9/11 Cancer Kills NYPD Chief; Brooklyn Teen Pimping Op; V-Day Sewage Tour: Patch PM

NEW YORK, NY — Don't let the soft flurries wafting down from heaven onto our fair city today lull you into thinking all is good and calm in NYC-landia. Gotta stay woke. To that end, here are the top 15 local news stories — up from the usual top 10 — for Tuesday, Jan. 31, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Heard On The 6 Train: I Have A Bomb, And I'm Not Afraid To Die

A bomb threat causes panic on the Upper East Side.

NYPD Deputy Chief Dies Of 9/11-Related Brain Cancer

Deputy Chief James Molloy was a first responder who helped lead recovery efforts at Ground Zero. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

NYC Weather Forecast: Snow Will Continue Into Tuesday Evening

An hour-by-hour forecast to inform your Tuesday night commute.

Missing Bronx Mom Found Dead In Washington Heights Wooded Area

Joan Viau's son has been named a person of interest in her disappearance.

NYC School Officials To Immigrant Families: Here's How We'll Protect Your Kids

Public school employees have been directed not to keep or release any info about students' immigration status.

We'll Be Live-Blogging Tonight's 'What The F--- Chuck' Rally Outside Sen. Schumer's Park Slope Home

Thousands are expected to attend.

Brooklyn Couple Pimped Out Teen Girls Via Backpage.Com, DA Says

Cops allegedly discovered one 17-year-old victim trapped in the couple's East New York basement.

Man Found Dead On Second Avenue Subway

Trouble in Cuomo's new transit paradise.

NY Attorney General Joins ACLU Lawsuit Against Trump's 'Muslim Ban'

Read the potentially game-changing lawsuit here.

Tour Brooklyn's 'Iconic' Sewage Treatment Plant This Valentine's Day, City Recommends

Learn how the city digests the sludge of 1 million New Yorkers with the one you love.

Neighbors Raise Money For Elderly Manhattan Tailor Robbed In Bloody Attack

Apel Tamagoglu, 78 — a neighborhood fixture — was repeatedly stabbed and robbed of all the money in his pocket.

City Wasted $2.8B On Affordable Housing Tax Credits: Report

Not so affordable after all.

NYC Jail Officer Goes On Violent Nightclub Rampage Through Midtown: Police

At one point, Scott Baxter allegedly punched a bartender in the face at Lavo.

Battle Of The Co-Working Spaces In Brooklyn

WeWork's got competition.

Windsor Terrace Daycare Saga Ends In Tears

Ilene's Sunflower Daycare has been shut down for good, despite last-ditch appeals from dozens of parents.