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Ugandan U.N. Employee Seeks Answers In Son’s Death in New York Hotel Room

Sandra Hood shown with her son Najib. Photo: Sandra Hood family.  A Ugandan who works at the United Nations is searching for answers after ...

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George Floyd Murder: New York Demonstrators Briefly “Trapped” On Brooklyn Bridge

[New York City: George Floyd Murder Protest] Photo: Courtney Taylor Mesidor   Some demonstrators protesting the May 25 murder of George Floyd by Derek ...

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NYC: Cheated Workers Recover $350,000 In Wages — Comptroller Stringer Says

  Comptroller Scott Stringer   An initiative, announced in August, to find over 1,000 workers who have failed to claim more than $3.7 million ...

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Severe Crowding Continues To Rise In NYC Housing Comptroller’s Report Shows

Comptroller Scott Stringer Bronx sees biggest jump at 74.2% from 2005 to 2013; Citywide Proportion of Severely Crowded Dwellings Up 44.8% More than one ...

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Uber Challenges Mayor De Blasio To Public Debate On Capping Proposal

    Dear Mr. Mayor,   When your proposal to cap Uber was introduced, your administration said it was about congestion.     The ...

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Will Mayor de Blasio Create One New York Or Will Those With Fat Wallets Still Call The Tunes?

Mayor de Blasio To get the nod from those whose nod really count in the New York City mayoral election, the rich and the ...

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40 Years After Vietnam: Focus On Black Veterans

[Black Vietnam Vets Tribute] January 27th 2013 marked the 40th anniversary of the ending of the Vietnam War. This conflict cost the lives of ...