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Authorities Probe Trump Tower Inferno That Killed Resident, Injured 6 Firefighters
Authorities are investigating what caused a raging fire that tore through a 50th-floor apartment at Trump Tower, killing a man inside and sending flames pouring from windows of the president’s namesake skyscraper.
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1 Dead, 6 Injured, After Fire Erupts on 50th Floor of Trump Tower: Authorities
A man died after a fire erupted in an apartment on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in Midtown on Saturday evening, authorities say.
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Hundreds Rally in Brooklyn Day After Man Is Shot by Police
Hundreds of people gathered in Crown Heights amid swelling outrage over the death of a man who was shot and killed by police, who’d mistaken a pipe he was holding for a gun.
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Majority of NYC Public Housing Playgrounds Not Maintained: Audit
Hundreds of playgrounds at New York City public housing developments were not properly maintained or had visible hazards, according to a review by the city.
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1 Dead, 8 Hurt After Drugged Driver Causes Multi-Car Crash on the Long Island Expressway: Authorities
A drugged driver struck a minivan on the Long Island Expressway before crossing the grassy median and hitting several other vehicles in a crash that killed one person, injured eight others and closed a stretch of the busy highway for hours, police and a hospital official said.
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Cops Shoot Woman After Bizarre Crime Spree Involving PTA Meeting Attack, Home Break-in: Police, Sources
A Staten Island woman’s crime spree through the borough ended with NYPD officers shooting and injuring her during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon, police said.
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Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Man Charging at Police in Harlem Whole Foods: NYPD
An officer shot and injured an alleged shoplifter who was wielding a knife inside a Whole Foods in Manhattan on Saturday night, police say.
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Rush-Hour Subway Trains May Be Packed, But Off-Peak Trains Are Non-Existent: Report
The quality of subway service plummets before and after the traditional 9-to-5 work hours, with far fewer trains running late at night and early in the morning, even as off-peak ridership soars, a report released Friday says.
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FAA Curbs ‘Doors-Off' Flights After Deadly East River Chopper Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered operators and pilots to cease all “doors-off” flights on aircraft that don’t have quick-release restraints — a move that comes less than a week after five passengers drowned when they became trapped in their crashed tour helicopter on the East River.
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Longtime Friends — a Firefighter, a Journalist — Among 5 Killed in East River Helicopter Crash
All five passengers aboard the helicopter were killed when it went down in the river around sunset Sunday; only the pilot survived.
