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Wednesday, January 6, 2010 | 8:21am

Riverside Church, a Beacon for African-American Culture, Hosts Percy Sutton's Funeral Updated 2 hrs ago

When civil rights titan and radio mogul Percy Sutton is laid to rest at Riverside Church Wednesday, it will be the latest in a long line of solemn farewells for influential black New Yorkers at the Morningside Heights landmark.

Politics | Morningside Hts.comment

Armed Robber Strikes Newsstands on the Upper East Side Updated 45 mins ago

(NYPD)

Police are searching for a gun-toting, knife-wielding grinch who robbed Upper East Side and Midtown subway station newspaper kiosks on Christmas and New Year's.

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William Thompson Announces 2013 Run for Mayor Updated 67 mins ago

Barack Obama gives William Thompson lukewarm endorsement for mayor(BillThompson2009/Flickr)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has just been sworn in for his third term, but already his former rival, William Thompson, has announced his intentions to run for mayor again.

Politics | Manhattancomment

Prosecutors Defend Decision to Drop Charge Against Man Accused of Raping Again Updated 33 mins ago

Hamilton Heights Man Charged With Rape Allegedly Commits Same Crime in the Same Place(DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero)

Prosecutors have defended their decision not to pursue a rape charge against a Hamilton Heights man, who, after being released on bail, allegedly returned to the scene of his first crime and raped another woman.

Crime | Hamilton Hts.comment