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A 51-year-old man was found dead — with his neck slashed — on an East Village street early Monday, cops said.
Patrol officers discovered James Cunningham in a pool of blood on Avenue A near East 13th Street just after 1 a.m. — and rolled him over to find a large cut on his neck, authorities and police sources said.
Cunningham earlier had gone into a nearby bar, drunk a seltzer and left. The bartender said he heard cops outside — and stepped out to see the victim lying dead in the street, according to the sources.
Police believe he was attacked by someone and the incident is being investigated as a homicide. No weapons were found nearby.