Suspects Snagged Purses While Victims Dined In Upper Manhattan; Police
Police are searching for two suspects who have allegedly been taking wallets and other items from purses, while victims are dining.
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Police are searching for two suspects who have allegedly been taking wallets and other items from purses, while victims are dining.
Authorities say one of the men walked into the Metro PCS on First Avenue around 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
Police have arrested and charged a suspect in connection with a burglary on the Upper East Side.
Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.
A string of burglaries on the Upper East Side has police warning residents about a popular deadbolt feature that they say may giving people a false sense of security.
Police have linked one suspect to two bank robberies in Midtown East and on the Upper East Side over the past month.
Crews responded to the blaze at a building near the corner of 84th Street and 5th Avenue.
It happened around 8:15 a.m. at 85th Street and Third Avenue.
One person suffered a minor injury Monday afternoon when a taxi flipped over on the Upper East Side.
According to Con Edison, a defective valve tripped a safety valve at their 75th Street steam plant around 7:38 p.m. The safety valve released a buildup of steam -- approximately 310 pounds' worth.
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Lawyer Nick Wilder is suing his neighbor, socialite Lisa Maria Falcone, for setting up what he says is nonstop holiday music blaring from a display outside of his apartment building on East 67th Street.
Clarence Copeland, 54, has been charged with robbery in the second degree. Police say he followed a 54 year old woman into the vestibule of her residence on East 67th Street and demanded her bag.
Police say the man followed a 54-year-old female inside of her residence located in the vicinity of East 67th Street, where he demanded her bag before punching her in the face and body.
Police are searching for a man who tried to steal an elderly woman's purse on the Upper East Side Friday evening.
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Two men armed with guns entered a store on Madison Avenue between 62nd and 63rd streets and smashed the display cases.
In a hospital room on the Upper East Side, Gary Tonge came face to face with Michel Mroue, one of the men who came to his rescue when he fell after taking medication for an allergic reaction.
A suspect was arrested and charged Sunday with attacking and beating an 85-year-old man in an Upper East Side park.
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Firefighters used a rare rope rescue to save 81-year-old resident Jimmy Duffy from the six-alarm blaze, which broke around 3:30 a.m. Thursday at 324 East 93rd Street.
The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
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A water main break on the Upper West Side disrupted subway service on multiple lines Wednesday afternoon.
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A judge's scathing ruling Wednesday moves New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail complex a step closer to a federal takeover.
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The City of Hoboken was targeted in a ransomware attack Wednesday morning, officials said. The cyber attack forced the closure of City Hall, and shut down all online city services.
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The first of three arches for the Portal North Bridge arrived at the construction site in Kearny Tuesday.
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New Jersey Sen. George Helmy said congestion pricing could drive businesses out of New York City and into the Garden State on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Former Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, was convicted of 16 felony counts in July.
President Biden has been briefed on the incidents and "unequivocally" condemns threats of political violence, the White House said.
United States Rep. Ritchie Torres says he's "open to" running for governor in New York after questioning the actions of Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden made a rare visit to Staten Island on Monday to honor service members and their families ahead of Thanksgiving.
Whole Foods Market stores in five states sold recalled carrots and celery sticks that could contain E. coli.
Lattes and other espresso-based drinks may not be available at some McDonald's restaurants due to a glitch with coffee machines.
The packaging label omitted a key ingredient, prompting a Food and Drug Administration recall.
The manufacturer of tumblers sold at Wawa stores says it has received four reports of cuts from the product's metal drinking straws.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs' lawyers again asked the rapper be released on bond ahead of his trial, but the request was denied.
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim alleging that he is receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions while in custody at Rikers Island.
New York's iconic Blue Man Group is packing it in after more than 30 years on stage.
Chuck Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
Lawyers for actor Jonathan Majors and Grace Jabbari agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint filing in Manhattan federal court.
The Boston Bruins defeated the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.
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Jordan Binnington set the St. Louis franchise record with his 152nd victory as the Blues beat the Devils on Wednesday night.
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The Minnesota Vikings are signing recently released New York Giants quarterback and former first-round pick Daniel Jones.
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New York City is expanding its public locker security program.
Sean "Diddy" Combs will not get out of jail on bail after a federal judge denied his latest request Wednesday.
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