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Top NYC news: Coronavirus concerns shut down schools; illegal immigrant arrested for rape; more

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Published on March 04, 2020
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in New York City.

Coronavirus concerns shut down one school in Bronx, two in Westchester County after student’s father IDed as infected

Principal Binyamin Krauss, principal of the Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy and its companion SAR High School, said in a letter to parents that the school was in touch with the New York City Health Department and adhering to their guidelines about handling the virus.

Read the full story on New York Daily News.

MTA bus driver accused of spitting on passenger in Brooklyn speaks out

The MTA bus driver accused of spitting on a female passenger in Brooklyn Saturday says it was the passenger who kicked and spit on him first.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

Yeshiva University student with coronavirus symptoms isolated at home

The man's wife and another child, who attends a private Jewish school in Riverdale, are also isolated in the house in New Rochelle, but haven't shown any symptoms, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Read the full story on New York Post.

Man with BB gun on Brooklyn rooftop apparently YouTuber making movie: NYPD

The man who was taken into custody for having a BB gun on a rooftop in Brooklyn is a 24-year-old YouTuber who was apparently making a movie, police say.

Read the full story on ABC New York, WABC.

ICE arrests illegal immigrant accused of raping Brooklyn teen after city cut him loose

Guatemalan national Miguel Federico Ajqui-Ajtzalam, 20, was arraigned Friday on a 20-count criminal complaint for allegedly raping the 13-year-old girl five times in 2018.

Read the full story on New York Post.


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