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• Gunman in Custody After Firing From Rooftop, Police Say

  23-01-2019 23:45 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police descended on downtown Salem, New Jersey, Wednesday after a gunman fired shots from the roof of a building then barricaded himself inside for hours.
  
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• Water Main Break Over Tracks Delays Metro-North Line

  23-01-2019 23:39 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Metro-North customers on the New Haven line may experience delays up to 15 minutes during the evening rush because of a main break that was sending water cascading onto the tracks in Mount Vernon...Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• New CT Law Guarantees No-Interest Loans for Federal Workers

  23-01-2019 23:08 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Connecticut signed in a new law Tuesday that gives federal workers zero interest loans while the shutdown persists.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Niskayuna pushes back at Cuomo's proposed funding cuts to town

  23-01-2019 23:04 via timesunion.com
  The Town Board unanimously passed a resolution challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed funding cuts that would take more than $100,000 from Niskayuna at Tuesday's Town Board meeting.
  
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• New York Moves to Approve Aid for Undocumented Students in Latest Rebuke to Trump on Immigration

  23-01-2019 22:58 via nytimes.com
  The Democratic-led State legislature waded into the battle over the rights of undocumented immigrants on Wednesday, moving to secure financial aid for undocumented students.
  
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• New York Approves Aid for Undocumented Students in Latest Rebuke to Trump on Immigration

  23-01-2019 22:58 via nytimes.com
  The Democratic-led State legislature waded into the battle over immigrants’ rights, passing the Dream Act to secure financial aid for undocumented students.
  
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• Dream Act Is Approved in N.Y. to Aid Undocumented Students, in Rebuke to Trump

  23-01-2019 22:58 via nytimes.com
  The Democratic-led State legislature waded into the battle over immigrants’ rights, passing the Dream Act to secure financial aid for undocumented students.
  
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• Review: Bert Kreischer @ The Egg, 1/23/19

  23-01-2019 22:56 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Bert Kreischer is a comedic storyteller, or a stand-up comic who tells long stories. And he makes sure you know he's funny by laughing at his own jokes most of the time, often mentioning how other participants in his anecdotes were themselves so uproariously amused by him that they were rolling on the floor with chortlement, humor-validating snot streaming from their noses.Kreischer, who performed at The Egg on Wednesday during the first of two soldout nights, is that funny drunk
  
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• Man Leads Officers on Chase After Stealing Phone: Police

  23-01-2019 22:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Long Island man led police on a car chase after they tried to arrest him for stealing a woman’s phone, authorities said.Photo Credit: Nassau County Police Department
  
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• City's First 'Safe Haven Bodega' Unveiled in the Bronx

  23-01-2019 22:38 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The Bronx bodega where Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz was murdered by gang members in June has become New York’s first “Safe Haven Bodega.”
  
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• Class action alleges NY prisons keep mentally ill past release dates

  23-01-2019 22:37 via timesunion.com
  Legal advocates for people with disabilities have filed a class action lawsuit against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and two state agencies, charging that they're responsible for keeping mentally ill New Yorkers in prison beyond their release dates for lack of a place to put them.
  
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• A look at Suzy Whaley's barrier-breaking drive to PGA president

  23-01-2019 22:35 via timesunion.com
  As a golf professional and a teacher, Suzy Whaley bounced from stage to live television to seminar podiums at the PGA Merchandise Show on Wednesday. Scotia native Ron Philo Jr. remembered her barrier-breaking quest to be the first woman elected to serve as president of the 29,000-member PGA of America organization.Despite her incredible credentials as a player, coach and ambassador of the game, it wasn't easy.
  
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• Long-Abandoned and Polluted Ballfield to Get Major Cleanup

  23-01-2019 22:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A ballfield in Long Island that has been closed for decades due to contamination will once again be put to use after officials announced Wednesday that the toxic mess plaguing the location would be cleaned up.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• Albany Fire Department seeks funds to replace 'old and rusty' emergency vehicles

  23-01-2019 22:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - Rusty, old, constantly breaking down and a safety issue. That's how the Union President of the city's fire department described eight of their emergency vehicles.The Albany Fire Department is seeking the Common Council Finance Committee to approve the funding, of about $1 million, so they can replace these eight vehicles that firefighters use most days.
  
