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Brooklyn man charged with hate crimes for hitting boy with belt in anti-gay attack in Manhattan
A 37-year-old Brooklyn man was indicted for allegedly hitting a 12-year-old boy with a belt in a disturbing homophobic attack on a playground in the Lower East Side earlier this year, prosecutors announced on Aug. 6. The Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the boy was with friends at Baruch Playground at… Read More
via amNY · Aug 6
No Money for UES Flood Protection, City Claims, After Spending $200 Million on Greenway
The City's Economic Development Corporation says it no longer has the funds to protect a portion of the Upper East Side from flooding. The post No Money for UES Flood Protection, City Claims, After Spending $200 Million on Greenway appeared first on Upper East Site .
via Upper East Site · Aug 6
Legionnaires' outbreak victims in Harlem sue NYC in wake of UES cluster
Attorney Ben Crump and Rev. Al Sharpton appeared at a news conference on Thursday. Last year’s outbreak in Harlem killed seven people and sickened dozens more. Victims and their families accuse the city and several contractors of negligence. [ more › ]
via Gothamist · Aug 6