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• After Days of Silence on Amazon Defeat, Governor Cuomo Vents About the Left

  22-02-2019 23:53 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the deal’s collapse “the greatest tragedy” for New York, and he put the blame on Senate Democrats.
  
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• After Days of Silence on Amazon Defeat, Cuomo Vents About the Left

  22-02-2019 23:53 via nytimes.com
  Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the deal’s collapse “the greatest tragedy” for New York, and he put the blame on Senate Democrats.
  
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• Muslim casino worker alleges discrimination from boss

  22-02-2019 23:51 via timesunion.com
  SCHENECTADY – A devout black Muslim woman alleges her self-proclaimed redneck supervisor at Rivers Casino & Resort where she worked routinely harassed her because of her religious beliefs and practices and that was wrongly terminated when she filed a complaint to his bosses and others in management.The allegations are detailed in a lawsuit filed by 57-year-old Roma Spady, who was hired in June 2017 as an environmental service worker responsible for housekeeping duties at the gambling H
  
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• Speeding Car on NJ Sidewalk Nearly Hits Man, Video Shows

  22-02-2019 23:48 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man standing outside a building in Jersey City was nearly killed when an out-of-control car came screaming down the sidewalk, nearly hitting him, surveillance video shows. "No one could have...Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• Boo! Ghost Hunters to Spend Night in ‘Haunted’ CT Restaurant

  22-02-2019 23:19 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A team of paranormal investigators will be spending Saturday night at a "haunted" Connecticut restaurant.Photo Credit: Kim Williams
  
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• Mills exits judge race amid moonlighting questions

  22-02-2019 22:40 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY – The chief counsel to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple withdrew from the race for a county court judgeship on Friday in the wake of a Times Union investigation into his side work.Jasper Mills, 39, of Albany, was one of three candidates running to fill the vacancy created by former County Judge Peter Lynch's election to state Supreme Court in November."I entered this race with enthusiasm and a clear conscience," Mills said in a statement. "I am leaving this race with a heavy heart
  
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• UAlbany to stay with all-freshman starting five

  22-02-2019 22:16 via timesunion.com
  "Throwback Night" is planned for Saturday at SEFCU Arena, as the University at Albany pays homage its 175-year school history by wearing vintage basketball uniforms, but there is nothing nostalgic about what the Great Danes are doing on the court.Will Brown, a coach who historically has shown an aversion to using inexperienced players, suddenly has become the Steve Fisher or John Calipari of the America East.Brown said Friday that he will start five freshmen for a second consecutive game when Ma
  
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• NYC Man in Jail Since 2001 Has Murder Conviction Vacated

  22-02-2019 22:09 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man in prison since 2001, convicted with a botched-robbery killing outside a strip club, had his murder conviction vacated.
  
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• Meghan Markle Donates NYC Baby Shower Flowers to Charity

  22-02-2019 22:02 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  It was a joyous occasion that brought out celebrities like Amal Clooney, Gayle King, Serena Williams and countless other, but it turns out the baby shower that was fit for royalty made a difference.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• New York schools: Don't make us host polling places

  22-02-2019 21:34 via timesunion.com
  Schools in New York state want the ability to say "no" when election officials ask to use their buildings as polling places, according to members of the state's education lobby.
  That's because local school superintendents are increasingly hearing from parents who don't like the idea of strangers coming in and out of school buildings on election day.
  
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• Mr. Mayor, Where Did the Love Go?

  22-02-2019 21:04 via nytimes.com
  Bill de Blasio considers hitting the 2020 campaign trail — and leaving New York City behind.
  
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• October legionella tests were negative at senior site

  22-02-2019 20:54 via timesunion.com
  GUILDERLAND - It was less than six months ago, before Promenade at University Place opened, that tests ordered by state health officials came back negative for legionella bacteria.Now the new assisted living facility, located at 1228 Western Ave. in Guilderland, is undergoing additional testing to find out what could potentially be the source of the contamination that led to two residents contracting Legionnaires' disease, according to state Department of Health officials.
  
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• Albany man convicted of murder

  22-02-2019 20:17 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY – A jury convicted Lahquann Grady on Friday of murdering 29-year-old Rashaun Byrd last summer in a stabbing that Albany County prosecutors said was fueled by jealous rage.Grady, 21, who argued he killed Byrd self-defense, was found guilty of one count of second-degree murder, manslaughter and other charges. The jury acquitted Grady of another count of second-degree murder.
  
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• Man arrested in Moreau after throwing snow at trooper

  22-02-2019 19:51 via timesunion.com
  MOREAU - A 47-year-old man was arrested after throwing snow at a State Trooper during a traffic stop Thursday afternoon, police said.State Police said they pulled over a vehicle, on State Route 9 in Moreau around 2 p.m., for a traffic violation. The troopers asked the driver and passengers to get out of the vehicle after smelling marijuana.One of the people in the vehicle, Stephen Matthews, walked to the back of the vehicle, grabbed snow off of the trunk and threw it at a trooper, hitting them,
  
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• Plug Power to invest $3.7 million in Rochester facility

  22-02-2019 19:26 via timesunion.com
  COLONIE - Plug Power, the Latham fuel cell maker,is planning to invest $3.7 million at its new Rochester manufacturing facility that was established after acquiring Rochester-based American Fuel Cell last summer.Plug Power is expanding the facility and is planning to create 80 new jobs at the site.
  
