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Do you have a story you think we should tell? Call us at (212) 210-NEWS. This is your paper, and we are committed to covering the issues that matter to you. Here are some of our top stories from the last week: Give us a brake: People injured in electric Citi Bike accidents caused by brake malfunctions are seeking legal remedies. “I’m pretty confident on a bike,” said Julia Li, who broke her left wrist after flying off a Citi Bike in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on March 3. The city has removed the pedal-assist
bikes from the fleet.
Shady shenanigans: More scrutiny over the landlords at the center of the city’s plan buy 17 apartment buildings and convert them to permanent affordable housing. Landlords Jay and Stuart Podolsky and their former lawyer obtained their buildings through extensive mortgage and bank fraud, seven sources with knowledge of the situation told The News exclusively.
Subway savior: When a crazed man attacked an MTA conductor waiting for a train in the Bronx, the subway worker sprang into action. Despite being punched and stabbed in the scuffle, Denaul Jenkins (inset) turned the tables on his attacker and pinned him to the ground until cops arrive to make an arrest. Going away for life: Chanel Lewis was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2016 murder of Karina Vetrano, whom he killed while she was jogging in a Queens park. Vetrano’s mother, speaking at the sentencing, told Lewis he “carried
out the work of Satan.”
Busting the blue: An NYPD detective is on the other side of the legal system after being arrested on charges he lied in court testimony and official documents. Joseph Franco, 46, put “outright lies” in official records, prosecutor Stephanie Minogue said, leading to false arrests.
Doing an L of a job: As the massive repair project on the L train’s East River tunnel brings service cutbacks — for not a full-on L-Pocalypse — The News got an exclusive look at the work. And there is good news: Work is proceeding ahead of schedule, the MTA said.
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