Funeral of Ramarley Graham, unarmed teen shot by cops, is held at Bronx church
Hundreds gathered in a Bronx church Saturday to mourn the death of an unarmed teen shot and killed by police inside his home this month.
The body of Ramarley Graham, 18, lay in an open casket as more than 400 relatives and friends began to fill Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church in Williamsbridge for the teen’s funeral.
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‘Teflon rapist’ mocks Bx. DA for missteps that got charges dismissed
A slippery suspect whose DNA was matched to three sex attacks mocked the Bronx DA for missteps that got his charges dismissed, joyfully taunting during a jailhouse interview “How’d they blow it? How’d they blow it?”
Brian Brockington, 34, insisted he never raped anyone — though he claims that a full calendar year is a blackout for him.
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Transit Officers Catch Alleged Subway Pickpocket In The Act
Two transit offers were on the right train at the right time on Saturday and ended up catching an alleged pickpocket in action.
Police say the officers were patrolling a Queens-bound E train early Saturday morning inManhattan, when 50-year old Manuel Alduey got on an adjoining car at West 4th Street and sat next to a sleeping passenger.
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More human bones found on Long Island where series of skeletal remains were discovered
Another human skeleton has turned up in a wooded area on the eastern end of Long Island, in a town where at least four other sets of human remains have been discovered in recent years.
The latest set of bones was discovered at around 6:30 p.m. Friday in a pine barrens in Manorville. A resident of the town, Matt Samuel, said he was walking through the area with his dog when he made the find.
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Qns. granny kin sue in blizzard death
The family of aQueens grandmother who died of a heart attack during the December 2010 blizzard is suing the city for failing to clear the streets, which they say delayed emergency responders. Faith Radvin and Robin Martucci claim in a suit filed yesterday that a day after the storm, their mother, Gail Radvin, 73, had a fatal heart attack.
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After two years and $2.3 million, Queens park still awaits public toilet
A costly restroom facility in Elmhurst contracted by the city nearly two years ago is still under construction, and it could end up costing even more than originally indicated.
The comfort station at Elmhurst Park— the former site of the Elmhurst Gas Tanks — was originally quoted at just under $2 million in July 2010. The city has since raised the price tag to nearly $2.3 million. And parkgoers continue a scramble to find places to relieve themselves nine months after the park opened.
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ESPN fires writer for penning racist Jeremy Lin headline; suspends anchor for 30 days
ESPN has fired the writer who wrote a headline using the phrase “chink in the armor” to refer to Jeremy Lin, the network said Sunday morning.
The network also hit anchor Max Bretos, who used the same term on the air while discussing Lin, with a 30 day suspension.
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This Queens couple’s lifestyle is for the birds; they rehab injured pigeons in their one-bedroom apartment
A Queens couple has found a unique way to avoid an empty nest — by filling their one-bedroom apartment with ailing pigeons.
Japanese translators Kaori and Eugene Oda ofAstoriasay they rescued and fostered 80 sick, injured and abandoned pigeons last year. When the birds healed, they released them in Astoria Park.
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Woman endures ‘unorthodox’ custody battle after leaving strict community
This rabbi’s daughter has an unorthodox custody battle on her hands.
Pearlperry Reich, 30, a stunning mother of four, said she’s done with the Hasidic community after it fought tooth-and-nail against her repeated attempts to end her rocky marriage — despite her claims of emotional and physical abuse. “It was an arranged marriage,” she said of her betrothal at the tender age of 18. “We got married and right away we had issues.”
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