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For setting Harlem fire that killed 2 puppies, man gets 3 to 6 years behind bars 
A Harlem man convicted in the death of two puppies inside an apartment he intentionally set ablaze was sentenced to three to six years in state prison Thursday.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence Of Michael McCloskey In Stabbing At Port Authority Bus Terminal 
“Michael McCloskey will serve a significant prison sentence for stabbing a man commuting during the early morning hours,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Although physically healed, the victim is still reeling from the effects of this attack. I thank the Port Authority Police Department for their fast response, which likely saved this New Yorker’s life.”
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence In Arson That Killed Two Puppies 
“Today, Wattie Folk is facing accountability for intentionally setting his friend’s apartment on fire. His reckless actions endangered tenants, destroyed property, killed two puppies, and severely injured five dogs,” said District Attorney Bragg. “Those who endanger the lives of people and animals in their homes will be held accountable.”
I’m Manhattan’s district attorney. This is how I’m combatting antisemitism (Opinion) 
Manhattan has long been a center of Jewish culture and a safe haven for Jews around the world. Yet there has been a disturbing increase of antisemitism over the past year. As Manhattan district attorney — and a lifelong resident of the borough — I am extremely troubled by this increase in anti-Jewish hate.
Jimmy Connors, 17, charged with murder in wrong-way crash that killed 2 on the Henry Hudson Parkway in August 
A teen held in a Syosset orphanage was charged Tuesday with killing a groom-to-be and his passenger a day before the wedding in a wrong-way crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway in late August.
Cop Needed Around 100 Stitches After NYC Plate Attack, Perp Indicted 
A 39-year-old man has been indicted after he struck an elderly woman and a police office in the face with a plate last month in Manhattan, prosecutors announced.

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