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'Summer Of Hell' Was No Big Deal, Penn Station Commuters Say
Many said their commute was actually better during the upheaval than normal.

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Many said their commute was actually better during the upheaval than normal.

A Porsche struck Daniel Strnad, 27, of Long Island earlier this week, according to a report.
The poll of 1,300 passengers found 93 percent of respondents approving.
"The timing doesn’t really make a difference. If somebody is out there to cause harm, they’re not really focused on the time.”
Check out this listing on Bayside Ave.
“In the year and a half that I’ve lived there, I’ve seen about 10 accidents,” an organizer said.
Find out things to do while the greatest athletes in tennis face off.
New York's congressional delegation wrote a letter calling for Jakiw Palij, 92, to be kicked out of the country.
A rally called on a property manager to take down the 'images of hate and racism.'
Watch the big fight at these city bars.
Amtrak announced the "Summer of Hell" is about to end.
A new plaque advertises a fountain that isn't actually there.
The city is installing the signal at 26th Avenue and Corporal Kennedy Street.
A Michael Jackson birthday party and mariachi music are coming to the Sunset Park hub.
A skull and other bones were found near Holy Cross Cemetery.
Buzz A Rama opens back up for business on Saturday, Sept. 16.
The festivities will take place on Fifth Avenue from Dean Street to Sterling Place on Sat., Aug. 26.
The former staple of the Lower East Side bar scene is back serving cocktails at 136. Atlantic Ave.
"The pain that we had to go through: think about the pain," a resident was quoted as saying.
Workers set up giant sandbags on Beard Street on Monday.