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HOMETOWN HELPERS: Brooklyn port providing free fruit to community grappling with economic fallout from coronavirus

Red Hook Container Terminal and Fifth Avenue Committee teamed up to donate tens of thousands of pieces of fruit to local families.




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Father trying to protect daughter from fight with another woman in Brooklyn shot dead by woman’s accomplice: sources

Rondell Russell, 22, was taken into custody soon after he shot 48-year-old Otis Adams during a confrontation at Russell’s building on Powell St. near Pitkin Ave. in Brownsville, part of NYCHA’s Seth Low Houses, about 10:10 p.m. Thursday.




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Amber Alert issued for missing 9-year-old boy in upstate New York: state police

Gustavo Oliveira was last seen near Tallow Wood Drive in Clifton Park around 1 a.m. with his father, 41-year-old Nivaldo Oliveira, police said.




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Off-duty FDNY EMT busted for attacking ex-girlfriend in drunken rage, one of three city employees arrested for domestic incidents in eight-hour span

Robert Soto, 33, showed up drunk to his ex-lover’s Morrisania apartment some time before midnight Thursday and got into an argument with the woman. As she tried to escort him out, Soto bashed her head into a metal door, cops said.




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Armed robbers stealing e-bikes from Manhattan deliverymen strike again, this time slicing one victim’s hand with a knife

The 36-year-old Domino’s Pizza deliveryman was dropping off a pie to a building on Fort George Hill near Fairview Ave on Sunday about 9 p.m. when the crew of crooks took his $1400 bike at knifepoint and cut the man’s hand. He refused medical attention, cops said.




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Pete Davidson asks people to stop bringing drugs to his mom’s house on Staten Island

Pete Davidson, who recently said he quit using drugs, urged people not to drop off any weed or other illegal substances at his mom’s Staten Island house after a stranger did just that a few days ago.




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‘That’s abysmal’: NYC politicians outraged after NYPD reveals 81 percent of social distancing arrests have been minorities

According to the NYPD, there have been 374 social distancing-related arrests since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. Of that number, 304 of the arrests have been of African-American or Hispanic people.




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Three men charged in Bronx shooting, including gunman beaten by crowd and his shooting victim

Jose Rivera, 23, is facing attempted criminally negligent homicide, gun possession and reckless endangerment for the Thursday afternoon shooting that landed him in the hospital with a head injury after a bunch of witnesses attacked him.




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HOMETOWN HELPERS Like mother, like daughter: This dynamic duo helps feed homebound NYC seniors during COVID-19 crisis

“We’ve learned to assist each other, to help each other and listen,” said Magda Melendez, Citymeals warehouse distribution manager. “We leave aside the mother-daughter relationship and cooperate like best friends.”




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Trump on board with $3.9 billion bailout for MTA, NYC councilman says

The White House is expected to inform Gov. Cuomo of Trump’s bailout support Friday afternoon.




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EXCLUSIVE: Knife-wielding madman’s sister says Harlem bus stabbing suspect struggled with personal demons, drug abuse

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would be my brother until I saw everything the next day and saw his name," said Rosemary Gomez, 38. “I was like, ‘No, it can’t be him, it can’t be him.' Then his (estranged) wife called me. She was in a state of shock."




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GREENE: Same profiling, same brutality, same disrespect — social distancing enforcement shows NYC ‘not as far as we think we are’

As much as Mayor de Blasio wants to pretend these arrests are just a drop in the bucket, from the point of view of those being constantly dropped in the bucket, the city’s heavy-handed coronavirus crackdown is just more of the same.Same profiling. Same brutality. Same disrespect.




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Brooklyn man wanted for molesting seven women, including six victims groped in one day: police

Nearly all of the assaults occurred on Thursday along the border of South Williamsburg and Bedford-Stuyvesant between 9:55 and 11:15 a.m., cops said.




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Elliott: NHL observations: Other teams hope to emulate St. Louis Blues' remarkable turnaround

The Blues surged in the second half of last season to win the Stanley Cup, but it's tough to say whether another team can replicate their revival.




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Elliott: Kings' Anze Kopitar, Sharks' Tomas Hertl become buddies in NHL All-Star tournament

Usually rivals, the Kings' Anze Kopitar and Sharks' Tomas Hertl led the Pacific Division to the title in the three-on-three NHL All-Star tournament.




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Kings pay tribute to Kobe Bryant at Staples Center: 'It's going to sting for a while'

The Kings let the Tampa Bay Lightning come back for a 4-2 win on the night Kobe Bryant is remembered.




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Elliott: John Gibson honors Kobe Bryant and lives lost in helicopter crash with special mask

Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson pays tribute to Kobe Bryant and the others lost in Calabasas helicopter crash with a specially designed mask.




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Elliott: USA Hockey's Lamoureux twins balance elite competition with motherhood

Twins Monique and Jocelyne Lamoureux are among the first players to take advantage of the maternity and child-care provisions in their new labor agreement with USA Hockey.




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Kings trade Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Maple Leafs

The Kings traded forward Klye Clifford and backup goalie Jack Campbell to the Toronto Maple Leafs for forward Trevor Moore and draft picks.




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Kings general manager Rob Blake knows he has more moves to make

After trading Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto, Kings general manager Rob Blake knows he has more work to do with his last-place roster




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Elliott: For U.S. women's hockey team, promoting the game is never-ending job

The U.S. and Canadian women's national hockey teams finish their Rivalry Series on Saturday at Honda Center in another chance to showcase their sport.




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Elliott: Rob Blake should have realized Kings needed an overhaul years ago

Kings GM Rob Blake said the roster needed to be reshaped after he traded Kyle Clifford and Jack Campbell to Toronto. He should have known long ago.




