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Banksy Mural Debuts On The Lower East Side
The street artist's mural protests the jailing of a Turkish artist who was arrested for a single painting.

Ciara McCarthy is a reporter for Patch in New York City, covering lower Manhattan. You can reach her at ciara.m@patch.com.
The street artist's mural protests the jailing of a Turkish artist who was arrested for a single painting.

An 84-year-old woman was crossing Sixth Avenue near West 13th Street when she was hit and fatally injured by a car, according to the NYPD.
The prolific street artist painted a small rat in a clock face on a building at 14th Street and Sixth Avenue.
The statue represents the last living white northern rhinos, a species that humans have hunted to the brink of extinction.
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The robber threw an 87-year-old man to the ground and took $230 in cash from him, according to police.
A security guard at a federal building in the Financial District broke a man's ribs in an unprovoked attack last year, prosecutors said.
The Shed will include a moveable roof so artists can perform no matter the weather.
New Beer Distributors on the Lower East Side is closing its doors after 50 years in the neighborhood.
At least five couples are getting married at &pizza in the East Village on Wednesday for Pi Day
Students from Bard High School Early College will walk out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence.
The doors of some of the Chelsea Hotel's most famous residents are being auctioned off.
Two buildings in Soho are being evacuated because of elevated carbon monoxide levels, fire officials said.
The new bookstore will open in Greenwich Village at 450 Sixth Ave.
The company's new headquarters will move to Park Avenue South, according to a new report.
Police are looking for a thief with high-end taste.
The robber ran off with $10 from the victim he threatened, according to police.
The man killed his employer before going to an internet cafe in Queens where he messaged a friend that he had killed someone.
Here's everything you need to know for the 2018 United Airlines NYC Half Marathon on Sunday.
A man riding in an Uber was arrested after leaving his gun behind in the car, according to a report.