Crazy Flood Footage; Most Popular NYC Dog Names; Park Slope Commie Hunt: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — We'd think it all a dream, but for the social media chronicles. Below, surreal scenes from the Great Flood of 2017, plus all the other local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Friday, May 5. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Great Flood Of 2017 Pounds NYC

Check out the craziest footage from the few frantic hours of flooding today across New York City.

El Chapo Must Wait Another Year In Solitary Confinement Before NYC Trial Begins: Judge

The alleged Mexican drug lord claims his "small, windowless cell" in Lower Manhattan is driving him mad.

Map: NYC's Most Popular Dog Names By Neighborhood

Here's what all the city's weird dog people were naming their BFFs last year.

Park Slope Principal Says She's The Target Of 'Chilling, McCarthyite' Commie Hunt

Jill Bloomberg, a loud critic of school segregation in NYC, is suing DOE officials for what she describes as a bizarre retaliation campaign.

Transgender Woman Found Dead With Head Injuries In Chelsea, Police Say

No arrests have been made yet in connection to her death.

'Trump' Removed From Central Park Carousel Sign

Although the Trump Organization says it still operates the carousel, the president's name has recently gone missing from its signage.

Tourist Sexually Assaulted During Brutal Harlem Robbery, Police Say

The NYPD has released graphic, hard-to-watch footage of the assault in hopes someone will recognize the attacker and come forward.

Elderly Man Killed In Greenwich Village Fire

The fire tore through the 10th floor of a West 12th Street apartment building early this morning, according to the FDNY.

Williamsburg Cafe Claims Starbucks Stole Its Unicorn Drink Idea

The indie coffee shop is taking Starbucks to court.

L Train Will Shut Down This Weekend In Brooklyn And Manhattan

Consider this a fun little preview of what's to come in 2019.

Where To Watch This Year's Kentucky Derby In Brooklyn

A roundup of the best Kentucky Derby events by Brooklyn neighborhood.

Brooklyn's U.S. Reps Will Hold Town Hall On Trump

Hear from Nydia Velazquez, Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clark at a town hall next week about anything and everything Trump.

Sunset Park Drug Ring Sold 'Supersized' Packages Of Fentanyl, Prosecutors Say

The ring allegedly sold over $45,000 in product to undercover cops.