Sunday, January 23, 2022

Rookie NYPD officer always wanted to be cop, his brother says

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Rookie NYPD officer always wanted to be cop, his brother says
Jason Rivera, who was shot and killed in the line of duty in Harlem on Friday, watched cop show after cop show as a kid and always dreamed of joining the force, older brother Jeffrey Rivera said.
Wounded cop 'fighting for his life' after fellow NYPD officer shot dead
NYPD Officer Jason Rivera was killed and Officer Wilbert Mora was critically wounded in a shooting in Manhattan, police said. The officers were shot in Harlem when they responded to a domestic dispute.
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Timeline: How the shooting of NYPD officers unfolded
The 911 call from an apartment on West 135th Street in Harlem came in at 6:15 p.m. Friday. About 6:30 p.m., 32th Precinct officers Jason Rivera, 22, Wilbert Mora, 27, and a third unidentified officer entered the ground-floor apartment 
Gillies: Big man for Islanders, big man for Long Island
Gillies, who died Friday at age 67, was a big part of the Islanders' dynasty years, and he remained on Long Island to become a big part of the community.

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Editorial: Good start to Hochul's balancing act
The state is flush but the governor must spend wisely and hold the line on taxes.
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LI homeowners would benefit from proposed $2.2B property tax credit
If approved, the rebate checks would be delivered in the fall and average about $970.
Watch: Free milk, eggs and produce at LI's first community fridge
Brentwood residents lined up outside of Long Island's first community fridge on Saturday morning, to pick up eggs, milk and produce. Newsday's Steve Langford reports.

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Lubin Hunter, Shinnecock elder, activist, WWII veteran, dies at 104
Hunter was born on the Shinnecock reservation in 1917, attended the tribe's former one-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Southampton High School, where he was a cross-country track star and record holder, in 1936.
Sheriff: Man drove drunk with gun into jail parking lot
Daniel Apolinario, 24, drove through the employee entrance of the Riverhead Correctional Facility into the parking lot, then drove the wrong way through the visiting entrance while attempting to leave, the Suffolk Sheriff's Office said.
Newborn tests to include focus on genetic disorders affecting minorities
The expanded genetic testing, which already includes screening for 52 disorders, will begin in June after completing the regulatory process. It's part of a legislative package signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and designed to address discrimination and racial justice.
Hochul holding a commanding position in race for governor
She has strong fundraising and polling numbers and a state budget flush with cash, but there are warning signs.
Entering his 2nd year, Biden retools some key priorities
He has conceded, for example, that his administration will need to pare a proposed $2.2T social infrastructure bill if he wants it to pass this year.

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Doctors said he wouldn't walk until age 5. This toddler had other plans.
In the months after surgeons removed a golf-ball-sized tumor from Luca Zayas' infant brain, he gained the strength to sit and crawl, milestones his parents had feared he might not achieve for years. 
Bills DC Leslie Frazier interviews for Giants' head coach job
He becomes the second candidate - and the second Bills coordinator - to interview for the job after Buffalo OC Brian Daboll interviewed on Friday. 
Seniors follow the drumbeat of fitness
Called cardio drumming, the roughly 30-minute program is all about keeping hearts and lungs humming — and having a ball.

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