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Here's what it sounded like ten years ago today on tiny WCCM Radio in northeastern Massachusetts.
I was a junior in college, a few months into my first real news job, flying solo trying to make sense of the bombing aftermath.
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Lots of questions after officers shot and killed a 78-year-old armed man in his apartment here in Bed-Stuy. Police say officers were responding to a report of a robbery at the apartment. They say the man charged at them with a revolver.
. is charging three contractors with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, alleging a series of safety violations and forgeries at a construction site in Norwood that led to the death of a worker in 2019
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And the Lieutenant Governor was arrested on bribery charges right around the same time. Crazy news day.
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One year ago today. Still tough to go through the neighborhood without thinking about it.
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Reports of a shooting inside the 36th St station here in Sunset Park. Very wide police response @wcbs880
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Both sides now chanting “Keep ugly freaks from kids” while pointing at each other
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Demonstrators exchanging some heated words outside Drag Story Hour at Elmhurst Library
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FDNY says a charging e-bike battery ignited a fire at the front door to this home in Astoria, trapping the family upstairs. A brother and sister died, 7 and 19 years old. Others jumped out a window into neighbors’ arms below.
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Officer shot this afternoon is stable, says . It stemmed from an argument over a bus seat. Bus driver flagged down officers who chased the perp. He’s still at large.
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First statement from DA Bragg:
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We just announced a 34-count felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Learn more: manhattanda.org/district-attor
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Asked the hot dog guy right outside the park how business has been today. He flashed an enthusiastic 👍
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Just a muted cheer when former President Trump arrived at Manhattan Criminal Court, not visible for most people in the park. The two sides seem to be ignoring each other and doing their own thing now
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A lot of folks outside the park just watching the spectacle unfold in front of them
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The park across from Manhattan Criminal Court is currently a circus of protestors, attention-seekers, and a tsunami of worldwide media. NYPD has set up barricades separating pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators with about a five-foot wide buffer
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. calling for passage of Sammy’s Law in Albany, allowing NYC to set speed limits under 25 mph. Many calling out the Assembly in particular as the last remaining barrier.
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Former LIRR chief Phil Eng has a new gig
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Meet the new General Manager of the @MBTA: Phillip Eng.
With over 40 years of transportation experience and track record of turning around transit systems in crisis, @MassLtGov, Sec. Fiandaca, and I are confident that Phil is the proven leader the MBTA needs.
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First thing you’re bound to notice at Citi Field this season is the massive, in-your-face new scoreboard
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She also had a two-year-old daughter at the time, Krista Nicole. Detectives haven’t been able to locate her.
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New life for a Staten Island cold case. Detectives used forensic genealogy to identify the Girl With the Scorpion Tattoo - Christine Belusko was found dead in a vacant lot in 1991.
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Pro-Trump rally across from Manhattan Criminal Court garnered maybe two dozen supporters and tons of media. NYPD barricades line the sidewalk.
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Joe's was one of the definitional voices I heard on the radio - relatable, informative, down-to-earth - that told me I wanted to do this kind of work someday. Tough to see him leave.
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My longtime @wcbs880 colleague @JoeConnollybiz is stepping aside from the daily grind of delivering morning business reports. Joe is the best - an amazing storyteller. I’ve learned a lot from him. Joe may stay involved with WCBS through special projects.
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Hochul says the ability for the state to override uncooperative localities on housing is a “cornerstone” of her plan. Lawmakers omitted it from their proposals
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. speaking at an office park in Rye Brook, pushing her housing plan. It’s been watered down in lawmakers’ budget proposals
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Senate says this would be enough money to eliminate fare hikes, to start up a free bus pilot program, and to get off the hook
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Among the senate's new MTA fundraisers, in lieu of the payroll mobility tax increase:
-an increase in the corporate franchise tax
-a surcharge on Uber/Lyft rides
-a new residential parking permit program in the city
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Sheldon Thomas walks out of court a free man, his conviction in a 2004 murder now vacated. says it was the result of a botched photo ID - a witness picked out a different Sheldon Thomas but this one was arrested instead.
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Four days into the new LIRR schedule, interim head Cathy Rinaldi admits there have been “growing pains.”
More capacity is getting added to Penn-bound trains that have been overcrowded
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"Now, it’s as though we’ve been staring into a fun-house mirror for a long time and our vision is correcting — but it’s correcting imperfectly, so that we may not pick up on all the bulges and dents."
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Vigil is underway in Bay Ridge, where a deliveryman was struck and killed by a rampaging U-Haul driver. Two victims are still in the hospital. says what happened last week is “still haunting” the neighborhood.
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The house appears to be just a shell now, windows shattered and siding melted down
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Massive response to this fire on Staten Island. Three firefighters in critical condition. Neighbors say the smoke was so thick they could barely see outside their homes.
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Addiction treatment specialists tell me they're seeing a flood of people seeking help for problem gambling.
Ike Dweck : "Right now it's rising very very quickly. They are trying to play catch-up. It's really a challenge."
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