Battery Park Shooting Update; Baby Pigeons Born In Brooklyn Pasta Strainer: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Warning: Once you've seen a newborn pigeon, you can't unsee it. Below, an update on the pigeon family squatting in one Williamsburg resident's upscale pasta strainer and 14 other top local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, April 24, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

2 People Were Shot In Battery Park Today

Updates on today's rare Lower Manhattan shooting, which left a 32-year-old woman and 40-year-old man with gunshot wounds.

Watch: Baby Pigeons Born In Williamsburg Resident's Pasta Strainer

It all started when Genevieve Roman left her window cracked on a two-month trip out of town.

Queens Fire Kills 5, Including 3 Kids: Here Are Their Names

It was "an incredibly difficult moment for people on this block to see a family literally destroyed before their very eyes," Mayor de Blasio said.

Cops Shoot, Kill Dog In Prospect Heights Apartment: Report

The dog reportedly "charged the cops."

Brooklyn Anti-Development Activists Pick Super Awkward Moment To Bombard Councilwoman

Activists fighting the redevelopment of the Bedford-Union Armory proved on the steps of City Hall this morning that they'll stop at nothing until justice is served.

Bystander Shot Outside Upper Manhattan Gas Station

It all started when some guy cut two other guys in line at the gas station, police say.

Penn Station Now A 'Target For Terrorists' After Cops Fumbled Shooting Scare, Stampede Control: Schumer

The New York senator is calling for greater coordination among law enforcement agencies tasked with protecting Penn Station after an embarrassing night of chaos earlier this month.

NYC Historians Publish Interactive Map Of City's LGBT Sites

Check this thing out.

Q Train Hits, Kills Man At Union Square

The victim is a 25-year-old from Texas, police say.

‘Long Overdue’ Program Aims To Improve How NYPD Deals With The Deaf

The NYPD launched a pilot program this month to provide deaf citizens with on-call interpreters.

An Infant Died In Bed-Stuy This Morning

The one-month-old girl was found unconscious in her Madison Street home, police say.

Map: Where Is It Legal To Dance In Brooklyn? Almost Nowhere

The NYC Artists Coalition has mapped every venue in the city that has a cabaret license — and there are just 15 in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Teacher Crowdsources $800 To Take Her Autistic Students Rock Climbing

Nat Hookway says rock climbing will be "therapy disguised as play" for the nine autistic students she's taking to "The Cliffs" in May.

Kitchen Appliance Thief Stole $40K In Brooklyn Fridges, Stoves, Tools: Police

The oddball burglar has mostly targeted homes and construction sites near Broadway Junction, police say.

Park Slope Bar 'Union Hall' Reopening Next Month After Devastating Fire

Bar owners say their building was "wrecked" by a fire last month — but it's "looking like mid-May" for a reopening.