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Cow Dies In NYPD Custody; Lady Liberty Gets Tagged; 'Supreme' MetroCards Start Frenzy: Patch PM
Also: What to expect from NYC's wishy-washy weather gods this week, and the story behind a rare win against gentrification in Flatbush, BK.
NEW YORK, NY — Time to get back to reality after a freakishly pleasant Presidents Day weekend. Here are the top 19 local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Tuesday, Feb. 21, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.
'Supreme' MetroCards Create Willy Wonka-Style Frenzy In NYC Subway System
Some fans of the streetwear brand dropped $75 today in hopes of scoring a golden ticket.
Activists Draped A 'Refugees Welcome' Banner Across The Statue Of Liberty Today
The banner was only up for a few hours before park officials tore it down.
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Brooklynites Rally To Save Historic Horse Stable
The owner of Kensington Stables in Windsor Terrace is auctioning off the property to pay off old family debts.
Bull Dies After Wild, 2-Hour Police Chase Through Streets Of Queens
The NYPD won't reveal its cause of death.
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NYC's Crazy Winter Heat Wave Is Expected To Peak Thursday
Another heat record is up for the breaking, forecasters say.
Manhattan Gas Station Robbery Turns Violent: Employee Beaten, Bystanders Slashed
All over a single bottle of windshield fluid.
Pics From The 'Not My Presidents Day' Rally Yesterday In Columbus Circle
Thousands of New Yorkers came out Monday to rally against — you guessed it — President Donald Trump.
Bed-Stuy Teen Shoots Up Apartment Party After Being Denied Entry, Cops Say
Surveillance footage released by the NYPD allegedly shows the suspect and his crew getting rowdy in the lobby.
Milo Yiannopoulos, America's Most-Hated Man, Held A Press Conference Today On The Lower East Side
Watch video here.
John McEnroe, Sr., Powerful Upper East Side Attorney, Dead At 81
His son, John McEnroe, Jr., is one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Surprise Win For Beloved Flatbush Bakery Fighting Eviction
The Caribbean bakery's landlord had threatened to drastically raise its rent.
Abandoned, Blighted Carroll Gardens Brownstone Belongs To Trump's Campaign Manager
Neighbors are fed up with the "eyesore" at 377 Union St.
3 Injured In Times Square Diner Fire
Blaring sirens, flashing lights and billows of smoke filled the theater district early this morning as firefighters worked to put out the blaze.
Dramatic Video Shows Teens Plunge Through Ice On Central Park Pond
Six of the seven were treated for hypothermia.
Gowanus Motorcycle Club 'God's Only Demons' Taken Down In NYPD Raid
A couple dozen alleged club members were arrested — and their stash of drugs and weapons confiscated — in the raid, police say.
Missing Brooklyn Woman Was Dismembered By Husband, Police Say
Cops say they're still searching for her remains.
Bushwick Teen Killed By NYPD Was Riddled With 14 Bullets
The 18-year-old's funeral is planned for Wednesday evening.
De Blasio Just Picked A New Boss For NYC's Beleaguered Children's Services Department
Here's what we know about the guy.
11 People Strolled Through A Deserted JFK Security Checkpoint Yesterday, Officials Say
The TSA insists it wasn't as bad as it sounds.
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