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Albany stalemate cancels NYPD recruit's first day

Anthony Johnson Jr. spent Wednesday sitting around the house, doing absolutely nothing. He's no slacker, but rather a 22-year-old Air Force veteran who had been counting on the day being his first as a member of the NYPD.

But the state legislative stalemate in Albany canceled those plans.

"I just got out of the military and was looking forward to this," Johnson said, adding that, "Basically,...

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