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• Albany Fire Department replacement funds OK'd

  23-01-2019 22:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Rusty, old, constantly breaking down — and a safety issue. That's how the Union President of the city's fire department described eight of their emergency vehicles.The Albany Common Council Finance Committee approved the fire departments request Wednesday night for about $1 million so they can replace these eight vehicles that firefighters use most days. The city's capital plan had budgeted for the replacements.
  
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• With Democratic majority in Senate, New York lawmakers pass a DREAM Act

  23-01-2019 22:15 via timesunion.com
  After a decade of trying but hitting Republican resistance, Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday passed a state DREAM Act which will allow undocumented students, many of whom were brought to the U.S. as children, to be eligible for state scholarships such as the Tuition Assistance Program or TAP.
  
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• 7 New York Hotels Named Best in the US

  23-01-2019 22:09 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  TripAdvisor named seven New York hotels as the best in the U.S. according to its Travelers’ Choice Awards Wednesday.Photo Credit: Stefano Pinci
  
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• 1 Dead, 5-Month-Old Injured in Queens Fire: FDNY

  23-01-2019 21:46 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  One person died and two others were injured — including a 5-month-old baby — after a fire tore through through three homes in Queens on Wednesday, the FDNY said.Photo Credit: Chopper 4
  
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• As debt looms, Niskayuna delays borrowing for park, equipment

  23-01-2019 21:45 via timesunion.com
  The Town Board delayed votes on bonding close to $700,000 to buy new equipment and make improvements at River Road Park during Tuesday's Town Board meeting, citing a need for more information before adding to municipal debt.
  
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• The Bank of Greene County celebrates 130th anniversary

  23-01-2019 21:30 via timesunion.com
  CATSKILL — The Bank of Greene County is celebrating its 130th anniversary this week as its holding company, Greene County Bancorp, celebrated a double-digit increase in net income.The bank holding company's net income for the six-month period ended Dec. 31 was $9 million, up from $7.1 million during the same period a year ago.
  
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• UAlbany loses in overtime to Stony Brook, 67-66

  23-01-2019 21:28 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyThe only "true" freshmen on the University at Albany basketball roster came of age Wednesday night, but it still wasn't enough to get the Great Danes off the schneid in the America East.On a roster that includes three redshirt freshmen and 11 total newcomers, Antonio Rizzuto and Malachi de Sousa are the only two who played high school ball last season.Both established personal bests against Stony Brook, Rizzuto with 21 points and de Sousa with 11 points and seven rebounds, but UAlbany lost
  
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• NYC Restaurants Offering Free Meals to Federal Employees

  23-01-2019 21:21 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A conversation overheard between two unpaid TSA workers at John F. Kennedy airport has prompted one New York restaurant owner to offer federal employees free meals, and other local eateries are following suit.
  
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• NY's Most Googled Tech Question Is Really Kind of Funny

  23-01-2019 21:10 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  79% of New Yorkers own smartphones—and we’re using them to ask some pretty dumb questions.Photo Credit: HighSpeedInternet.com
  
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• Warren County Sheriff: Stabbing suspect turns himself in

  23-01-2019 20:38 via timesunion.com
  QUEENSBURY - A suspect in an alleged stabbing at a September house party turned himself in on Tuesday, Warren County Sheriff's Office said.Andrew L. Prunty III, 23, of Hudson Falls, has been missing since Sept. 8 after he allegedly stabbed a 24-year-old from Glens Falls 11 times in the back. The two were arguing at a house party on Pinello Road, which led to the alleged stabbing, deputies said.
  
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• Region's jobless rate at 18-year low for December

  23-01-2019 20:37 via timesunion.com
  The Capital Region's unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in December from 4.2 percent a year earlier but edged up from 3.1 percent from November, the state Labor Department reported Wednesday.The rate was the lowest for December since 2000, when it also stood at 3.1 percent.
  
