#MTA investigating another possible case of falling debris in #Queens

#NYC Picks Team to Develop Broadway Triangle Sites

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#UlsterCounty: Mother Earth Grocery Store Worker Allegedly Made #AntiSemitic Remarks to Girl in #Kingston; Was Fired

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Cow Gets Loose on #NYC'S #MajorDeeganExpressway, Jamming Traffic

Officers wrangle cow on New York City highway

#NYPD officers worked to wrangle a cow that became loose Tuesday on the busy #MajorDeeganExpressway in the #Bronx

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SUV Crashes Into Bay In Westchester

A driver took an unexpected dip into the water at #HudsonPark in #NewRochelle on Tuesday afternoon, prompting an emergency response.

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, first responders responded to the park, when a driver in an SUV drove from the parking lot, through a metal railing and into #EchoBay. It is unclear what may have caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle, though there reportedly may have been a medical issue.

One occupant of the vehicle was rescued from the water and is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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Alternate Side Parking Rules Suspended March 21

#NYCASP (street cleaning) are suspended on Thursday, March 21, 2019 for #Purim. All other regulations, including parking meters, remain in effect.

Not camera shy: Gov #AndrewCuomo will sign bill passed by Legislature authorizing hundreds more speed cameras on city streets

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Shooter Blasts Jeep And Flees In Bed-Stuy, Cops Say

Police have released footage of the shooter who attempted to assassinate a Jeep in #BedStuy.

A parka-clad person was caught on camera shooting a black Jeep parked near Madison Street and Marcy Avenue in footage #NYPD released Tuesday.

The shooter ran toward the Jeep at 5:45 p.m. on March 14, blasted several rounds into the door, turned and ran, video shows. The 40-year-old man inside the Jeep was not hurt, police said. Police are now looking for the suspect, who wore a dark parka, gray sweatsuit and black-and-white sneakers.

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#Brooklyn: 50 #Williamsburg Apartments Hit Affordable Housing Lottery

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A subject wanted for a brutal subway attack of an elderly woman is in custody; The victim was treated & released from the hospital

Yonkers man charged with assault after kicking woman, 78, in the face on Bronx subway: police

A Yonkers man has been identified and charged with assault after he was seen in cellphone video kicking a 78-year-old woman in the face on a subway in the #Bronx, police said Saturday. Police said Saturday that 36-year-old Marc Gomez is expected to be charged with second degree assault, third degree assault and harassment, in connection with the subway attack. Police noted the victim's age played a role in the degree of the charges.

Gomez was apprehended Saturday morning in #LowerManhattan after someone who knew him tipped off police from the 6th precinct of his location, authorities said. On Sunday, March 10, at about 3:10 a.m., inside of the Nereid Avenue/ White Plains Road subway station, a man approached a 78-year-old woman who was seated, and began to punch and kick her numerous times in her face and her body, police said.

The horrendous assault was captured on cellphone video.

Apparent blackface photo for Purim stirs outrage in Rockland County

A photo that appears to show two Jewish boys in #Monsey dressed up as African-Americans for #Purim is sparking outrage in #Rockland. Rockland #NAACP President #WilburAldrige says he is concerned with the derogatory nature of the depiction of black people. "Many African-Americans don't dress like this. Where you really see that kind of thing, with the pants down below, is in prisons," he said.

It's not the first time both Purim and Halloween costumes in Rockland have sparked controversy. A few years ago, a black-faced doll depicting the Purim figure King Haman, with a noose around its neck, surfaced in #SpringValley. In #Clarkstown, a Halloween photo was taken of a couple dressed up in Hasidic-style apparel.

NYPD Warning About Social Security Scam

Police are telling residents to be aware of scammers pretending to be from the Social Security Administration

Cyclist injured after smashing into open car door Downtown

#Brooklyn - Paramedics took an injured cyclist to the hospital on Monday after someone doored him on Jay Street in #DowntownBrooklyn. The biker was coming down the bustling thoroughfare, headed towards the #BrooklynBridge, and slammed into a parked car’s open passenger side door when he cycled from the street into the bike lane between two potted plants at the corner of Willoughby Street just before 3:30 pm, according to a witness at the scene.

“He opened the door and he was driving in fast into that lane,” said Joe, who didn’t want to give her last name. Paramedics rushed to the scene and helped the guy, who was limping as they guided him to the ambulance.

Should Williamsburg's Bedford Ave Be Pedestrian-Only?

An idea to make part of #Williamsburg's busy Bedford Avenue a pedestrian-only throughway isn't necessarily new, but with a recent shout-out by #NYCCouncil Speaker #CoreyJohnson, it could finally be time for the proposal to gain some traction, transit advocates said. Johnson included the pedestrianization of Bedford Avenue — or closing the road to cars and making it only accessible by pedestrians and bicyclists — as one of many proposals in the 104-page transit report that accompanied his first State of the City address earlier this month.

The avenue, like others mentioned in report, is one of a few in the city that is "ripe for pedestrianization" given its increase in crowding and history of closing to cars for summer events or block parties, Johnson said. The mention has already started to revamp a local conversation about the idea, which has floated around the neighborhood for several years.

Bed-Stuy Mugger Shoots And Pistol-Whips Man For Cellphone: Cops

#Brooklyn: A #BedStuy mugger pistol-whipped and shot a man then ran off with his cellphone Saturday, police said. The mugger first asked the 22-year-old a question on the corner of Tompkins and Park avenues, then shot him in the arm and clocked him in the eye with his gun just before 5:45 a.m., police said. The armed robber then grabbed the man's cellphone and ran away, said police.

Medics took the injured man in stable condition to Kings County Hospital where he was treated for a black eye and a gunshot wound, said police. Police are now looking for a man in his 20s last seen wearing a Puma sweatshirt and Timberland boots.

Prospect-ive delays: Park fixes could be stalled due to problematic contractor

Contractors failed to meet their November deadline for a $2.4-million project to repair sidewalks and install other beautifying elements along Flatbush Avenue bordering #ProspectPark, according to a Parks Department spokeswoman, who said the agency chose not to fire the company behind the job, which could lead to additional delays.

The so-called Flatbush Avenue Perimeter project is one of several capital initiatives meant to improve the borders of #Brooklyn’s Backyard, and was originally set to be completed well before a roughly $3 million scheme to construct two additional Flatbush Avenue entrances to the park between #GrandArmyPlaza and the Prospect Park Zoo kicked off this summer, according to spokeswoman Maeri Ferguson.

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Rockland County declares state of emergency over measles; unvaccinated minors to be banned from public places

#Rockland County will declare a countywide State of Emergency in connection to the ongoing #Measles outbreak. Effective midnight, Wednesday Mar. 27, anyone under the age of 18 and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public place until they receive the MMR vaccination or when the declaration expires in 30 days.

The declaration was given under the #NY Executive Law. As of Mar 21, there are 151 confirmed reported cases of measles in the county. Measles is a highly-contagious, airborne virus that easily spreads through coughing and sneezing. According to the #CDC, symptoms of measles generally don’t appear until 7 to 14 days after a person is infected, and begin with high fever, cough, runny nose, and rash spots.

County and health officials are expected to hold an emergency press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday.