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NYPD Officers Acquitted of Rape Charges Are Fired

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Two NYPD officers have been acquitted of rape but were convicted of official misconduct in trail of a woman who accused them of raping her as they helped her into her East Village a...

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Ex-IMF Chief Accused of Attempted Rape Moves to Tribeca Townhouse

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief, moved from a temporary apartment in the Financial District to a brick townhouse in Tribeca late Wednesday where he will remain under ho...

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Jury Requests Read Back of Accuser's Testimony in NYPD Rape Trial

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Jurors in the trial of two NYPD officers accused of rape requested a read back of the accuser's testimony during the fourth day of deliberations.

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Court Rules Against Christie: NJ Must Restore $500M in Education Funding

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered the Christie Administration to restore $500 million in state education aid to the state's poorest districts.

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'You Light Up My Life' Songwriter Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Monday, May 23, 2011

Grammy Award-winning songwriter Joseph Brooks was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent suicide as he awaited trial on charges of sexually assaulting more than a dozen women, police said.

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Mayor Defends Plan to Shutter Fire Companies

Friday, May 20, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg stood behind his plan to close 20 fire companies saying firefighting has advanced over the years, and that modern technology in building construction and the proliferation of sprinklers means the city will survive with fewer firefighters.

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Former IMF Chief Out on Bail

Friday, May 20, 2011

The embattled former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has posted bail and is now in the custody of a security company.

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Alternate Side Suspended in the Event of Apocalypse, Mayor Quips

Friday, May 20, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that if the doomsday predictions are correct about the apocalypse coming on Saturday, the city would suspend alternate side parking.

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Bloomberg Praises Small-City Homeland Security Cuts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday praised the decision to take more than 30 U.S. cities off the list of urban centers receiving anti-terror funding.

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Ex-IMF Chief Granted $1M Bail and Home Detention

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Embattled former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was indicted by a grand jury for his alleged attack on a hotel maid, was granted $1 million bail and home detention by a judge Thursday.

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Albany Bill Takes Aim at Utility Rate Hike

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The state legislature has unanimously approved a bill that supporters say could prevent a 12 percent rate hike in energy prices.

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Brooklyn Has the Most FDNY Companies Facing the Ax

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The Bloomberg Administration on Wednesday released the names of 20 fire companies the mayor is considering closing to help close the city's budget gap. The document given to the City Council lists eight closings in Brooklyn, four in Queens, three each in the Bronx and Manhattan and two in Staten Island.

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Jury Begins Deliberations in NYPD Rape Trial

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

After seven weeks of emotional and graphic testimony and three days of closing arguments, jury deliberations in the rape trial of two NYPD officers was underway on Wednesday.

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Hotel Maid Set to Testify Against IMF Chief, Says Lawyer

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

The hotel maid who accused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape told her lawyer she had no idea who the leader was until after the compliant was filed, her attorney said Wednesday.

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NYPD to Form Unit to Investigate Ticket Fixing Claims

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

In response to the alleged ticket-fixing scandal, the NYPD is creating a special unit to deal with the claims.

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Famed Upper East Side Eatery Elaine's Set to Close

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Elaine's, an Upper East Side institution, is shutting its doors.

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Lawyer for Accused Says He'll Challenge Strength of NYC Terror Case

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

A lawyer for one of the two men accused of plotting to attack New York City synagogues said he plans to question the strength of the case, which was brought under a rarely used state terrorism law.

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MTA Says Service is Back to Normal, After Earlier Derailment

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says regular service has been restored on the B, D, F, N and R subway lines, following the derailment of one of the cars of a work train near Brooklyn's DeKalb Avenue station early Tuesday morning.

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IMF Chief Accused of Sexual Assault Held Without Bail

Monday, May 16, 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund, entered Manhattan Federal Court Monday on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching and is being been held without bail.

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Nasdaq and Intercontinental-Exchange Withdraw Bid for NYSE

Monday, May 16, 2011

The Nasdaq and Intercontinental-Exchange are withdrawing their joint, $11 billion bid for the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange. This comes after the companies realized the deal could violate antitrust laws.

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