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Homeless man shoeless again in NYC despite boots

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City homeless man — whose gift of boots from an NYPD police officer became an online sensation — is back on the streets with no shoes...
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Picture of NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo giving a homeless man a pair of boots. Courtesy NBC New York

Cop who bought shoes for homeless man 'didn't think about' money

Eun Kyung Kim, TODAY contributor
VIDEO - A stranger was watching New York Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo when he decided to buy a barefoot homeless man a pair of new boots on a cold night earlier this month...
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This combo made from file photos shows former International Monetary Fund chief leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn on May 19, 2011, left, and Nafissatou Diallo on July 28, 2011, in New York. A person familiar with the case says Strauss-Kahn and Diallo, a New York City hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her, have reached an agreement to settle her lawsuit. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Thursday on condition of anonymity to discuss the private negotiation. The details of the deal are unknown. (AP Photo, File)

Strauss-Kahn, NYC maid to settle

Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Word of a settlement agreement between former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and a hotel maid who accused him of trying to rape her could bring an end to a saga that has tarnished Strauss-Kahn's reputation...
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Picture of NYPD Officer Larry DePrimo giving a homeless man a pair of boots. Courtesy NBC New York

NYPD officer's act of kindness goes viral

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NBC New York - A tourist's snapshot of an NYPD officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has become an online sensation...
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NYC records zero shootings, stabbings, slashings on Monday

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NBC New York - Not a single person was reported stabbed, shot or slashed in New York City on Monday, a possible sign of a downward trend in violent crime that could put the city at its lowest murder numbers since 1960 by the end of the year, according to a published report...
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American religious leader and civil rights activist Reverrend Al Sharpton (left), Tawana Brawley, and attorney C. Vernon Mason, hold hands outside the State Supreme Court, New York, New York, July 20, 1990. The trio, at the court to attend the so-called 'Central Park Jopgger' trial, had been involved in a another high-profile rape case when, in the late 1980s, Brawley accused six men of kidnapping and rape. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images)

Tawana Brawley 25 years later: Controversial NYC case still unsettled

Ronda Racha Penrice
theGRIO REPORT - Twenty five years ago 15-year-old Tawana Brawley was reportedly found dazed and confused lying in a garbage bag with torn and burned clothing, feces smeared over her body and 'KKK,' 'ni**er,' and 'b*tch' written on her torso...
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Jay Z and Beyoncé attend the game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks at the Barclays Center on November 26, 2012 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Jay-Z on Nets win: 'The city is under new management'

Todd Johnson
theGRIO REPORT - The Nets pulled out an exciting, defensive-minded 96-89 victory in overtime. The win propelled the Nets to first place in the NBA's Atlantic Division and certainly made minority owner Jay-Z a happy man...
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Sean Bell with fiancee Nicole Paultre Bell

New Yorkers mark 6 year anniversary of Sean Bell shooting

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - November 25th marked the six year anniversary of the shooting death of Sean Bell. Mourners gathered in Jamaica, Queens to remember the 23-year-old who was killed by police on his wedding day...
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Harlem precincts have all black commanding officers for 1st time ever

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - With the appointment of Captain Steven Griffith to lead the West 126th Street's 26th precinct, Harlem's police precincts are now under the command of African-American NYPD officers for the first time ever...
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., hugs Debbie Ingenito on Cedar Grove Avenue, a street significantly impacted by Superstorm Sandy, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, on Staten Island, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama views Sandy recovery in tour of NYC

Matthew Daly, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy...
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