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Top NYC news: Knife-wielding man on bus taken down by driver; ice cream truck crackdown; more

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Published on June 07, 2019
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The library saved my life: Now as ever, New York City must support the free public spaces where people can go to learn and explore

It was one of the best times in my life. With apologies to Charles Dickens, it was also one of the worst.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

Man with knife on New York City bus taken down by driver and Good Samaritans

A man is in police custody after allegedly attempting to attack an MTA bus driver in the East Village Thursday night.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

'Wrong, plain and simple’: 50 years after the Stonewall raid, New York City’s police commissioner apologizes

A half century after the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn — prompting a riot credited with sparking the modern gay rights movement — NYPD police commissioner James O'Neill apologized. "The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple," O'Neill said Thursday. "And for that, I apologize." 

Read the full story on MySanAntonio.

46 ice cream trucks are being seized in a New York City crackdown

Shell corporations, millions in fines, and a sting operation in New York City. It's not a noir film; it's a crackdown on ice cream trucks.

Read the full story on Action News Now.

Is this gay, sober, poem-writing City Council leader the mayor New Yorkers want?

Corey Johnson, the Council speaker, is using his personality to draw attention to issues as Mayor Bill de Blasio traverses the country to pursue a long-shot presidential bid.

Read the full story on The New York Times.


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