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West Indian American Day Parade kicks off in NYC
Associated Press WriterTens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn Monday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. The annual parade...Tags: Elections, Murder, Roman Catholic, Marty Markowitz, Festive Event
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Crowds revel at West Indian American Day Parade
Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in Brooklyn yesterday for the West Indian American Day Parade, a boisterous celebration of Caribbean culture featuring reggae beats, miles of food stalls and costumes with a 20-foot wing span. The annual parade takes...Tags: Elections, Murder, Roman Catholic, Marty Markowitz, Regional Authority
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Video shows vicious attack on Brooklyn woman, 85
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comDetectives investigating a string of muggings are furious about the latest attack -- a Brooklyn elevator assault captured on video -- in which an 85-year-old woman is choked unconscious, then robbed of her cane and purse, police sources said Monday....Tags: Crown Heights, People
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NYPD seeking man suspected of attacks on elderly
A man caught on video choking an 85-year-old woman in a building elevator and stealing her money and cane is believed to be responsible for a string of assaults on older victims in Brooklyn, police said Tuesday. The footage from the latest attack...Tags: Kensington, Crown Heights, New York City Police Department, Raymond W. Kelly, Theft
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Cops continue search for man who attacks elderly women
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comPolice on Tuesday pressed the search for the mugger who preys on elderly women, choking them until they stop resisting and then robbing them. The New York Police Department is focusing in large part on the area around Flatbush Avenue, near Prospect...Tags: People, Raymond W. Kelly, Theft
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Arrest in taped mugging of 85-year-old NYC woman
Associated Press WriterA man accused of choking an 85-year-old woman in an elevator and stealing her cane and cash was arrested after a detective saw the surveillance video and recognized him from a similar assault, police said Thursday. The Aug. 14 mugging of Lillian France...Tags: Kensington, Prosecution, Crown Heights, Raymond W. Kelly, Theft
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Arrest made in elderly woman's assault
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSA man accused of choking an 85-year-old woman in an elevator and stealing her cane and cash was arrested after a detective saw the surveillance video and recognized him from a similar assault, police said Thursday. The Aug. 14 mugging of Lillian France...Tags: Kensington, Prosecution, Crown Heights, Raymond W. Kelly, Theft
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Several problems slow down LIRR trains
john.valenti@newsday.comLong Island Rail Road trains were delayed between late Monday night and the start of the morning rush hour on Tuesday, railroad officials said. In all, at least five trains were delayed due to switch problems, equipment problems and a sick passenger....Tags: Railway Transportation, Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, West Hempstead
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City set to deliver fines to flier-mad restaurants
By Marlene Naanes, amNewYork Staff Writer More storiesMenus, circulars and other advertisements on New Yorkers' doorsteps could now drum up fines rather than sales as enforcement of a new law gets underway, a councilman warned Sunday. Under the so-called "lawn litter law," property owners who post a sign...Tags: Mark Weprin, Ditmas Park, Punishment, Fines, Frank Padavan
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Construction to delay trains Saturday
john.valenti@newsday.comConstruction needed to accommodate eventual Long Island Rail Road access to Grand Central Terminal is expected to cause delays to at least three trains early Saturday morning, railroad officials said. The trains, all headed westbound, will be delayed...Tags: Railway Transportation, Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Far Rockaway, Grand Central Terminal
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Variety of delays on the LIRR
john.valenti@newsday.comA rough overnight stretched into a tough early morning for the Long Island Rail Road on Tuesday, as everything from "disorderly passengers" to switch trouble delayed trains. The 2:10 a.m. train from Penn Station to Babylon operated 25 minutes late...Tags: Transportation, Railway Transportation, Long Island Rail Road
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