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NYC Father Accused of Badly Beating 16-Month-Old Daughter on Father’s Day
A young Brooklyn, N.Y., father is facing charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of brutally beating his 16-month-old daughter, leaving the infant in critical condition. According to the New York Post, little Nylah Lewis is not expected to survive after authorities say she was attacked by her father,…
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Ex-NBA Player Sebastian Telfair Caught With ‘Grand Theft Auto’–Style Weapons Cache: Report
Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair was caught riding around in a vehicle with a damn arsenal in the car and, oh, marijuana, authorities say. The 32-year-old New York City street ball legend was charged with multiple infractions after a Brooklyn, N.Y., traffic stop resulted in authorities finding “firearms, a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, a ballistic vest…
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NY Father Charged With Murder in Death of 7-Year-Old Daughter
A New Rochelle, N.Y., man is facing murder charges in connection with the death of his 7-year-old daughter, whose body was found in her bed inside their home. According to CBS New York, police believe that 47-year-old Neil White suffocated his young daughter, Gabrielle. The Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office will rule on the exact…
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College Student Who Missed His Graduation Because of NYC Train Delays Gets Impromptu Ceremony From Commuters
When the New York City subway system fails, New Yorkers come through. More specifically, commuters came through for a Hunter College student who missed his commencement Tuesday morning because of train delays: They gave him his own impromptu ceremony in the train car so he wouldn’t miss out. According to Fox 5 NY, Jerich Alcantara…
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65-Year-Old NYC Woman Loses Life Savings in Scam
Dorothy Edge, a 65-year-old retired nanny from Brooklyn, N.Y., thought she was helping out with a good deed. Instead, the kindhearted elderly woman was scammed out of her entire life savings, some $28,000, in a “pigeon drop scam,” authorities say. “I’m calling myself stupid, and I don’t want anyone to be stupid like me and…
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NYC Substitute Teacher Arrested on Charges He Ripped Off 8-Year-Old Student’s Hijab
A New York City substitute teacher who was fired after ripping a hijab off the head of an 8-year-old Muslim girl has been arrested, police say. According to the New York Post, Oghenetega Edah turned himself in to police at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx on Wednesday after the NYPD’s Hate Crime Task Force…
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Layoffs Looming as No One Wants to Stay at Trump’s NYC Hotel
Since he won the election and became arguably one of the most scandal-ridden presidents since Richard Nixon, room rates are falling at Donald Trump’s five-star SoHo hotel in New York City, and up to 15 percent of the housekeeping staff may lose their jobs. According to radio station WNYC, which combed the hotel’s financial documents,…
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NY Cop Suspended After Being Accused of Sexually Assaulting Black Woman Inside Police Station
A Suffolk County police officer on New York’s Long Island has been suspended without pay after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman inside his precinct while his partner allegedly looked the other way. According to CBS New York, internal affairs and the FBI have launched a criminal investigation into the alleged actions of Officer…
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30 Percent of Black-Owned Businesses in NYC Vanished Between 2007 and 2012: Report
The Big Apple has been seeing a huge economic boom in the past 15 years or so because of its rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, with the number of new storefronts and companies bumping up by some 45 percent. However, that good fortune has not extended to everyone, with black-owned businesses seeing a significant decline over the…