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NYC receives first $11.5M installment of opioid settlement funds. But how will the money be used?
The money is undoubtedly arriving at a time when it’s urgently needed, as fatal drug overdoses in the five boroughs continue to break records.
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Caroline Lewis
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HQ Trivia CEO Colin Kroll Found Dead In Soho Apartment From Apparent Overdose
Police and a girlfriend reportedly found him unconscious and unresponsive in his Spring Street apartment just after midnight today.
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Jen Chung
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Two Others Are Sought For Moving Lyric McHenry's Body
The 26-year-old producer left the Dream Hotel Downtown with a man who has been charged with moving her body, as well as two others.
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JB Nicholas
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Man Charged With 'Concealing' Lyric McHenry's Body In The Bronx
Lyric McHenry had been celebrating her birthday with her sister and friends in lower Manhattan the night before her body was found in the Bronx.
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Jen Chung
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Fatal Drug Overdoses Increased Last Year As Fentanyl Crisis Grips NYC Communities
Fatal drug overdoses rose once again in New York City last year, thanks in large part to growing fentanyl usage.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Bethenny Frankel's On-Off Boyfriend Reportedly Died In His Trump Tower Apartment
A 51-year-old was pronounced dead at 721 Fifth Avenue this morning.
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Jen Chung
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NYPD Reportedly Seized Over 1,000 Bags Of K2 From Brooklyn Apartment
The NYPD is scheduled to host a press conference regarding the K2 seizure at 3 p.m.
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Jake Offenhartz
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At Least 16 Hospitalized After Mass K2 Overdose In Brooklyn
'There's at least six of them in front of my house right now. Two of them are lying on the street, the rest are zombies.'
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Jake Offenhartz
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Seven People Hospitalized Outside Penn Station After Possible K2 Overdose
Seven people who "seemed to be under the influence of something" outside Penn Station were rushed to the hospital Friday night, according to an FDNY spokesperson.
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Jake Offenhartz
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HBO Producer Sentenced To Year In Prison For Moving Dead Body From Chelsea Apartment
A prolific HBO producer was sentenced Tuesday to one year and a day in prison for his role in dragging a dead body into a Chelsea apartment in order to protect his drug dealer's "stash house."
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Jake Offenhartz
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