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• Mill Artisan District project on track for late-spring completion

  22-02-2019 19:20 via timesunion.com
  The $30 million project, which will feature the brewery along with 74 apartments and several retail spaces, is expected to be a major economic driver in an area that has seen significant redevelopment in recent years.
  
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• Big Bulldog Knocks Over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez During Call

  22-02-2019 19:06 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A beefy English bulldog named Charlie is one of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's most devoted constituents.Photo Credit: @whysimonewhy
  
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• NY launches ID cards for people with developmental disabilities

  22-02-2019 18:57 via timesunion.com
  New Yorkers with developmental disabilities or their loved ones can now apply for a state-issued identification card designed to ease their encounters with first responders.
  
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• NYC Man in Jail Since 2001 to Have Murder Conviction Vacated

  22-02-2019 18:54 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A man in prison since 2001, convicted with a botched-robbery killing outside a strip club, will soon have his murder conviction vacated.
  
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• Homeless Man Accused of Attempted Rape of NYC Shelter Guard

  22-02-2019 18:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A 31-year-old homeless man is accused of attempting to rape a shelter security guard while she was on duty and then escaping custody when apprehended, prosecutors say.Photo Credit: Getty Images
  
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• Comments being heard on Albany County term limits, redistricting

  22-02-2019 18:06 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The Albany County Legislature will host seven public hearings on a slew of topics ranging from establishing term limits for legislators, the county executive and county comptroller to forming an independent redistricting commission.
  
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• Daughter Finds Her Parents' Bodies in Shotgun Murder-Suicide

  22-02-2019 17:24 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Long Island husband shot and killed his decades-long wife in their home -- and the couple's 21-year-old daughter was the one who found their bodies, police say.
  
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• NY flu cases up, but nowhere near last year's peak

  22-02-2019 17:21 via timesunion.com
  Flu continues to increase around the state and remains widespread, according to the state Health Department's weekly surveillance report.
  
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• Manafort Is Expected to Face Charges in New York, Even if Trump Pardons Him

  22-02-2019 17:14 via nytimes.com
  Manhattan prosecutors are preparing state criminal charges against President Trump’s former campaign chairman in an effort to ensure he will face prison if he is pardoned for his federal crimes.
  
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• Rheumatology practice opens in Saratoga, Clifton Park

  22-02-2019 17:03 via timesunion.com
  Community Care Physicians announced Friday it has launched a new rheumatology practice with offices in Clifton Park and Saratoga.
  
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• Teen gets 20 years for murder of friend

  22-02-2019 16:52 via timesunion.com
  FORT EDWARD — A 16-year-old who killed his 15-year-old friend with a large serrated knife last summer, and then set the house where it happened on fire, will serve 20 years to life in prison.Adrian J. Sawyer of Ticonderoga pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month in Washington County Court, where he was formally sentenced on Friday morning.
  
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• Cuomo predicts no second chance for lost Amazon HQ in New York

  22-02-2019 16:52 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - New York's chance to house an Amazon headquarters has likely passed, according to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.Following last week's announcement by the tech giant that it was abandoning plans for a Queens location, the governor told WAMC News on Friday that it was unlikely the state could convince the company to reverse its decision.
  
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• Queen Latifah to Build Affordable Housing in NJ, Report Says

  22-02-2019 16:39 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Actress and hip hop artist Queen Latifah is headed back to her New Jersey roots, according to a published report.Photo Credit: AP
  
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• Peter Frampton coming to SPAC

  22-02-2019 16:19 via timesunion.com
  Durable British-American rocker Peter Frampton is headed to the Saratoga Performing Arts Center with a 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1, performance, Live Nation has announced.Special guests: Jason Bonham’s “Led Zeppelin Evening.”
  
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• Albany Med incubator gets $250k National Grid grant

  22-02-2019 15:29 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center at Albany Medical Center has received a $250,000 grant from National Grid.The money will help start-up companies at the bio-med incubator to hire experts and consultants to help with clinical trials, commercialization, marketing, prototype development and regulatory compliance.
  
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• Albany Med incubator gets $250,000 grant from National Grid

  22-02-2019 15:29 via timesunion.com
  ALBANY - The Biomedical Acceleration and Commercialization Center at Albany Medical Center has received a $250,000 grant from National Grid.The money will help start-up companies at the bio-med incubator to hire experts and consultants to help with clinical trials, commercialization, marketing, prototype development and regulatory compliance.
  
