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- A black New York native has applied for asylum in Canada—he fears for his life because of racist American police.
- Quentin Tarantino's dad thinks he is "dead wrong" about cops.
- Al Pacino is reportedly "despondent" over the David Mamet play he's stuck in.
- Yes, you can turn your deceased loved one into a sex toy if you wish.
- When New Yorkers have problems with ghosts, apparently they call 311.
- This is what the Dancing Pumpkin Guy actually looks like.
- Harrison Ford talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens... in a hot dog costume.
- Shocker: Manhattan rents reach new all-time high.
- Here's a look back at the 1965 NYC blackout.
- A Manhattan man claims that cops brutally beat him because he was taunting them.
- And finally, a dog who is best friends with an opossum!

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