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Search Resumes for Bodies in Possible Serial Killer Slayings

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Police returned to the remote stretch of beach highway in Long Island on Wednesday where eight bodies were found in recent months to scour the area for additional victims of a suspected serial killer.

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Pilot Jokes During Water Landing at Queens Beach

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

The 24-year-old pilot who made an emergency water landing on a Queens beach was cracking jokes as touched down in the surf Monday night.

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Eight Slain Could Be Victims of Long Island Serial Killer

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Cops returned to the overgrown stretch of a barrier island about 45 miles from New York City on Tuesday to search for more victims of a possible serial killer after three more bodies were found in the area Monday.

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Small Plane Lands in Water at Queens Beach

Tuesday, April 05, 2011

A single-engine plane landed in the waters off Rockaway near JFK Airport Monday night — but all three aboard are safe.

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Officers Accused of Rape Showed 'Repugnant' Abuse of Authority, Prosecutor Says

Monday, April 04, 2011

Two New York City police officers committed a "repugnant" abuse of authority by raping a woman who was extremely drunk, a prosecutor said during opening remarks in Manhattan court on Monday.

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September 11 Terror Trials Will Not Be Held in Manhattan

Monday, April 04, 2011

The accused mastermind behind the September 11 terror attacks and his alleged co-conspirators will not be tried at a federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan and will instead face a military court at Guantanamo Bay.

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Finalists for Bronx Zoo Cobra's Name Unveiled

Monday, April 04, 2011

The votes are in and the top five finalists in the contest to name the infamous Egyptian cobra that escaped from the Bronx Zoo are...

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Public Advocate Pushes New Policies to Crack Down on Bad Landlords

Monday, April 04, 2011

New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has unveiled a multi-pronged approach to addressing housing violations at city buildings.

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MLK's Son Weighs in on Wage Bill on Anniversary of Assassination

Monday, April 04, 2011

On the anniversary of his father's assassination, Martin Luther King III urged the city on Monday to pass a controversial wage bill.

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Bronx Zoo Cobra Hijacks Ryan Seacrest's Twitter Account

Friday, April 01, 2011

This story really has legs. A day after the Bronx Zoo Cobra was found, the critter's phony @BronxZooCobra Twitter account appears to have hacked into "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest's Twitter account.

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Nasdaq to Make Rival Bid for NYSE

Friday, April 01, 2011

Nasdaq is making a rival bid for the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Contractor Skanska to Pay $19.6M in Minority-Hiring Fraud Case

Friday, April 01, 2011

A subsidiary of Skanska — one of the nation's largest construction companies — agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle a criminal investigation into allegations that it worked around minority hiring rules.

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Bloomberg: State Budget Means Police Force Must Shrink

Friday, April 01, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on said the city will be forced to cut the size of the police force and reduce the size of the fire department under the newly passed state budget.

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Missing Bronx Zoo Cobra Found

Thursday, March 31, 2011

The missing Bronx Zoo cobra has been found, officials said Thursday. The disappeared Egyptian cobra whose whose whereabouts drew national attention since she went missing from its habitat last week.

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Political Heavyweights Pay Respect to Geraldine Ferraro at NYC Funeral

Thursday, March 31, 2011

A who's who of Democrats came to pay their respects Thursday at the upper East Side funeral mass for former Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket.

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Hedge Fund Boss' Employees Learned How to Cover Up Trades, Says Witness

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In his second day of testimony, ex-trader Adam Smith testified that Raj Rajaratnam's employees at Galleon Group learned how to disguise trades to make them seem legitimate.

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City Mulls Table Service in Times Square

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Full service may be coming to the Times Square pedestrian plaza this summer. Restaurants and vendors were asked for proposals detailing food and drink service operations to those se...

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Ex-Exec Says Hedge Fund Boss Gave Him Approval to Get Secret Info

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

An admitted insider trader testified in a Manhattan court that his former boss gave him approval to illegally gather secrets about the technology industry.

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Obama Visits NYC to Raise Money, Speak About Libya

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

President Barack Obama is slated to visit the city Tuesday where he will raise funds for Democrats and again make his pitch for U.S. intervention in Libya to the networks.

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New Charges Filed Against Former Senator Espada and Son

Monday, March 28, 2011

New charges have been filed against former state Senator Pedro Espada Jr. and his son in their federal fraud case.

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