A man in a rented truck slammed into people on a pedestrian and bicycle path in New York City on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring 12 others, police said.

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Bicycles and debris lay on a bike path after a motorist drove onto the path near the World Trade Center memorial, striking and killing several people Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017.  (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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