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The New York State education department is considering whether to eliminate Regents exams as a requirement to graduate high school.
The state-wide standardized tests designed to measure achievement in high school-level courses.

A New York Police Department officer was found dead Saturday in a possible suicide on Staten Island, police said. The officer’s death marks the fifth apparent suicide of a member of the NYPD since June, including a respected chief and an experienced detective.
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Motorists will not need to reach into their pockets for money when they cross the Hudson River from New Jersey into New York City.
The Port Authority on Thursday approved installing cashless tolls at the George Washington Bridge and Lincoln and Holland tunnels.

A glimmer of hope has appeared in the seemingly intractable dispute over who will pay for improvements to the century-old rail infrastructure connecting New Jersey to New York and points north and south.
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A Jewish man is in critical condition after his own vehicle fell on top of him, early Friday morning.
It happened just after 2:00AM on the NY State Thruway, when the young man was travelling with his wife and children from Montreal to New York.

Police arrested three men in connection with separate incidents of videotaped dousings of New York City patrol officers with buckets of water, but all three have already been released.

A bill sponsored by Councilman Chaim Deutsch that will open up existing parking spots for New York City drivers was passed by the City Council this week, with a unanimous vote in favor.
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A Yeshiva Bochur injured while hiking at Ice Caves Mountain needed to be rescued, Wednesday night.
A group of 15 bachurim were on the hike, when one of the sustained a leg injury, and was unable to continue.

Southwest Airlines is pulling out of New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport following extensive delays caused by the FAA’s grounding of the Boeing 737 Max.
It will cease operations at Newark and consolidate them at LaGuardia Airport in New York effective Nov.
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