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Elliott: Hockey is the big winner as U.S. women beat Canada before record crowd in Anaheim

The U.S. women's hockey team ended its rivalry series with Canada with a 4-3 overtime victory in front of a record crowd of 13,320 at Honda Center.




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Ducks game postponed after Blues' Jay Bouwmeester suffers cardiac episode

Play was suspended during the Ducks-Blues game on Tuesday at Honda Center after St. Louis defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the bench during the first period.




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Kings showed this fan they had a lot of bite

For one night, the hapless Kings show it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog that matters.




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Ducks get routed by Flames 6-0

Mikael Backlund and Mark Jankowski scored two goals apiece, and Cam Talbot made 44 saves for his 21st career shutout in the Flames' 6-0 victory over the Ducks on Thursday night.




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NHL observations: Poised reaction by Ducks medical personnel saved Jay Bouwmeester's life

Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester went into cardiac arrest during a game against the Ducks on Tuesday. Ducks medical personnel helped save his life.




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Gabriel Vilardi gets two points in debut, Kings score five goals in win over Panthers

Fresh faces, including top prospect Gabriel Vilardi making his debut, replaced familiar ones in the Kings' locker room before a game against Florida.




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Ducks trade Ondrej Kase to Boston for David Backes, a first-round pick

The Ducks dealt forward Ondrej Kase to the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward David Backes, prospect Axel Andersson and a 2020 first-round pick.




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NHL observations: Kings and Ducks among teams getting early jump on trade deadline

Tyler Toffoli, Alec Martinez and Kyle Clifford, who all won two Stanley Cups with the Kings, and Ondrej Kase from the Ducks were among veterans traded.




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Unmasking the artist behind John Gibson's tribute to Kobe Bryant

When Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash, Ducks goalie John Gibson wanted to honor the Lakers legend with his mask. He knew just who to contact.




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Kings hope full commitment to rebuild leads to another contending team

Eight trades, two negated contracts, and one coaching change later, the first phase of the Kings' rebuilding process is complete.




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Elliott: Blake Bolden continues her pioneering role in hockey as scout for Kings

Blake Bolden was hired recently by the Kings as a scout. She is believed to be the the first black female professional scout in the NHL.




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Kings check all boxes in win over Penguins

The Kings look dominant in the 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.




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Kings are as synonymous with South Bay as the aviation industry and the beach

The Los Angeles Kings have made their home away from Staples Center in the South Bay, an aviation industry hub with an established hockey 'bubble.'




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NHL observations: David Ayres achieves the dream thanks to one of hockey's quirks

David Ayres' meteoric rise into the sports limelight shows how unusual hockey's backup goalie procedures work in today's billion-dollar sports.




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Ex-Kings assistant Dusty Imoo recalls sudden alarm, rush to leave China as coronavirus broke out

Dusty Imoo, former goalie development coach for the Kings, took a job in Beijing this season and got a close look at how the coronavirus affected China.




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Elliott: Sled hockey helps teenage double amputee thrive: 'I'm in the best place possible'

Lera Doederlein has overcome her physical limitations to become a member of the U.S. women's national development sled hockey team and this season's 21st Duck.




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Women's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

The IIHF announces it is canceling this year's women's hockey championships in Canada because of the coronavirus outbreak.




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U.S. women's hockey players look for stability in starting their own league

Nearly 50 years after Congress passed Title IX, female athletes are still scrambling for a fair shot in the male-dominated world of sport. In hockey, top Americans and Canadians train with their national teams part-time; the rest of the season, they have only a small pro league that offers twice-a-week practices, weekend games and thin salaries.




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Coronavirus: Fans are still allowed at many sporting events. But are they showing up?

Is the coronavirus outbreak keeping local fans from attending Lakers, Clippers and other professional teams' games? Seems like it depends on the team.




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Columbus Blue Jackets to play games without fans present

Columbus became the first NHL team to say it will play in an empty arena, announcing on Wednesday that it will abide by a mandate from the state of Ohio.




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As leagues and teams begin to shut door on fans because of coronavirus, will NHL follow?

As the coronavirus outbreak has worsened in the past week, sporting events and teams such as San Jose Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets have started to shutter their doors to the general public.




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Hurricanes announcer in self-isolation after staying in Rudy Gobert's room

The Carolina Hurricanes' play-by-play broadcaster is in self-isolation after staying in same hotel room as Rudy Gobert, who was diagnosed with coronavirus.




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Gary Bettman says NHL can find 'credible' way to finish regular season and award Stanley Cup

Commissioner Gary Bettman, who suspended the NHL season this week because of the coronavirus pandemic, believes the league can finish the season in a sensible way.




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Elliott: NHL season 'pause' because of the coronavirus has an unpredictable aura

The NHL hopes to complete its season after suspending play because of the coronavirus, but playing into the middle of the summer creates complications.




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Men's hockey world championships canceled because of coronavirus outbreak

The 2020 men's hockey world championships have been canceled because of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Half of NBA and NHL coronavirus cases are linked to Staples Center. What happened?

At least eight athletes who played in Staples Center on March 10-11 have contracted the coronavirus. Here is the story of the last four days inside the arena.




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NHL observations: Players try to stay busy at home during coronavirus pandemic

Players are trying to find creative ways to keep themselves busy during the coronavirus outbreak that has put the NHL season on pause.




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Third member of Ottawa Senators' traveling party tests positive for COVID-19

Ottawa Senators radio analyst Gord Wilson has tested positive for COVID-19. He is the third member of the NHL team's traveling party to have done so.