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Top NYC news: Rainbow flags set on fire outside LGBTQ bar; apartment kickback scheme; more

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Published on June 03, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City.

Rainbow flags set on fire outside New York City LGBTQ bar on eve of Pride Month

"This was a despicable and cowardly act made worse by the fact that it happened on the eve of Pride month," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.

Read the full story on NBC News.

Broadway’s box office keeps booming. Now attendance is surging, too.

A key factor: the rising popularity of New York City as a tourist destination.

Read the full story on The New York Times.

$95,000 to fix up a studio apartment, but It was all a scam, officials say

A lawsuit contends that hundreds of New York City apartments were deregulated in a kickback scheme.

Read the full story on The New York Times.


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