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Artist Arrested After 'I Heart NY' Light Installations Mistaken For Bombs
A New York-based artist was arrested and charged over the weekend after police mistook his latest art installations for bombs.
According to authorities, Takeshi Miyakawa was taken into police custody Saturday while he was in the middle of setting up...Tags: Police Arrests, Explosions, Brooklyn (New York City), New York City Police Department, Emergency Incidents
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BK Jewish Community Divided By Fundraising For Accused Child Molester
pix11.com | @stephtsofliasThere is a small section of Williamsburg Brooklyn where big controversy is dividing the Jewish Community. Posters that have recently popped up on light poles and along private businesses, are promoting a fundraiser for accused child molester Nechemya...Tags: Child Abuse, Religion and Belief, Sex Crimes, Judaism, Abusive Behavior
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Free Friday: Comedy Awards, Asthma Screenings, Cardio Strip Tease and Champagne Brunch
PIX11.comEach week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1)Cardio Strip Tease 2) Free Asthma Screenings 3) Free Comedy Show 4) Champagne Brunch Method Gym on UES (67th between 2nd & 3rd) is offering a FREE cardio strip tease class...Tags: Physical Conditions, Lifestyle and Leisure, Allergies, Entertainment, West Village
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Occupy Wall Street 'May Day' Protests Sprout Up Across NYC, Globe
Occupy Wall Street protesters took to the streets Tuesday as several groups set up shop outside city banks and other businesses to mark International Workers Day, or better known as "May Day."
Among the locations demonstrators targeted were the...Tags: Bushwick, Banking, Midtown, Michael Bloomberg, The New York Times
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Report Names Neighborhoods With Most NYPD Stop And Frisks Incidents
PIX11.com / @pix11mikeThe N.Y.P.D. stop and frisk program policy has been controversial in minority communities from the start leading to protests and arrests, but now the New York Civil Liberties Union is coming out with a report saying the policy was leveled on gentrifying...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, East New York, Crime, Law and Justice, East Harlem, Police Arrests
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Stop And Frisk: How Controversial NYPD Practice Affects Real People
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvThe practice of NYPD officers stopping and frisking people, whether or not they've committed a crime, is squarely in the spotlight now that the New York Civil Liberties Union, or NYCLU, has compiled a list of the ten police precincts where the practice is...Tags: East New York, Crime, Law and Justice, East Harlem, Occupy Wall Street, Police Arrests
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Child Injured After Running Into City Bus in Brooklyn
An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized Monday after running into a moving city bus, officials said.
According to authorities, the incident happened along Lorimer Street in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn sometime after 9:30 a.m.
Witnesses say the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Boy, 10, Hit By Stray Bullet In Williamsburg
PIX11.com | @pix11mikeA 10-year-old boy is listed in stable condition after being wounded by a stray bullet. The shooting started around 11 p.m. Monday night in front of a store at 403 Broadway in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Witnesses say it all started with an...Tags: Health, Prosecution, Witnesses, Injuries and Wounds, Shootings
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Career Criminal Accused Of Shooting NYPD Officer Back In Court
PIX11.com / @kerrydrewThe man accused of trying to kill an NYPD officer in Brooklyn last month is headed back to court. Luis Ortiz, 21, a career criminal with over a dozen arrests, is expected to be arraigned Monday on formal charges from a grand jury. A few weeks ago, Ortiz...Tags: Bushwick, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, New York City Police Department, Criminals
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New Play Space Frolic! Opens In Williamsburg
PIX11.comFrolic! is a 5,000 sq ft children's indoor play space and enrichment center located on the waterfront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Featuring a membership-based playground, classes, birthday parties, music lessons, coffee lounge, boutique and events,...Tags: Brooklyn (New York City)
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Free Friday: Art Exhibition and Tastings
PIX11.comEach week we tell viewers what they can get for free. This week's free list: 1) The Black Venus' Art Exhibition 2) Tastings from CU 29 Copper An art exhibition, known as "My Soliloquy of Chaos," will be held tomorrow, January 7, 2012. Where: Jade Eatery...Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Pizzas, Forest Hills, Restaurants
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Queens Woman Survives Williamsburg Bridge Jump [PHOTO]
Staff reporterA Queens woman survived a 20-foot plunge off of the Williamsburg Bridge earlier today after landing on the windshield of an SUV on a street below. According to reports, Jenna Marie Filippi was driving east bound on the bridge around 2:30pm, when she...Tags: Honda, Queens (New York City), SUVs and Crossovers, New York City Police Department, Williamsburg (Bronx, New York)
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