A judge on Staten Island granted a temporary restraining order on the pied-à-terre tax, pausing enforcement while a lawsuit brought by a group of homeowners moves forward.
A third body was discovered on Saturday, days after an explosion and fire at an apartment building in the Bronx.
The measure, called 'Jacob's Law,' would ensure stronger criminal penalties when an adult recklessly murders a child.
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The victim was stabbed twice in his back and slashed across his body during some sort of argument along 42nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenue, just after 2:30 p.m. police say.
The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Ninth Avenue between West 54th and West 55th streets. Police say the 66-year-old man was crossing Ninth Avenue mid-block when he was struck by a USPS truck.