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COVID-19: Unrest Breaks Out In Parts Of NY Cluster Areas Amid Protests Of Restrictions COVID-19: Unrest Breaks Out In Parts Of NY Cluster Areas Amid Protests Of Restrictions
Covid-19: Unrest Breaks Out In Parts Of NY Cluster Areas Amid Protests Of Restrictions After being forced to shut down for several months due to COVID-19, frustrations are mounting in some New York cluster communities where stricter restrictions have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus. In recent weeks, there have been clusters of new COVID-19 cases - largely in Orthodox Jewish communities - which have forced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to scale back some areas in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Hudson Valley. Earlier story - COVID-19: New Rules Announced In These Cluster Zones Frustrations boiled over this week, when a large crowd protesting the new COVID-19 …

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by Zak Failla
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Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness
Feds Charge Monsey Suspect With Hate Crimes As Family Cites History Of Mental Illness Federal prosecutors have filed hate crimes charges against the man accused of allegedly stabbing five people at a Hasidic rabbi’s Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration. The charges come after calls for action on hate crimes from state and federal officials, as well as the public and religious leaders. The criminal complaint, filed in the White Plains federal court, provides a glimpse into what may have motivated Grafton Thomas, 31, of Orange County, to carry out his bloody rampage on Saturday, Dec. 28. Thomas’s family said in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 29, that he had a long history o…

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by Kathy Reakes