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• 2 Injured After Fire Tears Through 3 Homes in Queens: FDNY

  23-01-2019 20:34 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Two people were injured — one critically — after a fire tore through through three homes in Queens on Wednesday, the FDNY said.Photo Credit: Chopper 4
  
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• MTA Trains Double Speeds on Some Lines, Others Still Slow

  23-01-2019 20:28 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The MTA announced Monday that its trains are speeding up as part of its Save Safe Seconds campaign.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Lawmakers weigh governor's environmental agenda

  23-01-2019 20:25 via timesunion.com
  AlbanyState Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos fielded questions from state lawmakers on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's environmental agenda, which includes a statewide ban on plastic bags and ambitious goals to make the state's power supply carbon free by 2040 to fight man-made climate change.However, Seggos also drew some fire from lawmakers over a portion of the governor's proposed 2019-20 budget that would allow a capital fund for green projects to pay DEC staff salaries, and for the
  
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• Gunman Fires From Rooftop, Barricades Himself in Building

  23-01-2019 20:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police descended on downtown Salem, New Jersey, Wednesday after a gunman fired shots from the roof of a building then barricaded himself inside.Photo Credit: NBC10
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s New Lawyers Include 2 Who Once Represented His Accuser Rose McGowan

  23-01-2019 19:56 via nytimes.com
  Mr. Weinstein has started to assemble a “dream team” of powerhouse lawyers to handle his sexual assault case, most of whom have represented celebrity clients.
  
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• NY Farm Bureau lays out 2019 policy priorities; addresses shutdown

  23-01-2019 19:33 via timesunion.com
  Fisher spoke with reporters Wednesday morning to detail the farm bureau's 2019 legislative policy goals - though immediate focus was largely on the shutdown's impact on New York's agricultural industry.
  
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• Ibitokun-Hanks plans to transfer out of UAlbany football

  23-01-2019 19:28 via timesunion.com
  Ibitokun-Hanks, a redshirt junior, is on course to graduate this spring and has one year of eligibility remaining."After extensive conversations with my family and mentors, I've decided to enter my name into the transfer portal,'' Ibitokun-Hanks tweeted. "I hope all the best for this university, it's (sic) sport programs, and the Albany community. To my brothers who I will be leaving behind, our bond is forever, so stay the course, and go get that ring."Travis Hanks, his father, said he decided
  
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• Spa City mayor to give state of city address

  23-01-2019 19:17 via timesunion.com
  SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mayor Meg Kelly will deliver her state of the city address at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway.
  
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• She'll Never Hug Dad Again: NJ Student's Murder Trial Opens

  23-01-2019 18:52 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The man accused of strangling a New Jersey student to death in 2016 dragged the teen's body out of her home with help from an accomplice and threw her over a fence "like garbage" before driving to a bridge...Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
  
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• How Three Quirky Sitcoms Capture the New York Hustle

  23-01-2019 18:52 via nytimes.com
  The characters in “Broad City,” “High Maintenance” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” have learned to love New York in the era of gentrification.
  
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• Sugarman sues to strike down rules reining in subpoena power

  23-01-2019 18:28 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — Risa Sugarman, the state's top election-law enforcement official, has filed a lawsuit to overturn regulations adopted by the state Board of Elections commissioners in August that sought to rein in her office's subpoena powers.A petition filed by Sugarman Friday in state Supreme Court in Albany seeks a court ruling striking down the regulations. The lawsuit also seeks to prevent the board's commissioners from enforcing the rules until the lawsuit is decided.
  
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• Guilderland police: Lock your car to avoid break-ins

  23-01-2019 18:26 via timesunion.com
  GUILDERLAND — Police are continuing to investigate several overnight car break-ins in the Westmere and McKnownville area.Police said all the vehicles were unlocked.
  
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• Woman Chases Times Sq Crotch-Grabber Through Subway: Cops

  23-01-2019 18:19 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police are asking the public's assistance in identifying the suspect accused of forcibly touching a woman's crotch in a Times Square subway station.
  
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• New York to receive $14.5M in settlements from Walgreens

  23-01-2019 18:15 via timesunion.com
  New York Attorney General Letitia James announced this week that the state has reached two settlement agreements with Walgreens relating to its insulin pen and prescription drug pricing practices.
  
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• NYRA CEO Chris Kay steps down

  23-01-2019 18:11 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — The executive who led the New York Racing Association's return to private control and oversaw major initiatives at the Saratoga Race Course is stepping aside.NYRA announced on Wednesday the resignation of CEO and President Chris Kay, which takes effect immediately. The non-profit racing organization will be led by senior vice president David O'Rourke in the interim.
  
