Charles Lane
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Police said detectives are investigating whether the attacks near Central Park constitute a hate crime after police arrested a suspect.
The medical examiner classified each death as an accident, but the findings do not establish when the drugs were consumed.
The Health Department announced the first death in the ongoing outbreak linked to dozens of water-cooling towers.
The pool's opening was delayed for a second summer in a row due to mechanical problems.
The searches mark the clearest sign yet that scrutiny of the former sheriff has moved into the hands of federal prosecutors.
Mayors and commissioners often tout crime numbers that later get revised.
All eight are expected to survive.
A homeless veteran had been staying in the building for at least two years, according to a 311 complaint this year. Police haven't said if the remains are his.
A 21-year-old woman remains in critical condition.
The teen was taken to a nearby hospital with cuts and a deep scrape on his leg, according to his mother.
The city's already sweltering and the worst is yet to come.
Police said they were investigating a person associated with a social media account documenting the climb.
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