A three-alarm Sunset Park fire killed six and left civilians, firefighters and police officers injured. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
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THE LEDE: Good morning. A three-alarm blaze inside a two-story home in Sunset Park killed six people and injured others during the early morning hours Thursday. The fire started on the second floor of the home at 1:40 a.m. on 58th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues.
The Rundown
Brooklyn and Queens waterways benefit from city’s vessel surrender initiative: The initiative was established to address the growing problem of abandoned vessels and marine debris throughout the city’s waterways.
Sunset Park fire leaves 6 dead in NYC’s deadliest blaze this year: Seventy-four units and 231 firefighters and Emergency Medical Services personnel rushed to the massive blaze, the deadliest fire in New York City this year.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called ‘cheaters’ at fraud trial: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were described by a prosecutor Wednesday as “cheaters” during opening statements at a New York criminal fraud trial that has cast a spotlight on the threat gamblers pose to America’s pastime.
Met Gala exhibit will examine everyday items of clothing, replacing scuttled Galliano show: And now, Take 2: The new Met Gala exhibit will celebrate everyday garments and materials like jeans and puffer jackets, paper and plastic — and how fashion designers transform them.
Margaret Qualley, Jack Antonoff file for divorce after 3 years of marriage: The case was filed Friday in Kings County Supreme Court in Brooklyn and is listed as an uncontested matrimonial action.
Justice Department’s interference before midterms was unsuccessful, unprofessional and unprecedented: From Washington, D.C. to Anchorage, Alaska, federal courts have been busy with cases related to the Trump administration’s attempts to assert control over state elections. (The Conversation)
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NEW YORK — Newspapers are on display outside a convenience store the day after Election Day. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP
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⌛ ON THIS DAY
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📔 IMPRINT
American actress Glenn Close graces the latest cover of Harper's Bazaar U.K.
👑 ROYAL WATCH
"Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Hollywood dreams in jeopardy after show projects stall, employee cuts ties" (Page Six)
🏀 SPORTS
Nets sting back Hornets at Barclays (Brooklyn Eagle)
Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham
Journalist and author Maria Shriver
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Soccer player Jozy Altidore
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