The New York Police Department union on Friday tore into Mayor Bill de Blasio over his handling of the case of the officer charged in the 2014 death of Eric Garner – accusing him of creating a “chilling effect.”

The New York State Police have received information that an individual is contacting the public on Long Island, identifying themselves as the New York State Police and requesting personal information.
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Officials say one person is dead and four other have been sickened by carbon monoxide in Brooklyn.
Police say the victims were squatting in an unoccupied residential building.
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A Lev Tahor cult member was arrested in New York, Wednesday night, and is being charged with kidnapping. Mordechai Yoel Malka was arrested upon his arrival at Newark Airport, as he arrived on a flight from Guatemala.
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A Jewish family was injured after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned near Monsey, Thursday evening.
It happened on the off ramp from the Garden State Parkway heading onto the NYS Thruway at around 6:45PM.

A man claims he was attacked by a group of teens because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.
It happened at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday on Canal Street near Greene Street in Manhattan.

The following is via MidHudsonNews:
The Ulster County Health Department Wednesday confirmed that a county resident died from the Powassan virus, a rare and often serious disease spread by infected ticks.
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Law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in a crackdown on speeding as part of Speed Awareness Week, a campaign aimed at reducing the incidences of speed-related crashes.
The New York State Police says they will target speeding and aggressive drivers during this special week long traffic enforcement initiative.

A New York City man has been arrested in the latest case of people dousing police officers with water.
Police say 35-year-old Steven Larosa was arrested Thursday on charges of obstructing governmental administration and harassment.
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In the wake of last year’s fatal accident in which a four-year-old child was struck and killed by an ice cream truck in Sackett Lake, Sullivan County Sheriff’s deputies are cracking down on mobile ice cream vendors.