Boy, 17, Shot Dead Outside Far Rockaway Housing Development
A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed overnight outside a low-income housing development in Far Rockaway.
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A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed overnight outside a low-income housing development in Far Rockaway.
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Police Saturday morning were searching for two suspects who entered a home in Queens and shot one of the occupants.
The 26-year-old suspect was involved in a road rage incident with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus driver shortly before 8 p.m., police said.
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Long Island's Sun and Surf Beach Club remained closed Saturday, two days after it was ravaged by a tornado.
Long Island's Sun and Surf Beach Club remained closed Saturday, two days after it was ravaged by a tornado. CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
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