Thursday, April 6, 2017

New York City to Add 100000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film ... and other top stories.

  • New York City to Add 100000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film ...

    New York City to Add 100000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film ...
    Courtesy of New York City Mayor's Office With film and TV production in New York City filling local sound stages to capacity, the city will construct a new, 100,000-square-foot production facility as part of a $136 million development project in Brooklyn that will also create new spaces for garment manufacturers and other industries related to film, TV, and fashion. The city investment of $136 million will go toward capital improvements to what will be a new Made in NY campus at Bush Termina..
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  • 1 Dead, 2 Sickened in Disease Linked to Rat Urine: NYC Health ...

    1 Dead, 2 Sickened in Disease Linked to Rat Urine: NYC Health ...
    A New York City resident has died of a bacterial disease commonly spread by contact with rat urine, and two more were recently diagnosed with the disease, city health officials say. The cluster of leptospirosis infections has been identified on the 700 block of Grand Concourse in the Bronx, officials say. The health department is working with the housing preservation and the building departments to reduce the rat population there and is in touch with tenants there. "This illness can be serious b..
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  • Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian ...

    Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian ...
    The officials said the intercepted communications were not limited to Trump campaign officials, and included other associates of Mr. Trump. On the Russian side, the contacts also included members of the government outside of the intelligence services, they said. All of the current and former officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because the continuing investigation is classified. The officials said that one of the advisers picked up on the calls was Paul Manafort, who was Mr. Trump’s ca..
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  • New York Today: They Met on the Subway, and Married

    New York Today: They Met on the Subway, and Married
    The morning commute is teeth-clatteringly cold, with freezing temperatures and icy winds. And don’t expect it to feel above 35. It may take more than a lover’s touch to keep warm today.We’d suggest earmuffs and a winter coat.In the News• Mayor Bill de Blasio focused his State of the City Address on economic equality. [New York Times]• A Queens woman died after she was bitten by her dog. [New York Times]• A Queens man admitted to smuggling endangered turtles in packages labeled “snacks.” [New Yo..
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  • Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Law

    Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Law
    Photo Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the proposed 5-cent fee on plastic bags in New York City a “deeply flawed” law. Credit Alex Wroblewski for The New York Times ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill on Tuesday effectively killing a law that would have imposed a 5-cent fee on plastic bags in New York City, disappointing environmentalists as well as city leaders who characterized the move as a classic case of Albany’s overreach.Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, acted just a da..
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  • Image of Putin caressing a pregnant Trump appears on New York ...

    Image of Putin caressing a pregnant Trump appears on New York ...
    An image of President Trump being caressed by Putin appeared on a New York City building on Valentine's Day. (Screengrab/Twitter @katz) Image of Putin caressing a pregnant Trump appears on New York building By Caitlin Yilek (@hausofcait) • 2/14/17 9:01 PM Caitlin Yilek The Washington Examiner http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.washingtonexaminer.biz/images/static/authors/headshotCAITLIN_YILEK.jpg An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin caressing a pregnant President T..
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  • Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump

    Russia Deploys Missile, Violating Treaty and Challenging Trump
    Administration officials said the Russians now have two battalions of the prohibited cruise missile. One is still located at Russia’s missile test site at Kapustin Yar in southern Russia near Volgograd. The other was shifted in December from that test site to an operational base elsewhere in the country, according to a senior official who did not provide further details and requested anonymity to discuss recent intelligence reports about the missile. American officials had called the cruise mis..
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  • Man Found Guilty of Murdering 6-Year-Old NYC Boy Who Vanished ...

    Man Found Guilty of Murdering 6-Year-Old NYC Boy Who Vanished ...
    What to KnowEtan Patz disappeared May 25, 1979, the first day he was allowed to walk the two blocks to his bus stop aloneJurors previously deadlocked in the murder trial of Pedro Hernandez, a teenage stock clerk in Patz's neighborhood, prompting a mistrialDetectives say Hernandez confessed to killing the boy; the defense claimed he was innocent and was coerced into making a confessionA jury has found a man guilty of felony murder and kidnapping in the death of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who became on..
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  • Exclusive: Homeless families placed in buildings run by NYC's worst ...

    Exclusive: Homeless families placed in buildings run by NYC's worst ...
    NEW YORK (WABC) -- An Eyewitness News 7 On Your Side investigation focuses on housing for the homeless.New York City is jamming a lot of the homeless into buildings run by the city's worst landlords, and the city is paying out big bucks to do it.The list of New York City's worst landlords is public, on the web for anyone to see.So when the city places homeless families in apartments, you'd think they would make sure not to put them in buildings owned by landlords on this list. But our investiga..
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  • Westminster Dog Show: Rumor Wins Best in Show

    Westminster Dog Show: Rumor Wins Best in Show
    Usually, the night before a show, handlers follow a routine. Typically, Devlin would retire to her crate to rest for the big day. “Last night, she slept in the bed with me,” he said. His wife did not seem to mind.When Garcia woke up Tuesday morning, he started to cry, he said. “This is her last show,” he said. After living with Garcia and his wife in Lillington, N.C., for more than two years, Devlin will return to her owner’s home in British Columbia.About 90 minutes before Rumor returned to th..
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