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If there was anything Felipe Rodriguez learned after 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, it was patience and perspective. So when the state of New York last week settled his wrongful conviction lawsuit for $5 million, Rodriguez didn’t rush to make plans with the money. Instead, he went to work.
Spending 14 of her 16 years with the Correction Department patrolling New York City’s toughest environs — those inside Rikers Island — wasn’t enough service for Officer Jessica Davis.
A 30-year-old man was ejected from his car on the Brooklyn-bound side of the bridge just before 3 p.m., cops said.
The five-alarm fire broke out inside 101 Plumbing & Electrical Supplies on 101st Ave. near Remington St. in Jamaica just before 7 p.m. Wednesday.
The 47-year-old victim had words with another man as a train entered the Wall Street station on the 2 and 3 line shortly after 4 p.m., cops said