NY must restore involuntary commitment to end Midtown chaos
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NY must restore involuntary commitment to end Midtown chaos

ByNews Polite

Kudos to City Councilman Erik Bottcher for rejecting the status quo as people suffering from untreated mental illnesses and substance abuse die slowly on our streets. Last month Bottcher, a Democrat representing Manhattan’s West Side from Greenwich Village to Times Square, wrote to Mayor Adams about the “dire,” “heartbreaking” chaos…

Man rents space on Times Square, Manhattan billboard to propose to longtime girlfriend
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Man rents space on Times Square, Manhattan billboard to propose to longtime girlfriend

ByNews Polite

In a sea of glimmering Broadway lights and advertisements in Times Square, one man had a special request for his girlfriend of six years. Jose Negron of Waterbury, Conn. wanted to give his long-term girlfriend Alicia Cartigila a marriage proposal that would be as large as his love for her — so…

NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations
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NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations

ByNews Polite

Police on Saturday identified three Manhattan residents arrested in connection with violent Tyre Nichols demonstrations in Times Square. Candy Nicole, 25, was charged with assault, hate crime assault, and two counts of obstruction of governmental administration for punching a cop in the nose and another in the head in the…