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Dean Peterson is a Brooklyn filmmaker who noticed something very peculiar about the stairs at the 36th Street subway station: One step is slightly higher than all the rest, resulting in constant tripping

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Police have spent hours searching the home of a man charged in a notorious New York 1979 missing-child case, but it's not yet clear whether investigators found anything relevant.

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New York City police detectives are searching the home of the man charged with murdering a 6-year-old boy who went missing in 1979.

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A new poll says about half of New Yorkers don't like Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban large servings of sugary drinks at city eateries.

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A lawyer for a New Jersey man accused of strangling 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York City in 1979 says his client is mentally ill and has a history of hallucinations.

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Wow, I don't even know what to say. Zach Schwitzky and Erik David Barber of Hoboken have revolutionized the morning commute by kayaking to work across the Hudson River. First there's the pros column. With the high cost of gasoline you're certainly avoiding that. Tolls cons

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Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz has been denied parole by New York authorities for the sixth time.

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The long-delayed expansion of New York's Penn Station is set to begin.

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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it's conducting safety inspections at its construction sites after a crane collapse killed a worker in New York City.

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A New York City man charged with building a homemade bomb to try to attack police and other government targets has been indicted in a rare state-level terror case.

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