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NYPD promotes school crossing guard fatally struck by dump truck in Queens – NBC New York
What to Know A school crossing guard who was struck and killed by a dump truck in Queens in October was posthumously promoted Thursday during an NYPD ceremony. School crossing guard Krystyna Naprawa posthumously received the rank of Community Coordinator. The 63-year-old was on duty near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard in the Woodhaven neighborhood on Oct.…
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Plainview fire at senior apartments leaves 2 Long Island women dead – NBC New York
A fire that ripped through a senior housing complex on Long Island is now responsible for two deaths after a second woman succumbed to her injuries hours after the Sunday inferno. The morning fire at the Harmon Shepard Hill apartments in Plainview prompted a massive response from firefighters around 5 a.m. When crews arrived, they found large flames taking over…
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NY judge fines Trump more than $350 million – NBC New York
A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated his wealth. Trump won’t have to pay out the money immediately as an appeals process plays out, but the verdict still is a stunning setback for the former president.…
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TNew York City used online learning, not a snow day and it didn’t go well – NBC New York
What to Know When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. No snow day. Mayor Eric Adams said it was important to give children enrolled in the…
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Helicopter crashes in California with 6 people on board – NBC New York
A helicopter crashed Friday night near Nipton, California, with six people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. As of Saturday morning, no survivors had been found, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. “We were made aware of a downed aircraft at approximately 10:12 p.m., on February 10, 2024. The scene of the crash was determined to be…
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NY officials looking for 2 more men suspected in Times Square attack on NYPD officers – NBC New York
What to Know A group of people, migrants among them, were caught on video attacking two NYPD officers in Times Square last month At least a half-dozen people have been arrested so far; most were released on bail, sparking outrage among police brass and the governor’s office. Police are now looking for two additional, unidentified suspects Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg…
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DA Bragg addresses Times Square NYPD officer attack and why no bail was set for suspects – NBC New York
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said his office is preparing to present charges to a grand jury on Tuesday after two NYPD officers were attacked by a group that included migrants in Times Square last weekend. In a statement issued one week after the attack, Bragg on Saturday also acknowledged some of those most responsible have not been identified or…
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NYPD officer attack in Times Square earns Hochul condemnation – NBC New York
Another two people were arrested late Wednesday in connection with an attack on two NYPD officers in Times Square over the weekend, bringing the total to seven, officials say. All but two have been processed and released. Authorities say the caught-on-camera brawl erupted Saturday night as cops tried to break up a group of migrants in front of a shelter…
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US identifies 3 soldiers killed in drone attack in Jordan – NBC New York
The Pentagon released the names of the three soldiers who were killed in Jordan after a drone struck a base near the border with Syria. The service members were identified as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia. President Joe Biden said…
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Jury says Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll – NBC New York
A jury has awarded a huge $83.3 million in additional damages to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault. The verdict was delivered Friday by a seven-man, two-woman jury in a trial regularly attended by Trump, who abruptly left the courtroom…
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