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• Listen Up: Millionaire Cat, Cashless Restaurant Ban and LRoom

  22-02-2019 15:28 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Find out more about the inheritance Karl Lagerfeld's cat might get, a proposal to ban cashless restaurants in NYC and LRoom in this Feb. 22 edition of Listen Up.Photo Credit: WNBC
  
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• I-Team Chronicles Family of 5's Night in NYC Public Housing

  22-02-2019 15:20 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Harlem mother desperate to escape her cramped, bug-infested public housing apartment invited I-Team cameras to chronicle her life for an entire night -- from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Report: Marylou Whitney thinks extended track season too long

  22-02-2019 14:56 via timesunion.com
  Count Marylou Whitney among those who think a longer Saratoga racing meet is too much.According to WNYT, Whitney said she and her husband, John Hendrickson, think a July 11 start is too early.Whitney will not host her traditional opening-day luncheon at the track, she told WNYT, and she and Hendrickson won't be in Saratoga until Aug. 1.
  
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• Judge in Case of Lady Liberty Climber Wants to Climb It Too

  22-02-2019 14:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The federal judge sentencing the protester who climbed the Statue of Liberty last year has an unusual request -- he wants to climb it too.
  
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• 'Mommy Is the Hero': Pregnant Victim in NY Rampage Mourned

  22-02-2019 14:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  The 32-year-old pregnant mother of six who was killed earlier this week when an enraged driver plowed into her family outside a New York 7-Eleven is being called a hero.Photo Credit: News 4/Family Handout
  
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• Manhattan Woman Throws Hot Coffee in Rapist's Face: Cops

  22-02-2019 13:23 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A Manhattan woman averted an attempted rape by throwing a cup of coffee in her attacker's face, and police are now actively hunting for the suspect in the Thursday morning assault.Photo Credit: News 4
  
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• Night Beat: Shuffleboard, a pastime for bar-hopping millennials

  22-02-2019 12:48 via timesunion.com
  Troy -- The basement of 50 Franklin Street, Franklin Alley Social Club a shuffleboard club, has been transformed into what resembles the roof deck of some deluxe retirement home that would be found in St. Petersburg, Fla.But instead of the space filled with retirees, with walkers leaning up against a wall and bingo numbers being called over the loudspeaker, it is filled with people mostly ranging from their 20s to 40s.A group of girls, in their early 20s, walk along the courts as they play, thei
  
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• N.Y. Today: Are New Yorkers Having Less Sex in Public?

  22-02-2019 11:43 via nytimes.com
  Friday: There were only six tickets issued for “sex in park” last year.
  
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• Sex in New York City Parks? It’s Less of a Thing Than It Used to Be

  22-02-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  A decade ago, New York City police officers handed out hundreds of tickets for “sex in park.” Last year, they wrote six.
  
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• A Multimillion-Dollar Payday, at the Carwash

  22-02-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Wage-theft cases are notoriously hard to prove, and they almost never pay out. But for some of the most marginalized laborers in the city, justice was served.
  
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• What to See in New York City This Spring

  22-02-2019 10:00 via nytimes.com
  Broadway, Wagner’s “Ring,” the opening of the Shed: what our critics and writers are looking forward to this season.
  
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• Labor’s Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough

  22-02-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  The battle over Amazon’s New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants.
  
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• It Started With a Jolt: How New York Became a Tech Town

  22-02-2019 09:00 via nytimes.com
  Amazon may not call it home. But the city, by design and because of its allure, is increasingly a magnet for coders and companies.
  
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• A Sleepless Night in NYCHA

  22-02-2019 06:31 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Just how bad are living conditions in New York City's public housing? The I-Team's Chris Glorioso spends a night there to find out.
  
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• Beam Falls From Train Track Into Car, Just Missing Driver

  22-02-2019 06:30 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  A beam from an elevated subway track crashed through the windshield of a moving car below, narrowly missing the vehicle's driver, officials and witnesses said.Photo Credit: Twitter/Jimmy Van BramerThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• 'Frankford Slasher' Case, Still Unsolved, Haunts Philly

  22-02-2019 06:03 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  It’s been nearly 30 years since the "Frankford Slasher" terrorized Philadelphia, killing at least eight women whose murders still remain a mystery. Decades later, police are re-examining existing DNA evidence...Photo Credit: FILEThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Argument in Subway Leads to Man Getting Stabbed: Sources

  22-02-2019 04:40 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Authorities are responding to a stabbing inside a subway station in lower Manhattan.Photo Credit: News 4 NY
  
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• Teen Girls Groped on Subway, Bus; Suspects Sought: NYPD

  22-02-2019 04:26 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  Police say they're looking for two men in two separate incidents in the Bronx in which teenage girls were groped on a subway train and a bus.Photo Credit: NYPDThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
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• Wrongfully Convicted Man Fights for Lost Years

  22-02-2019 01:18 via nbcnewyork.com
  
  An exonerated Brooklyn man has finally gotten payment for all the years he lost for being wrongfully locked up for 21 years in a murder. Sarah Wallace reports.
  
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