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It's Friday in New York City, where there's a new front in the war on reckless trash haulers.
While the city's sanitation department picks up residents' trash, businesses have to hire private companies to do it. And historically, those private carting firms have deployed drivers on long, multi-borough routes, which incentivizes fast, reckless driving, officials argue.
Now, the city is implementing "commercial waste zones," where businesses will have to get their trash picked up by companies authorized to work in their given area.
Police said they arrested the man who allegedly shot and killed a 7-month-old girl in Brooklyn on Wednesday but are still looking for the driver who had the shooter on the back of their moped.
The Flushing building where four people died in a fire last month was a neglected, densely packed residence with garbage-strewn hallways, leaks and stairways blocked with debris, according to new tenant interviews and court records.
Murders in New York City through the first three months of the year hit a record low, the NYPD said.
1587 Sneakers, a Chinatown sneaker store that says it's named after the year Asians first came to America, is suing Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomesfor trademark infringement in relation to their 1587 Prime steakhouse.
"Inside Man," "The Royal Tenenbaums," "Uncut Gems" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" have advanced to the Final Four of this 21st Century New York City movies tournament.
State lawmakers are feeling bullish on buffer zones around houses of worship after the New York City Council voted to increase policing of religious sites.
