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FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2015 file photo, actor Alec Baldwin attends a special screening of his film "Still Alice" in New York. Baldwin and Sterling K. Brown are giving a taste of what's to come in an online celebrity fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union. In a clip released ahead of the Friday, March 31, 2017, live-streamed event from New York City, "Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU," they and other stars touted the group’s achievements. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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New York Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, right, comments to reporters before going into a conference as legislative members work on the state budget at the state Capitol on Friday, March 31, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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FILE - In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday, March 31, 2017, that he's developing a plan to shut down the massive jail within 10 years. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Roger Stone and Kristin Davis leave the courthouse in New York, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Stone, a longtime political provocateur and adviser to President Donald Trump, is being sued over a flyer sent to 150,000 New York households during the state's 2010 election that called the Libertarian Party candidate for governor, Warren Redlich, a "sexual predator."(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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In this March 8, 2017 photo, bottles of water and flavored tea are displayed during The Shine, an alcohol-free social social event at a chic hotel in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. These events, which are popping up in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are part of a trend fueled by millennials seeking to find meaningful connections while they party, (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Humane Society International's Director of Companion Animals and Engagement Kelly O'Meara holds a dog named Walter, who was rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm, as he greets another rescued dog aboard an animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Humane Society International/Andrew Kelly via AP)

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A dog rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm gets some affection from David Manko, a volunteer for the Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team aboard their animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Humane Society International/Andrew Kelly via AP)

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Two dogs that were rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm nuzzle each other aboard an animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Andrew Kelly/Humane Society International via AP)

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A crate holding two puppies rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm are loaded onto an animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport by Animal Haven Director of Operations Mantat Wong, left, and volunteer Nicole Smith Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Humane Society International/Andrew Kelly via AP)

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A crate holding two puppies rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm are loaded onto an animal transport vehicle near Kennedy Airport by Animal Haven Director of Operations Mantat Wong, left, and volunteer Nicole Smith Sunday, March 26, 2017, in the Queens borough of New York. The Humane Society International is responsible for saving 46 dogs that would otherwise have been slaughtered. Humane Society officials said the dogs that arrived in New York late Saturday night had awaited death in dirty, dark cages, and were fed barely enough to survive at a farm in Goyang, South Korea. (Andrew Kelly/Humane Society International via AP)

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In this March 23, 2017 photo, a woman poses for photos with the Charging Bull statue in New York. Since 1989 the massive, bronze bull has stood in New York City's financial district as an image of the might and hard-charging spirit of Wall Street. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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In this March 23, 2017 photo, a woman poses with the Fearless Girl statue in New York. Since 1989 the bronze bull, left, has stood in New York City's financial district as an image of the might and hard-charging spirit of Wall Street. But the installation of the girl defiantly standing in the bull's path has transformed the meaning of one of New York's best-known public artworks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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In this March 22, 2017 photo, the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues are sit on Lower Broadway in New York. Since 1989 the bronze bull has stood in New York City's financial district as an image of the might and hard-charging spirit of Wall Street. But the installation of the bold girl defiantly standing in the bull's path has transformed the meaning of one of New York's best-known public artworks. Pressure is mounting on the city to let the Fearless Girl stay. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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In this March 22, 2017 photo, the Charging Bull and Fearless Girl statues are sit on Lower Broadway in New York. Since 1989 the bronze bull has stood in New York City's financial district as an image of the might and hard-charging spirit of Wall Street. But the installation of the bold girl defiantly standing in the bull's path has transformed the meaning of one of New York's best-known public artworks. Pressure is mounting on the city to let the Fearless Girl stay. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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In this May 17, 2011, file photo, a New York City Department of Corrections bus passes the sign near the gate at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York. The latest brutality case against a Rikers Island guard has added fuel to a growing debate on whether New York City's notoriously violent jail complex has become so dysfunctional it should be shut down. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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In this March 12, 2015 file photo, a prisoner behind bars and thick plastic looks over at a corrections officer in an enhanced supervision housing unit on Rikers Island in New York. The latest in a string of brutality case against Rikers Island jail guards has added fuel to a growing debate on whether New York City's notoriously violent jail complex has become so dysfunctional it should be shut down.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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In this photo taken March 1, 2017, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in New York. House Republican leaders want to shift more than $2 billion in Medicaid costs from upstate counties to the New York State government. The provision would help mostly Republican-controlled counties that have struggled to subsidize Medicaid payments for the poor. New York City wouldn’t get the same relief. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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In this combination photo, actresses Blake Lively, left, attends the Michael Kors show on Feb. 15, 2017, during Fashion Week in New York and Jessica Chastain attends a special screening of "Miss Sloane", on Dec. 3, 2016, in New York. Lively, Chastain and four other women will be recognized by Variety at its Power of Women: New York luncheon. The Hollywood trade publication announced Monday, March 20, 2017, that the six women will be honored April 21 at Cipriani restaurant in New York. The honorees will also appear on the cover of Variety’s April 18 issue. (Photos by Charles Sykes, left, and Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

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In this March 15, 2017 photo, an Uber representative helps travelers find rides with Uber at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Upstate New York holds a dubious distinction in the continental United States: It's the largest area without app-based ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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FILE- In this April 21, 2015 file photo, Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, returns to court in New York, during the trial of Pedro Hernandez, who was accused of the 1979 kidnapping and the death 6-year-old Etan Patz. The longtime Manhattan prosecutor is on a list of possible successors as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)