New York City Informer

The Bronx *** When cops smelled pot coming from a Williamsburg party bus, they transferred its 39 occupants to an empty MTA bus and then drove each of them in for questioning, police said. Uniformed cops in an unmarked car first noticed the bus, parked on East 219th Street and White… NY Post: Local News

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The enemy. The newspaper’s staff wrote an editorial, “Bring Back the Soda Ban,” arguing that an appeals court “must” reinstate Bloomberg’s failed (and flawed) ban. The story cites a study conducted by researchers from the Imperial College of London, who found that drinking a single sugary drink every day puts people at a 22 percent [...]

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Brooklyn *** A man was busted and charged yesterday with raping three young women, including a 15-year-old girl, cops said. Dexter Bell, 23, was apprehended after a tip led cops to him. He allegedly raped a 25-year-old woman on April 4 in a parking lot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Police said… NY Post: Local News

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The city’s Sandy-relief fund has racked up a record $ 57.7 million dollars in donations from all over the world, including nearly $ 463,000 from Daily News readers. New York News – NY Daily News

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Ahh, happy hour. That brief, shining window, generally during weekday afternoons, when bars roll back drink prices in an effort to lure in those who are able to take advantage of the free time and low prices. But while bars are still great sources of happy hours, plenty of restaurants are offering happy hours, too. [...]

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Daily News HQ at 4 New York Plaza (Photo credit: CoStar). When the Daily News staff returns to the paper’s offices at 4 New York Plaza following a lengthy absence—resulting from extensive Superstorm Sandy-related damage—the staff will look considerably different from the one that left last fall. Changes are especially prominent on the features desk, [...]

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Jon Stewart will take a break from "The Daily Show" beginning in June to direct a serious film about a journalist’s imprisonment in Iran, Comedy Central said on Tuesday. amNewYork’s Urbanite

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Brooklyn *** Police tracked down a brute in Maryland after he battered his girlfriend in Bedford-Stuyvesant, law-enforcement sources said. Deon Dirton, 30, allegedly punched his girlfriend, 27, in the stomach about 11 a.m. Feb. 15 in a fit of jealousy after she talked to a neighbor near their Vernon Avenue… NY Post: Local News

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We’d like to thank the Academy for their stab at the awards, but the Daily News’ movie critics open their own envelopes to predict who will win – as well as who should walk away with Hollywood’s most valuable hardware. New York News – NY Daily News

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Staten Island *** An NYPD traffic agent was cuffed in New Springville by the Secret Service for alleged conspiracy and bank fraud, authorities said. Shola Fakorode, 51, was arrested at about 6 a.m. Wednesday at his home on Fraser Street near Nome Avenue. He used the alias James Ment to… NY Post: Local News

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Queens *** Detectives tracked down and arrested a creep who drove around Flushing and Corona trying to lure young girls into his SUV, police said. Angel Recalde, 43, rented a late-model Cadillac Escalade and used it to approach young girls — leaving an easier trail for cops to follow, authorities said. Recalde… NY Post: Local [...]

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Here is an opportunity to understand how guns are affecting our society — not through regulation, speculation or political discourse, but through a much more intimate declaration: teens coping with the effects of guns in their everyday lives. The students at Metropolitan High School, led by their dedicated teacher Aimee Cavazzi, were given a simple [...]

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ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: The concerned people — now totaling 126,952 from all 50 states — signed The News’ petition in the wake of the deadly Newtown, Conn., school shooting rampage to demand lawmakers finally toughen gun control laws. New York News – NY Daily News

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Queens *** Police have identified a suspect in the snatching of eight smartphones right out of users’ hands in Long Island City and Astoria, authorities said. Cops would like to question Karim Morle (above), 19, in a series of robberies where a thief approached the smartphone user from behind, police said… NY Post: Local News

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Brooklyn *** Police busted a gunman who wounded a foe in Crown Heights, authorities said. Khalif Abdullah, 22, for undisclosed reasons began threatening the victim at Troy Avenue and Pacific Street on Dec. 1 at 3:20 a.m., according to court documents. He then unleashed a barrage of bullets, striking… NY Post: Local News

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