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The Pandemic Threatened Their Ventilators. Will NY Officials Change Course Before The Next Crisis?
State health guidelines say any patient who arrives at a hospital with their own ventilator risks having it taken away for another person during a pandemic. A lawsuit wants to change that.
By
Caroline Lewis
Arts & Entertainment
The First Tenji Block, Now A Common Sight Around NYC, Was Installed On This Day in 1967
Present on NYC sidewalks, the invention has been crucial in making transportation more accessible.
By
Paula Mejía
News
Flushing Ave J Train Entrance Finally Reopens After Decades, But Don't Expect More From The MTA
Why isn’t the MTA shouting from the rooftops about this new subway entrance?
By
Stephen Miller
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Staten Island Man Allegedly Mugged Armless Teen
He is facing hate crime charges, and 10 felonies in all, for the alleged cellphone theft.
By
Nathan Tempey
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Feds Urge Those Involved In LIRR Disability Pension Scheme To Step Forward
The feds are going after more people in the LIRR disability pension fund mess.
By
Jen Chung
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10 Arrested In Brazen, Billion-Dollar LIRR Disability Fraud Scheme
The federal complaint says that the defendants actions allowed retiring employees to make as much as they did pre-retirement.
By
Jen Chung
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Won't You Please Help Raise These Adorable Guide Puppies?
Just look at this face! How can you deny this precious puppy?!
By
Jamie Feldmar
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Healthy Ex-Cop Who Failed Drug Test Still Gets $52K/Year In Disability
After authorities found the ex-cop on a construction site a month after retiring under disability in 2003, they ordered him back to the work. A positive cocaine test prevented him from re-joining the force.
By
Christopher Robbins
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When Drunken Falls Off The Roof Turn Into Disability Lawsuits
A man who fell off the roof of his luxury Williamsburg
By
Jen Chung
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FDNY Docs Approve Big Disability Pensions
Flickr user lempkin This year the FDNY Pension Fund's Medical Board
By
Jaya Saxena
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