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• NYRA board asks CEO Chris Kay to step down

  23-01-2019 18:11 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY — The executive who led the New York Racing Association's recent return to private control and oversaw major initiatives at the Saratoga Race Course is abruptly stepping aside at the board's request, according to a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to comment.NYRA announced Wednesday that the board had accepted the resignation — effective immediately — of CEO and President Chris Kay. The nonprofit racing organization will be led by Senior Vice Presiden
  
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• Smithen helps Siena basketball at both ends

  23-01-2019 17:56 via timesunion.com
  But Saints coach Jamion Christian said there's another part of Smithen's game that shouldn't be taken for granted."I think he's a great outside shooter," Christian said. "That's one of the biggest things back when I met with him back in August. My point to him was, we're going to take the ball out of his hands some, but I want him to shoot the ball."It's a skill that's been seen only in small doses during Smithen's career, but he made an impact at both ends in the 66-57 victory over Niagara on T
  
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• Warrant Wednesday: Fugitives wanted on drug, DWI charges

  23-01-2019 17:41 via timesunion.com
  State Police are looking for eight people wanted on charges including drug possession, driving while drunk or impaired by drugs, and child endangerment as part of the Warrant Wednesday initiative.Anyone with information may contact the State Police or email [email protected].
  
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• Judge tosses case against Troy cop after prosecutors miss key deadline

  23-01-2019 17:36 via timesunion.com
  TROY – A Rensselaer County court judge tossed one of former District Attorney Joel E. Abelove's final indictments on Wednesday, dismissing the case against a former city police officer because prosecutors failed to obtain an indictment in time to comply with state speedy trial rules.Judge Jennifer Sober's decision ended the misdemeanor assault and harassment charges filed against Dominick Comitale for allegedly hitting another man in September at a North Greenbush Little League field.
  
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• NJ Cop Proposes on Stage During 'Pretty Woman the Musical'

  23-01-2019 17:14 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  "Pretty Woman the Musical" got a little more romantic Tuesday night when New Jersey police officer Gary Fiore proposed to his girlfriend on stage at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre. Belinda Hoffmann and
  
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• Victory Soul Orchestra marks album release with Hollow show

  23-01-2019 16:07 via timesunion.com
  The late Sharon Jones was a force of nature. The vintage soul-funk of Jones, her backing band the Dap-Kings and the Daptone Records label she was the centerpiece of for years is just so fresh, so alive that it can leave an indelible mark on listeners.
  About four years ago, trumpeter Joel Yannuzzi was sucked in by the Daptone sound. But Yannuzzi did more than just listen to the tunes; he drew creative inspiration. He started a new band.
  "Around that time, I started really listening to (Daptone re
  
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• Gillibrand's popularity dips in New York

  23-01-2019 16:06 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand hasn't experienced a groundswell of support in her home state after launching a presidential bid last week.A Quinnipiac University poll of registered New York voters released on Tuesday found the Troy Democrat is at her lowest ratings for job approval (46 percent) and favorability (41 percent) in nearly a decade. Additionally, among potential New Yorkers running for president on the Democratic line, she is the third choice.
  
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• Sheriff: Saratoga Springs man arrested for DWI at elementary school

  23-01-2019 15:29 via timesunion.com
  WILTON - A Saratoga Springs man who was dropping two children off at Dorothy Nolan Elementary School was arrested for alleged DWI at 9:14 a.m. Tuesday after he struck another vehicle in the drop-off lane, Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said.
  
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• Listen Up: Oscar Snubs, Fyre Festival GoFundMe and 3x NYC Deals

  23-01-2019 15:05 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Find out more about Oscar snubs, a stiffed caterer's GoFundMe and triple NYC deals in this Jan.23 edition of Listen Up.Photo Credit: WNBC
  
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• Niagara Falls or Subway Tunnel? Main Break Wreaks L Havoc

  23-01-2019 15:01 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A major water main break crippled service on the L line Wednesday morning, first halting service completely between Brooklyn and Manhattan and then causing extensive delays as the MTA was forced to reroute...Photo Credit: MTA/News 4
  
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