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Church Caretaker Shot Dead | Brooklyn's Largest Polling Place | Fridge Stocked With Free Food Thrown In Ocean

Posted Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 4:32 pm ET

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The poll conducted by a coalition of unions also found 93 percent support a pied-a-terre tax on New York City luxury homes over $5 million.

The venue, which has been largely unused during the coronavirus crisis, will open for early voting starting in October, officials said.

On Monday, detectives on the Upper West Side arrested 12 people for a variety of drug-related offenses.

Edward James, 62, was found fatally shot outside the Glorious Church of God on Halsey Street he cared for, according to police and reports.

A fridge fight ends up in the ocean in Rockaway Beach, Queens after a refrigerator used to help feed the hungry was stolen.

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