Cops Seize Brooklyn Playground — Again — For Private Parking Lot, Threaten to Arrest Reporter for Trespassing
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The Parks Department promised to evict the police so kids could play in the open air, but, well, cops...
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Eyes On The Street: Weinstein Case Brings Even More Placard Abuse to Lower Manhattan
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The jury is still out in the Harvey Weinstein case — but the verdict is in on the press: guilty of placard abuse on all counts!
Tuesday’s Headlines: So Long, Commissioner, We Hardly Knew Ye Edition
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James O'Neill quits the NYPD, but we'll have to wait and see if Commissioner Dermot Shea will continue the NYPD's pro-car agenda. That and the rest of the day's news by clicking the headline above!
Parks Department ‘Ghosts’ Memorial For Slain Marine Park Cyclist [UPDATED]
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"Here we are today unable to understand what I can only describe as the equivalent of grave robbery," a relative said.
Cars Get Police Protection at Rally for Full Travers Park Plan
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Hundreds of Jackson Heights residents, and scores of children, angrily protested the continued use of 78th Street by a politically-connected car dealership that has halted plans for a long-promised block-long greenspace between 34th Avenue and deadly Northern Boulevard.
Bike Racers May Lose Prime Spot Due to Corporate Greed
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Cyclists may lose one of the best racing spots in the city, thanks to the exorbitant permit fees of a private corporation.