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Sunset Park

January 23, 2013

Sports Fields on Sunset Park Waterfront Slated to Open by October

Bush Terminal Piers Park will include baseball and soccer fields and a wooded area with walking paths.

Midtown & Theater District

November 27, 2012

Christmas Tree Lighting Expected to Cause Major Gridlock in Midtown

Several streets around Rockefeller Center will be closed Wednesday evening ahead of the annual event.

Sunset Park

August 07, 2012

Cops Catch Driver in Fatal Sunset Park Hit-and-Run

Javier Hernandez, 28, of Brooklyn, hit and killed a 3-year-old man and fled, police say.

Sunset Park

August 06, 2012

Man Struck by BMW in Sunset Park Hit-And-Run

A 33-year-old man was struck on Third Avenue near 51st Street in Brooklyn, officials said.

Midtown

April 13, 2012

Cops Hunting Midtown Bank Robber

Cops are searching for a man who robbed a Sovereign Bank at 51st Street and Eighth Avenue Wednesday.

Midtown

October 04, 2011

Suspicious Package on MTA Bus Briefly Shuts Down Seventh Ave

A suspicious package on a city bus shut down traffic along Seventh Avenue from 51st to 48th Streets for more than an hour on Tuesday morning.

Midtown

June 22, 2011

M15 Bus Crash on East 53rd Street Leaves Three Injured

The smashup on 53rd Street and First Avenue between a car, taxi and an MTA bus Wednesday afternoon left three injured.

Midtown

April 18, 2011

Sammy Sosa Celebrates Palm Sunday at St. Patrick's Cathedral

The record-breaking slugger joined thousands of Catholics to observe Palm Sunday at St. Patrick's Cathedral.