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Michael Wilson

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Uganda New York Times world
11 Oct 2019
NEW YORK — Candles, flowers and handwritten tributes flow onto the sidewalk like surf filling a void in the sand, replacing the body just taken away. Memorials in Chinatown this week marked the spots where four homeless men were killed Saturday, their heads smashed while they slept by an attacker wielding a metal bar.
'I Know the Struggle': Why a Pizza Mogul Left Pies at Memorials to 4 Homeless Men
Uganda New York Times world
8 Aug 2019
NEW YORK — It was a teeming summer night typical in Times Square, with tourists strolling beneath the glowing screens over Broadway, vendors hawking souvenirs and audiences sitting in theaters as performances neared their end. Celia Keenan-Bolger, who plays Scout Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” at the Shubert Theater, was giving her final speech of the night.
A Dirt Bike Pops, and 'Run, Hide, Fight' Comes to Times Square
Uganda New York Times world
28 Apr 2019
NEW YORK — Even on a night of surprises for Blanche Wright, the man in the suit stood out. She had headed across the Bronx to visit her sick aunt, but when she entered the apartment she found a roomful of people waiting for her: “Happy Birthday!” Then she was introduced to a friend of her aunt’s, an impeccably dressed lawyer from Philadelphia.
The Accidental Hit Woman
Uganda New York Times world
17 Apr 2019
NEW YORK — It has long been common wisdom in certain parts of the Bronx that the muscular, tattooed man named John Rezaj should be referred to as “John” or “J.R.,” or maybe, if speaking with admiration about his approach to night life, “the Albanian Keith Richards.” One should not under any circumstances call him “an Albanian gangster.”
He's the 'Albanian gangster' on film (It wasn't much of a stretch)
Uganda New York Times world
13 Feb 2019
The man, Javier da Silva, was taken into custody at his home in Queens on Monday night after he used an ATM card that belonged to the victim, Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, New York, authorities said.
Ex-Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Woman Found in Suitcase
Uganda New York Times world
12 Feb 2019
A former boyfriend of a young bookstore clerk whose body was stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a wooded lot in Greenwich, Connecticut, was arrested Tuesday in connection with her death, police said.
Uganda New York Times world
28 Jan 2019
It was rush hour on a Tuesday evening in September on the busy No. 6 line. The officer watched as the woman dipped her hand into a commuter’s purse while her partner stood in front of her, shielding her from view, according to the officer’s affidavit.
International Pickpockets Ride New York's Subway, Pilfering and Profiting