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George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams NYC-Bound Traffic For Hours George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams NYC-Bound Traffic For Hours
George Washington Bridge Climber, Not Protestors, Jams Nyc-bound Traffic For Hours Police expected a protest that would throw the George Washington Bridge into chaos on Saturday and got something else entirely. A 24-year-old climber partially caused massive delays when he started climbing the Manhattan tower's south side shortly before noon May 18. What began as half-hour backups quickly stretched to more than 90 minutes on both levels during one of the busiest times of the average GWB weekend. All eastbound lanes were eventually closed at one point as Port Authority and NYPD emergency services officers with rappelling ropes and other rescue gear eventually got him down …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HEROES: Port Authority Responders Rescue Dog Caught At Bottom Of Escalator HEROES: Port Authority Responders Rescue Dog Caught At Bottom Of Escalator
Heroes: Port Authority Responders Rescue Dog Caught At Bottom Of Escalator A dog’s rear paw had gotten caught at the bottom of a Journal Square PATH station escalator when his yelps and owner’s desperate screams brought Port Authority Police Officers Anthony Manfredini and Matthew Maiello. Manfredini quickly hit the escalator’s emergency stop button while Maiello summoned an emergency service’s unit at the Jersey City transportation hub, PAPD Spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. Emergency Service Unit Officers Mark Legic, Andrew Vignapiano and Eric Block arrived quickly and unbolted the escalator’s claw plate while Manfredini held and comforted the injured Pomeranian na…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Detectives Nab City Man In Shooting, Charge With Him 4 Counts Of Attempted Murder Englewood Detectives Nab City Man In Shooting, Charge With Him 4 Counts Of Attempted Murder
Englewood Detectives Nab City Man In Shooting, Charge With Him 4 Counts Of Attempted Murder Englewood police detectives identified and charged a 20-year-old city man with several attempted murder counts, among other offenses, for shooting another man in the arm and sending a stray bullet through a resident's window. Several shots were fired at a group of people in the 200 block of West Palisade Avenue around 11 p.m. Feb. 13, authorities initially said. One them struck a 47-year-old man in the arm and another smashed through the window of an innocent resident’s home, they said. The victim was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries t…

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by Jerry DeMarco