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Trial for Bin Laden's son-in-law begins in New York with jury selection
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida’s spokesman after the September 11 attacks. US district judge Lewis A Kaplan asked Suleiman Abu Ghaith to turn and face the potential jurors before asking if any knew him. None did.
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Hotel hermit got $17M to make way for 15 Central Park West
In 2004, developers Will and Arthur Zeckendorf bought the famed Mayflower Hotel and several adjacent lots on the Upper West Side for just over $400 million. Only one thing stood in their way: A 73-year-old recluse named Herb Sukenik, who refused to move from the hotel. In this excerpt from his new book, “House of Outrageous Fortune”, author Michael Gross reveals the most expensive eviction in New York City history.
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NYPD faces five years of oversight after stop-and-frisk ruling
The NYPD is actually facing five years of court oversight– rather than just three as Mayor de DeBlasio claimed when announcing in January plans to drop the city’s appeal of a judge’s ruling that found the department’s stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional, court papers filed Tuesday reveal.
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2 Dead, 22 Hurt, Others Missing in NYC Explosion, Collapse Caused by Gas Leak
Two people are dead, 22 are hurt and others are missing after two buildings collapsed following a gas leak explosion that rattled upper Manhattan and shattered windows with a blast that could be felt blocks away, officials said.
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Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers. You Just Brought Back Measles in NYC.
There is currently an outbreak of measles in New York City. Considered eliminated in the United States in 2000, last year saw a record number of outbreaks around the country. It’s only three months into 2014, and not only is the nation’s largest city seeing cases in several boroughs, but other major metropolitan areas are warning of new cases as well.
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Mentally ill homeless vet ‘essentially baked to death’ in New York City jail cell
A New York City official speaking to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity said that a mentally ill, homeless military veteran “essentially baked to death” in a jail cell last month. The official said that Jerome Murdough — who had been arrested on a trespassing charge and taken to an observation unit at Rikers Island — was not aware that he had to open a small vent to allow cool air to enter his cell.
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Banker, 28, kills himself in TWELFTH finance suicide this year
An investment banker has been found dead in an apparent suicide in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Kenneth Bellando's death is the latest in a spate of suicides by finance professionals both around the globe and in New York. He was found dead in a neighboring backyard after jumping off his six-story building at around 10.20pm on Wednesday March 12.
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The Top 10 Secrets of Grand Central Terminal
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Grand Central Terminal, Untapped New York is revealing the top ten facts you didn't know about Grand Central.
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Crazy footage shows what it’s like to skydive off 1 World Trade Center
The video appears to be taken from the helmet camera of one of the men charged with breaking in and base jumping off of the building
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New York Schools Most Segregated in the Nation — The Civil Rights Project at UCLA
UCLA report identifies alarming trends throughout the Empire State.
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‘You Probably Don’t Want to Look in the Crisper’
Inside the fridges of 11 top New York chefs.
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Attack of the chain stores: Vivid photographs capture the changing face of New York as franchises replace cherished landmarks and small businesses
New York City has seen a wave of luxury condos and fast food outlets uproot local delis and dive bars. To make sure we don't forget the city's past, two New York-based photographers, James and Karla Murray, have documented the city's transformation in a 2008 book which captures mom-and-pop stores from Harlem to the Lower East Side.
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Uber launching bike courier service in Manhattan tomorrow
Uber will begin testing a new service in Manhattan tomorrow, but the new service isn't designed to get you around: instead, it's launching a courier service called Uber Rush, which will let you hire bike and foot messenger to pick up your items and bring them to another location in the city. The service will only operate in Manhattan to start, and couriers won't be able to travel north of 110th Street — no higher than top of Central Park.
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Cop declared brain dead after blaze set by ‘bored teen’
One of the cops trapped in a Brooklyn apartment building fire allegedly set by a bored teen has been declared brain dead, sources said. Officer Dennis Guerra remains on life support at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx, where he was transferred after doctors struggled to stabilize him at Coney Island Hospital and Jacobi Hospital.
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One million buried in mass graves on forbidden New York island
Most New Yorkers don't even know it exists. But a million forgotten souls are buried in mass graves dug by convicts on a tiny, forbidden island east of the Bronx. Since 1869, still-born babies, the homeless, the poor and the unclaimed have been stacked one upon the other, three coffins deep, on Hart Island.
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‘An Addict With Friends’
The night the police came for Robert Aaron, he was at home in the Mott Street apartment where he has lived for the last quarter century, making a coconut pudding called tembleque. Mr. Aaron, whose legal name is Robert Aaron Vineberg, is a 57-year-old musician who has played with David Bowie, Wyclef Jean, Mick Jagger and Amy Winehouse, among others, a genial man with a pencil-thin mustache and a grasp of half a dozen languages.
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How a NYC cab driver evaded $28K in tolls
How would a cabbie manage to cross the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in New York City more than 3,000 times without paying a dime in tolls? Pretty easily, it turns out. Police say Rodolfo Sanchez figured out that if he tailgated the law-abiding, toll-paying car ahead of him closely enough, he could sneak though before the barrier came back down, reports the New York Times.
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The secret time-saving trick hidden inside every New York City taxicab
Next time you’re riding in a New York City taxicab, try this hack: Even before reaching your destination, you can tap the fare on the television screen and swipe your credit card ahead of time. No need to conduct the transaction if you’re in a rush at the end of the ride.
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The Chinese take Manhattan: replace Russians as top apartment buyers
For the first time, the Chinese have become the biggest foreign buyers of apartments in Manhattan, real estate brokers estimate, taking the mantle from the Russians.
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For New York, The '10-Year Storm' Isn't What It Used To Be
A new study says the worst floods in the city are both higher and 20 times more common than they were 170 years ago. But climate change is only part of the reason.
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