NYC Hit By West Coast Wildfire Smoke | NYC Roundup

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20 July, 2021

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A round-up of the news stories in New York City today: NYC Hit By West Coast Wildfire Smoke NEW YORK CITY — New Yorkers woke up Tuesday to a sun colored like the red desert dunes. Photos of the discolored sunrise were posted on social media alongside videos of the thick smoke swallowing... Read more Nobody Hurt After Front Of Prospect Heights Brownstone Collapses PROSPECT HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — No residents or passersby were hurt on Tuesday when a collapsed part of a Prospect Heights brownstone sent its stoop crashing down, according to officials. The... Read more NYPD Officers Render Man Unconscious With Knee On His Neck: Suit BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — One month before George Floyd died with Officer Derek Chauvin's knee on his neck, Brooklyn used similar tactics on a man they'd first knocked down with a car, a new lawsuit... Read more Disputed LaGuardia AirTrain Plan Gets Federal Approval EAST ELMHURST, QUEENS — Governor Andrew Cuomo's controversial plan to build an AirTrain from Willetts Point to LaGuardia Airport is one step closer to becoming a reality after receiving federal approval... Read more COVID Crisis, Floods, Power Cuts: City Accused Of Ignoring Uptown NORTHERN MANHATTAN, NY — After three days of sweltering heat in New York City earlier this month, power to 2,000 residents of Washington Heights went out. It was the only area in Manhattan... Read more