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A handcuffed prisoner escaped police custody in lower Manhattan on Friday night, cops said. The man, who had been arrested on suspicion of petit larceny, fled from the First Precinct station house in Tribeca at about 7:30 p.m., according to police. Cops were on the lookout for the escapee. He was described as having facial...

A man was stabbed in the head during a brawl in the food court at the Queens Center Mall on Friday, cops said. The victim, in his 20s, was injured along with his brother during the fight at around 7 p.m., according to police. The stabbing victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital and was listed...