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Hotel Residents Protest Move Back To Shelters | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Wednesday, June 30.

Peter Trapani, a resident of the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Hell's Kitchen, protests Wednesday as he and other residents are set to be transferred back to congregate shelters.
Peter Trapani, a resident of the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Hell's Kitchen, protests Wednesday as he and other residents are set to be transferred back to congregate shelters. (Nick Garber/Patch)

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

Hotel Residents Protest Move Back To Shelters

Dreading a return to crowded congregate shelters, men staying at a Hell's Kitchen hotel protested the city's decision to transfer them away.

Memorial To Dead Neighbor And His Dog Defaced By Spray Paint

An Upper Manhattan Facebook group shared a photo Tuesday of a memorial to a longtime Inwood resident that had been spray-painted over.

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Scaffold Covers UWS Building For 15 Years, Residents Say

Residents of an UWS building are becoming increasingly frustrated about a more than decade-old scaffolding shed outside the address.

Teen Robbed By Man With Eyebrow Tattoos: NYPD

The teenager was sitting on a 7 train in the middle of the day when a man approached her and stole her iPhone out of her hands, police said.

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Fox News Fined $1 Million For Sex Harassment And Retaliation

Fox also agreed to mandate anti-harassment training for its New York-based staff.

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