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  • by david hall
Rikers Island detainees sue NYC after they were trapped in cells during jail fire

The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court on Friday, paints a picture of panic when the blaze broke out at the jail's North Infirmary Command unit in April 2023.

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  • by david hall
NYC animal shelters are overcrowded with dogs, and few people are adopting them

In the first quarter of this year, there were 311 dog adoptions at Animal Care Centers of NYC – not even half of the pre-pandemic rate.

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  • by david hall
Patricia Haynes, who for years ran Mother McAuley High School theater program, dead at 74

She had a 37-year run at Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School in Mount Greenwood, where she led the theater program, eventually going on to create the 99th Street Summer Theatre Festival, a children's summer camp and other programming.

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  • by david hall
NY Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar advances potential city comptroller run

Rajkumar, an assemblymember from Queens who is the first Indian American woman elected to the New York state Legislature, has opened an exploratory committee for her potential bid.