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Extra, Extra: Madonna Leads Moment Of Silence, Sings "Like A Prayer" For Paris
Nintendo introduces a new female Legend of Zelda character, Wall Street loves Hillary Clinton, beware jaywalking in the Bronx, and more end-of-day links.
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Nathan Tempey
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Drivers Keep Killing Pedestrians, So The NYPD Will Crack Down On Jaywalkers
"If you're crossing in the middle of the street, you're wrong, you're endangering yourself, you're endangering others, you're endangering drivers."
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Christopher Robbins
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Ask A Native New Yorker: Should I Jaywalk?
When you jaywalk, you're making a political statement: that you refuse to submit to the tyranny of cars.
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Gothamist Staff
Arts & Entertainment
A Brief History Of "Jaywalking" In NYC
Streets used to be for pedestrians, until Big Auto rolled in.
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Jen Carlson
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Two Teens Ticketed By Cops For Jaywalking After Being Struck By Driver
Cops reportedly told the girls they had to issue the tickets because of pressure from City Hall.
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Jessica Warriner
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Elderly Man Violently Arrested For Jaywalking Sues NYC For $5 Million
"Just crossing the street, he's afraid of cops coming up from behind and arresting him," said his son. "He's terrified, in fact."
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Ben Yakas
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Woman Claims Cop Assaulted Her For Jaywalking & Cursing In Greenwich Village
A woman claims she was the victim of police brutality for jaywalking and cursing in Greenwich Village last month.
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Ben Yakas
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Charges Dropped Against Elderly Man Violently Arrested By NYPD For Jaywalking
Cops have dropped all charges against Wong, leaving him with the satisfying knowledge that cops detained him, scared him, knocked him to the ground, and caused him to black out for no good reason.
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Ben Yakas
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Queens Man Decapitated While Crossing Grand Central Parkway
A Queens man was decapitated while attempting to cross the Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport Friday evening.
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Ben Yakas
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Cops Ticket Cronut-Carrying Jaywalker In Brooklyn, Blame De Blasio
"Three cops in an NYPD van pulled me over as I was walking down the sidewalk...they looked at me and said, 'De Blasio is making us enforce it, it's been all over the news.'"
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Ben Yakas
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