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Top NYC news: Amtrak worker killed in explosion; report: city moves homeless to unsafe housing; more

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Published on December 06, 2019
Top NYC news: Amtrak worker killed in explosion; report: city moves homeless to unsafe housing; morePhoto: Iker Alonso/Flickr

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

No end to nightmare for NYC dad in baby twins' hot car deaths

More than four months after a New York City father admitted forgetting his 1-year-old twins in a car when he went to work over the summer, leaving them long enough that they died of heat, he's still struggling to find time to grieve.

Read the full story on NBC LA.

Amtrak worker in New York City killed in explosion, possibly from power line, police say

One Amtrak worker was killed and two people were reported injured in an explosion in New York City on Thursday, authorities said.

Read the full story on NBC News.

Investigation: New York City relocation program puts homeless in unsafe conditions

Amid a spike in the homeless population, New York City is shipping homeless people to other American cities where a new report found they're often put into decrepit, unsafe housing.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Video: Accused shoplifters brawl in street with Barneys workers in New York City

Video shows two shoplifting women brawling with Barneys workers in the middle of Madison Avenue on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Mayor De Blasio inks bill expanding prevailing wages in New York City

Mayor Bill de Blasio penned his signature Wednesday to a bill designed to expand prevailing wage guarantees to building service workers in New York City–financed projects.

Read the full story on QNS .


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