#Off-duty NYC firefighter charged with DWI: cops

#Off-duty NYC firefighter charged with DWI: cops

“Off-duty NYC firefighter charged with DWI: cops” An off-duty FDNY firefighter was charged with drunken driving, police said. Darnell Jean-Francois, 37, was arrested around 11:35 p.m. Friday after cops pulled him over on the Lower East Side, the NYPD said. Jean-Francois “was sitting behind the wheel of his vehicle and falling asleep” when eagle-eyed officers…

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#Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats

#Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats

“Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rats” New Yorkers may have a new reason to loathe rats. Researchers investigating mysterious COVID-19 mutations found signs of the virus in the city’s massive rat population — sparking concerns the disease could jump from the vermin to humans. A new study by scientists at the University of Missouri…

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#NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions

#NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions

“NYC Starbucks workers strike over alleged unsanitary conditions” Steamed Starbucks employees are spilling the beans over allegedly gross conditions at the company’s Manhattan flagship. Since Tuesday, workers at the coffee mogul’s upscale Reserve Roastery store in the Meatpacking District, the first Starbucks in the Big Apple to unionize, have been on strike, protesting cleanliness issues…

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#Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants

#Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants

“Food police want fun off the menu at NYC restaurants” Say goodbye to foie gras, lobsters — and steer clear of Dunkin’s Boston Kreme doughnut while you’re at it.  The gustatory pleasure police — oops, sorry, nutritional and environmental “scientists” — are back to waging war on our favorite foods.  These intermittent, nanny-state campaigns to…

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