Civil rights lawyer to fight for Santacon Civil rights lawyer to fight for Santacon

Updated: Wednesday, December 10 2014 11:16 PM EST2014-12-11 04:16:17 GMT

Santacon in New York City is set to get under way this weekend, but no one knows where. Participants were supposed to gather at a park in Bushwick, Brooklyn, but local residents and some businesses objected because of the charity event's reputation for public drunkenness. Some bars that used to welcome Santacon with open arms have had a change of heart and are saying "stay out."

Santacon in New York City is set to get under way this weekend, but no one knows where. Participants were supposed to gather at a park in Bushwick, Brooklyn, but local residents and some businesses objected because of the charity event's reputation for public drunkenness. Some bars that used to welcome Santacon with open arms have had a change of heart and are saying "stay out."

Updated: Wednesday, December 10 2014 11:13 PM EST2014-12-11 04:13:20 GMT

A car jumped the curb and slammed into several pedestrians on a busy sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday night, authorities said. The accident happened near 50 West 34th Street just before 10 p.m. outside Forever 21. The car slammed into the storefront.

A car jumped the curb and slammed into several pedestrians on a busy sidewalk in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday night, authorities said. The accident happened near 50 West 34th Street just before 10 p.m. outside Forever 21. The car slammed into the storefront.

Updated: Wednesday, December 10 2014 10:26 PM EST2014-12-11 03:26:24 GMT

Religious leaders in Harlem on Wednesday night said it's time for prayer not protesting about the chokehold death of Eric Garner. The Greater Refuge Temple Church hosted a vigil to ease stress many feel since a grand jury did not indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Pantaleo is still the center of several investigations into Garner's death.

Religious leaders in Harlem on Wednesday night said it's time for prayer not protesting about the chokehold death of Eric Garner. The Greater Refuge Temple Church hosted a vigil to ease stress many feel since a grand jury did not indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo. Pantaleo is still the center of several investigations into Garner's death.

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