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Drunken Columbia Air-Shaft Plunge; Guerilla Swastika Scrubbers; Tons Of Snow: Patch PM

Also: An unidentified pyromaniac has been setting innocent groceries on fire in Brooklyn, and the Met is having some serious money problems.

NEW YORK, NY — Enjoy these final few hours of sunshine before the precipitation sets in. Here are the top 13 local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, Feb. 6, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

NYPD Union Head: I Stalked De Blasio Around Park Slope To Get Pay Raises For Cops

Some tips from NYPD union prez Patrick Lynch on bending the mayor to your will.

New Yorkers Are Taking It Upon Themselves To Scrub The Subway Of Swastikas

"I've never seen so many people simultaneously reach into their bags and pockets looking for tissues and Purel."

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NYC's Summer Youth Job Program Now Accepting Applications

Tens of thousands of summer jobs are available for New Yorkers between the ages of 14 and 24.

First Look: $1.5B Javits Center Expansion Will Add Ballroom, Exhibit Space, Green Roof Terrace

The convention center that hosted Hillary Clinton's epically depressing Election Night party is adding a bunch of new wings.

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NYC Could Get Six Inches Of Snow This Week

"The potential for plowable snow is increasing," government weather officials say.

Watch: Brooklyn Pyromaniac Enters Grocery Store, Starts 4 Separate Fires

For no apparent reason but to watch some groceries burn.

Student Rescued From Columbia Dorm Air Shaft After Drunken 7-Story Plunge

The student fell down the building's air shaft after being kicked out of a dorm party, reports say. Firefighters had to knock down a wall to get him out.

The Met Is Having Some Serious Money Problems

The museum's planned multimillion-dollar expansion has been put on hold.

Fire Breaks Out Near Barstool Sports' Midtown Headquarters

"Our building is on fire and I think I might just sit here and let it take me."

Community Steps Up To Help Homeless Brownsville Girl With Bone Cancer

Mia Blount, 11, urgently needs surgery to replace a metal rod in her leg.

Afraid Of Being Deported, Immigrant Nearly Jumps To Death Off Brooklyn Bridge

A pair of daring cops intervened just in time.

Brooklyn Man Raped, Killed Queens Jogger Karina Vetrano Because He Was 'Angry,' Police Say

Chanel Lewis, 20, described "each step" of the infamous attack to detectives, according to the NYPD.

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