stole a stash of jewelry, Gucci products and other loot worth more than $64,000 from the back of UPS and FedEx trucks in a stealthy three-borough spree, cops and sources said.  The string of thefts began on April 1, when a single burglar raided…

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…

Migrant with loaded AR-15, suspected Mexican cartel member freed from jail after alleged assault on cops
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Migrant with loaded AR-15, suspected Mexican cartel member freed from jail after alleged assault on cops

A Big Apple migrant armed with a loaded AR-15 assault rifle and his Mexican cartel pal are both back on the streets — despite allegedly ganging up on NYPD cops at a Bronx subway station. Abraham Sosa, 20, a migrant living above a Bronx daycare center, was hit with assault,…

Sleazy lawyer, 72, suspended for tawdry act in his office with ‘vulnerable’ client facing murder rap: ruling
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Sleazy lawyer, 72, suspended for tawdry act in his office with ‘vulnerable’ client facing murder rap: ruling

A Brooklyn attorney was slapped with a five-year suspension for receiving oral sex in his office from a client facing a murder charge, according to a court decision issued Wednesday. Philip Smallman, 72, was hit with the hefty penalty after a New York Appellate Division found he engaged in the…

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander belatedly raises alarms on Trump presidency — as NY Dems mull post-election shift
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander belatedly raises alarms on Trump presidency — as NY Dems mull post-election shift

Comptroller Brad Lander raised alarm bells Wednesday about how President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could impact the Big Apple – a warning days-late after the election that could be a dollar short in a New York Democratic Party eyeing a shift to the political center. The lefty Democrat Lander outlined a…

Connecticut mom Leslie Soyland searching for lost necklace that contains son’s ashes
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Connecticut mom Leslie Soyland searching for lost necklace that contains son’s ashes

A mother in Connecticut is launching a desperate search for a necklace containing her son’s ashes which she lost while on a beach walk Wednesday. Leslie Soyland realized that her most prized possession was no longer around her neck after returning home from a stroll at her local Calf Pasture…