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New York police officer shot in head, killed

A New York police officer died Tuesday night after being shot in the head in east Harlem, officials said. The officer, Randolph Holder, was responding to reports of gunfire. He and other officers were pursuing a suspect on a bicycle along a pedestrian ... >> view original

NYPD Officer Shot in Head, Dies at Hospital

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New York Today: To Market, to Market

A trial for an unsolved robbery from 1978 offered glimpses New York's mob life. [New York Times]. • A federal appeals court upheld bans on assault weapons in New York and Connecticut. [New York Times]. • Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn have ... >> view original

$9.8 Billion Valuation for Ferrari

Ferrari begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning under — what else? — the ticker symbol RACE, at a tough time for European automakers. Weeks earlier, shares of its parent and those of other European automakers sagged for ... >> view original

New York Mets beat Cubs in Chicago for 3-0 lead in NLCS

After going 0-7 against the Cubs during the regular season, New York is overpowering them with their arms and bats. Yoenis Cespedes and David Wright each had three hits for the Mets. Cespedes scored the go-ahead run on a two-out wild pitch by Trevor ... >> view original

Hospital Attack Fueled by Units New to Kunduz

WASHINGTON — The American airstrike against a Doctors Without Borders hospital in northern Afghanistan that killed at least 22 staff members and patients was approved by American Special Operations Forces normally assigned to other parts of Asia. >> view original

Even Cops Block Bike Lanes in NYC, Photos Show

A new project by WNYC radio's "Only Human" podcast is seeking hot spots of so-called bike lane-blocking across the city. Project manager Elaine Chen said listeners have already sent in thousands of examples. See WNYC's map of the blocked lanes below. >> view original

NYPD cop dies after being shot in the head

The wounded officer died at Harlem Hospital at about 10:30 p.m.. “Tonight, he did what every other officer in the New York City Police Department does,” Bratton said. “When the call comes, he ran toward danger. That's the last time he will respond to ... >> view original

The mayor of New York City banned a substance some are calling 'weaponized ...

In mid-September, the NYPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a joint operation, seizing around 300,000 "street-ready" packages of synthetic cannabinoids from 93 different New York City bodegas and delis and five suspected production ... >> view original

Cosmonaut snaps breathtaking image of New York City

A cosmonaut snapped this breathtaking image of New York City from the International Space Station over the weekend. Midtown and the blocks around the World Trade Center seemed particularly bright on this Saturday night. US astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted ... >> view original