Evening Roundup: The Mayor Travels to the Dominican Republic, FAA Runs Drone Detection Test, Backlash to Proposed Local Law in New Jersey, and the Tale of Astoria the Wild Turkey

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Mayor Eric Adams is in the Dominican Republic to honor the victims of last week’s roof collapse at a popular nightclub. Plus, a lawsuit filed by a former Brooklyn principal against the DOE can move forward. Finally, the odd adventures of a wild turkey.

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Evening Roundup: The Mayor Travels to the Dominican Republic, FAA Runs Drone Detection Test, Backlash to Proposed Local Law in New Jersey, and the Tale of Astoria the Wild Turkey

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