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A general view of atmosphere during 'Power of Words: Nelson Mandela' Installation Screening on April 19, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Mandela honored in Times Square

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Nelson Mandela has received many honors in his lifetime but never has a video tribute been dedicated to him in the heart of New York City – until now...
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New York Police Department officers gather at the edge of Times Square in Manhattan on April 15, 2013 in New York City. The city has announced it will implement heightened security measures in response to today's bombings at the Boston Marathon. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Bloomberg: Boston suspect said NYC was next

Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square...
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Mandela art event in NYC seeks public's quotes

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The public is invited to share their own inspirational quotes at a Times Square event tied to a video installation of Nelson Mandela's speeches...
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April 15, 2013: Jamie Foxx plays his character Electro on the Times Square set of the new movie 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' in New York City, USA. Mandatory Credit: Zelig Shaul/ACE/INFphoto.com

Jamie Foxx plays villain in new 'Spider Man'

Carrie Healey
SLIDESHOW - Jamie Foxx hit Times Square yesterday dressed as his character Electro for the upcoming movie 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'...
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Naeem Davis stands in front of Judge Lynn Kotler during his arraignment on murder charges Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in New York. Davis was arrested Tuesday in the death of 58-year-old New York city subway rider Ki-Suck Han, who was shoved onto the tracks. (AP Photo/New York Post, William C. Lopez, Pool)

Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death

Colleen Long and Deepti Jajela, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a homeless man in the death...
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Released photo of suspect Ki-Suk Han, 59, of Elmhurst, Queens. Courtesy of NBC NY

Suspect in fatal NYC subway push implicates self

Verena Dobnik, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities said a suspect has implicated himself in the death of a New York man who was pushed onto the tracks and photographed just before a train struck him — an image that set off an ethical debate after it appeared on the front page of the New York Post....
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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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Rebecca Cox talks to media while recounting what she saw immediately following a multiple shooting outside the Empire State Building, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in New York. At least four people were shot on Friday morning and the gunman was dead, New York City officials said. A witness said the gunman was firing indiscriminately. Police said as many as 10 people were injured, but it is unclear how many were hit by bullets. A law enforcement official said the shooting was related to a workplace dispute. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Shooting near Empire State Building

Colleen Long and Tom Hays, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. A witness says the shooter was firing indiscriminately...
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Darrius Kennedy being surrounded by NYPD officers

NYPD shooting caught on tape by bystanders

Deepti Hajeta, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Lincoln Rocha had just taken some photographs of his wife while they visited crowded Times Square on a hot summer day when he saw a man nearby start to back away from police officers who were talking to him...
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Kanye West appears in Manattan Criminal Court on Wednesday. The woman, who legally changed her name to Kanye West, had been arrested for throwing an amplifier through a window. (Jefferson Siegel for New York Daily News)

Woman named Kanye West pleads guilty to NYC crime

theGrio
Kanye West has plead guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday for throwing an amp through a Time Square storefront window...
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