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Former NY State Senator Found Safe After Being Reported Missing Former NY State Senator Found Safe After Being Reported Missing
Former NY State Senator Found Safe After Being Reported Missing A longtime New York politician has been located after being reported missing earlier, authorities announced. Former New York State Sen. Bill Perkins, who also represented Harlem on the New York City Council was reported missing from his apartment on Tuesday, Jan. 18, just weeks after his latest term on the Council concluded. Perkins, now 72 years old, was found early on Wednesday, Jan. 19, after being reported missing from his Morningside Avenue apartment on Tuesday afternoon. Police said that Perkins was ultimately found at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning in the Bronx by offi…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
COVID-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid NY Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral COVID-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid NY Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral
Covid-19: Comedian Horrified That Jewish Cousin With Prepaid NY Plot Got Catholic NJ Funeral Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) victim Dorothea Buschell had a prepaid Jewish burial plot next to her parents and sister at a Long Island cemetery.  Relatives were shocked to discover what Buschell apparently got instead was a pricey Catholic funeral in Central New Jersey. Buschell, 83, died Monday, April 13 after coming down with COVID-19 at the Hamilton Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bay Ridge, The City reported. The family was never notified, and after three weeks of calling, they finally got through to the facility, comedian Elayne Boosler wrote on Facebook. Nu…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Celebrity Fashion Guru Joe Zee Ties Knot With Longtime Partner At Famed Westchester Restaurant Celebrity Fashion Guru Joe Zee Ties Knot With Longtime Partner At Famed Westchester Restaurant
Celebrity Fashion Guru Joe Zee Ties Knot With Longtime Partner At Famed Westchester Restaurant Elle magazine's former creative director and celebrity fashion insider Joe Zee tied the knot with his longtime partner Rob Younkers earlier this month in Westchester. The star-studded ceremony was held Oct. 5 at Tarrytown farm-to-table restaurant Blue Hill at Stone Barns. They chose the venue -- featured on Netflix's "Chef's Table" -- after eating there for an anniversary dinner, calling it a"food experience" and "not just a restaurant," according to People. Zee was born in Hong Kong and later moved to Canada. He is known for his work on Entertainment Tonight, …

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by Cecilia Levine