New York City
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Cynthia Wachenheim jumps to death in New York City, baby survives
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A woman clutching her baby son in her arms plunged eight stories out of an apartment window to her death in an apparent suicide on Wednesday, but the baby survived, police said.
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New York City sugary drink size rule struck down
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A judge struck down New York City's new sugary-drinks size rule; enforcement had been set to start Tuesday.
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D.C. councilmembers still support super-sized soda ban
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Despite the delay with New York City's efforts to outlaw super-sized drinks, some D.C. councilmembers are hoping to see a similar ban locally. The ban would prohibit the sale of drinks over 16 ounces in restaurants and convenience stores.
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'Cannibal Cop' found guilty of plot to kidnap, kill and eat women
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Officer Gilberto Valle was convicted Tuesday of charges he plotted to kidnap and cook women - a macabre case that subjected jurors to often gory evidence and asked them to separate fantasy from reality.
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Northeast airports, highways, Amtrak resume limited service after blizzard
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Airports in New York and Boston were ramping up service as they attempted to return to normal operations following a massive snowstorm that crippled parts of the East Coast and led to thousands of flight delays and cancelations.
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Ed Koch dies: Former New York City mayor dies at 88
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Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the world, died Friday.
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Erika Menendez says her 'mind was just racing' the day of the attack
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Erika Menendez says her "mind was just racing" the day she allegedly pushed a man in front of a New York City subway train to his death.
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WARL to receive animals made homeless from hurricane
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Dogs and cats made homeless from Hurricane Sandy will arrive in Washington Monday, according to a release from the Washington Animal Rescue League.
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New York City boat crash injures dozens
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A ferry from New Jersey made a hard landing at a dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell.
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NYC subway urged to consider platform barriers after deaths
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Dozens of subway and light rail systems around the world have safety barriers with sliding doors on their platforms, but the idea hasn't gotten traction in New York.
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Michael Vanhise arrested in NY police cannibalism case
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Authorities say the man, Michael Vanhise, agreed to pay Officer Gilberto Valle $5,000 to kidnap the woman in New York and deliver her bound to Vanhise's home in New Jersey, where she would be raped and killed.
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Erika Menendez, NYC subway death suspect, arrested before
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Erika Menendez was being held without bail in the death of Sunando Sen, who died Thursday night in Queens.
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Connecticut school shooting: Bloomberg calls for stricter gun control
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of shooting survivors and victims' relatives are calling on Congress and President Barack Obama to tighten gun laws and enforcement.
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Brandon Woodard murder: Two suspects sought in NYC slaying
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Police on Thursday continued an aggressive manhunt for a gunman and a getaway driver who ambushed and killed Brandon Woodard in midtown Manhattan.
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One World Trade Center spire arrives in NYC
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The crowning spire of the World Trade Center's tallest building arrived in New York on Tuesday - in giant steel pieces on a barge that floated in past the Statue of Liberty.
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New York City Subway murder: Ki-Suck Han allegedly pushed onto tracks
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Investigators recovered security video showing a man fitting the description of the assailant working with street vendors near Rockefeller Center, New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said.
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Yoselyn Ortega, nanny, pleads not guilty to stabbing kids in bathtub
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Yoselyn Ortega - lying handcuffed in her hospital bed in silence, her right hand trembling - entered the plea through her defense attorney.
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NYPD's Gilberto Valle pleads not guilty to cannibalism plot
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A city police officer pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he plotted to kidnap, torture, cook and eat at least 100 women whose photos, names and addresses authorities say he pulled from a confidential law enforcement database.
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