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Top NYC news: Kids of 9/11 first responders graduate FDNY academy; city cancels school on Dec. 23

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Published on September 25, 2019
Top NYC news: Kids of 9/11 first responders graduate FDNY academy; city cancels school on Dec. 23Photo: jonasosthassel/Flickr

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in New York City.

Anthony Mancinelli, barber still cutting hair at 108, dies

A man who was still working as a barber when he was 108 years old has died in New York. Brooks Funeral Home says Anthony Mancinelli died Thursday. 

Read the full story on SFGATE.

Children of 9/11 first responders graduate from FDNY academy

On Tuesday, 301 probationary firefighters graduated from the FDNY Fire Academy, but this year’s graduation had an extra bit of meaning, as 19 of the graduates are children of first responders who died on 9/11 or from a 9/11-related illness. 

Read the full story on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

‘I came out in tears': Professional violinist performs for abused shelter dogs to calm them

Violinist Martin Agee has performed with some pretty big names like Madonna and Metallica, but nothing compares to the performance that he gives every few weeks to the shelter dogs at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ adoption center (ASPCA) in New York City.

Read the full story on KTVU Fox 2.

New York City cancels school on December 23

It's a Christmas miracle! New York City has revised its school calendar and canceled all classes on Monday, December 23.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.


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