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Rikers Island detainee death is being investigated
Rubu Zhao is the second man to die this year after being held at Rikers.
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Matt Katz
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Subway rider who put Jordan Neely in chokehold offers condolences, says he was protecting himself and others
Daniel Penny is a 24-year-old from Long Island who served in the Marines.
By
Matt Katz
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An apparent escape attempt turned deadly Tuesday for a man held at a New York City jail
He is the 15th person to die in city custody or shortly after being released this year.
By
Matt Katz
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Rikers oversight board alleges officers failed to aid dying inmates
One board member who is supposed to be overseeing the facility defended the preventable deaths as "natural."
By
Matt Katz
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Woman accused of shoving beloved Broadway singing coach arrested for manslaughter
Lauren Pazienza, 26, is accused of fatally shoving 87-year-old Barbara Maier Gustern earlier this month.
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Ben Yakas
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Another Rikers Island detainee dies, second in one week, jail officials say
Herman Diaz died while jailed at the Eric M. Taylor Center.
By
David Cruz
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NYC hits another COVID-19 milestone: 40,000 total deaths
City officials are still grappling with ways to increase booster rates as fears of another virus variant loom.
By
Nsikan Akpan
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Beloved Broadway singing coach dies after hard shove in Manhattan
"Today, at 11:15 a.m., we have lost one of the brightest little flames to ever grace this world," 87-year-old Barbara Maier Gustern's family wrote on Facebook.
By
Ben Yakas
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One Painter Dies, Another Injured After Falling From Manhattan Bridge
A police spokesperson said both men had harnesses on and were "switching locations where the harness was attached, there was strong wind, and they fell."
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Lance De Los Reyes, The Prolific NYC Graffiti Artist RAMBO, Has Died At 44
RAMBO was a "very enthusiastic bomber with an unusual hand style [who] dominated northern Brooklyn and downtown over the last fifteen years."
By
Ben Yakas
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