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Patch Helps NYer Find Long-Lost Famed Painting | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Wednesday, March 3.

Jacob Lawrence, Immigrants admitted from all countries: 1820 to 1840—115,773, Panel 28, 1956, from Struggle: From the History of the America People.
Jacob Lawrence, Immigrants admitted from all countries: 1820 to 1840—115,773, Panel 28, 1956, from Struggle: From the History of the America People. (The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; via Peabody Essex Museum.)

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

Patch Article Helps UWS Resident Find Long-Lost Famed Painting

A lost Jacob Lawrence painting was found by chance this fall in a UWS home. Patch wrote about it. One reader had a startling realization.

SEE IT: Famed Snowy Owl Makes Rare Daylight Visit To Harlem

The Central Park snowy owl had scarcely been seen outside the park before a Harlem teenager spotted it from his window Tuesday morning.

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SEE: Globes Return To Top Of Manhattan Bridge Towers

Replicas of the 110-year-old globes were installed over the weekend, nearly two years after the originals were found structurally unsound.

Upper West Side Comedy Club Sues Cuomo Over Reopening Rules

The UWS comedy club's suit is called "Stand Up NY Shutdown Lawsuit vs. Cuomo is No Laughing Matter."

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NYC Invests In 5G: $157M Going Toward Expanded Internet Access

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new effort to close the "digital divide" for 600,000 New Yorkers, including 200,000 NYCHA residents.

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