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Update: Jumper On 70th Floor Of Rockefeller Center Talked Down, Now In Custody

Update: Jumper On 70th Floor Of Rockefeller Center Talked Down, Now In Custody

We just received a report of a jumper at the top of 30 Rockefeller Place. The FDNY confirmed to us that a male was on the ledge of the 70th floor. [Updates below]

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Port Authority's Crazy Tolls Actually A Scheme To Make Smaller Hike More Palatable?Port Authority's Crazy Tolls Actually A Scheme To Make Smaller Hike More Palatable?

Yesterday people were saying the Port Authority's toll hikes were a backdoor attempt to bring congestion pricing our way, now people are saying they just an attempt to make a lesser hike more palatable.

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Upper East Side Groping Suspect Charged With Three Assaults—So FarUpper East Side Groping Suspect Charged With Three Assaults—So Far

The 18-year-old who was arrested early yesterday under suspicion of being the notorious Upper East Side Groper has been charged in three of the sexual assaults. But his father and former co-workers are dubious.

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Arts & Entertainment

The Internet Wants Bert And Ernie To Get Gay Married The Internet Wants Bert And Ernie To Get Gay Married

It's not going to happen, no matter how many people sign the petition.

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Bon Iver At United Palace: A Schizophrenic Search For The TruthBon Iver At United Palace: A Schizophrenic Search For The Truth

We avoided Bon Iver and the rave reviews in its wake long enough: what follows is a schizophrenic search for the truth.

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Food

Brooklyn Cafe Blocked By Big, Urine-Stained MTA EyesoresBrooklyn Cafe Blocked By Big, Urine-Stained MTA Eyesores

For two years, the Bay Ridge Cafe in Brooklyn, which serves damn fine Turkish cuisine, has been forced to endure two massive, ugly MTA storage containers sitting right in front of their front door.

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A History Of Chain Restaurants And The Lobster RollA History Of Chain Restaurants And The Lobster Roll

For better or for worse, lobster rolls sometimes end up in fast food chains. Perhaps it seems unnatural, but some curious eaters have tried them out anyway...

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