Midtown-Hell's Kitchen, NY|News|
Someone Just Paid $30K For Donald Trump's Hilariously Bad Sketch Of The NYC Skyline
"Art."
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Sacramento, CA|News|
Watch: Baby Flamingo Tries Standing On One Leg For First Time At California Zoo
This is the first batch of American flamingos to successfully hatch at the Sacramento Zoo in two decades — and it was well worth the wait.
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New York City, NY|News|
Is NYC Tap Water Safe? 6 Cancer-Causing Chemicals Found At 'Unsafe' Levels: Report
New Yorkers love to rave about the city's mountain-fresh tap water. A new watchdog report begs to differ.
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Upper East Side, NY|News|
Sperm Count Plummeting In American Men, Study Finds
If human sperm keep drying up at the current rate, a new study has found, we could be facing extinction.
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New York City, NY|News|
The MTA Will Rip Out Subway Seats To Pack More Passengers Into Overcrowded Cars
And you thought finding a seat on the L train was impossible before.
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Manchester, NJ|News|
Watch: New Jersey 4-Year-Old Totally Loses It During Stepmom's Wedding Vows
Sometimes you've just got to let it all out.
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Brooklyn, NY|News|
'Rabid' Squirrel Terrorizing Brooklyn Caught On Video Mid-Bite
"Yo, why are you gonna bite me like that?" Our first glimpse of the unhinged Prospect Park squirrel who's forgone peanuts for human flesh.
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Ditmas Park-Flatbush, NY|News|
Beware The Rabid Squirrel Of Prospect Park
An "unusually aggressive squirrel" has attacked five people in Prospect Park this week — and he's still out there somewhere, officials say.
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Gramercy-Murray Hill, NY|News|
East River Plane Crash: 10 Rescued From Celebrity Seaplane Headed To Hamptons
A plane carrying TV producer Bill Lawrence and his daughter crashed into the East River on its way to the Hamptons on Friday afternoon.
Simone Wilson, Patch Staff
East Village, NY|News|
Joseph Rago, Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer, Found Dead In Manhattan At Age 34
Joseph Rago's smart, conservative takes on American health care won him the ear of policymakers from both parties — and a Pulitzer Prize.
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Forest Hills, NY|News|
'Disabled' E Train Traps NYC Subway Riders, Causes Ripple Of Delays Across System
One little girl was reportedly stuck on the E train so long Friday afternoon that she peed her pants.
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Park Slope, NY|News|
R.I.P. Derrick 'Juice' McGlashen, Brooklyn Homeless Man And 7th Avenue Institution
For decades, McGlashen made friends and collected change outside the Key Food on 7th. "Don't forget to read a book," he always said to kids.
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Jefferson, NJ|News|
This Corgi From New Jersey Is Better At Fidget Spinning Than You
Wally nailed the precarious nose-balancing trick on his very first try, his owners say.
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Bed-Stuy, NY|News|
Bed-Stuy's First Starbucks Is A Cause For Celebration, Local Politicians Say
Brooklyn's elected officials are "excited" Starbucks is coming to Bed-Stuy. Others are somewhat less jazzed.
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West Des Moines, IA|News|
Kiss Of Death: Baby Killed By Stranger With Herpes
"DON'T LET ANYONE kiss your baby," says a mom in mourning. Why the herpes death rate for newborns is rising in America.
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New York City, NY|News|
NYC Subway Delays Return With A Vengeance For Monday Night Commute
The A, C, E, F, M, N, R, W, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 subway lines — and possibly others — were all a mess Monday night.
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Queens, NY|News|
Flight Delays At LaGuardia, JFK, Newark Airports Caused By Storms Across U.S. (UPDATES)
Hours-long flight delays were reported at all three New York City-area airports Monday.
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Port Jefferson, NY|News|
World's Best Dog Saves Baby Deer From Drowning Off Long Island
An almost painfully uplifting act of cross-species love, caught on video. "We could all learn something from Storm," local human says.
Simone Wilson, Patch Staff
San Antonio, TX|News|
100,000 Strangers Just Made This U.S. Army Vet's Dying Wish Come True
Iraqi war vet Lee Hernandez, on his deathbed, was waiting by the phone "in case someone calls." No one did. But all that changed this week.
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New York City, NY|News|
NYC Named 'America's Sweatiest City'
We'd like to thank our moms, our bosses, our AC repairmen, our mayor — and above all, of course, the F train.
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