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Jacob's Pickles Closed; Bunny Hoarder Gets Rikers; Brooklyn's Own Serial Killer? Patch PM

Also: Three more local Jewish centers got bomb threats today, and a man was found dead over the weekend at an exclusive NYC nightclub.

NEW YORK, NY — If you don't know, now you know. Here are the top 17 local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, Feb. 27, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.


3 More NYC Jewish Centers Received Bomb Threats Today

"Part of a recent wave of threats against Jewish Community Centers in New York and across the country."


NYPD Officers 'Want To Cooperate With ICE,' Union President Says

The protectors of our "sanctuary city" may not be totally on board with the concept.

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'Off-Broadway Week' Is Here! Snag 2-For-1 Tickets To Dozens Of Shows

Including "Avenue Q," "Blue Man Group," "Drunk Shakespeare" and "Shear Madness."


Man Found Dead Inside Exclusive Lower East Side Nightclub

Police reportedly suspect a Friday-night drug overdose at Ludlow House.

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NYC Senior Centers Would Lose Millions Under State Plan

The plan "would essentially leave seniors out in the cold," senator says.


City Halts 'Unprecedented' Upper West Side Condo Construction

Developers were attempting to build a 10-story condo complex atop an existing seven-story building on West End Avenue.


Grand Central Station Food Vendors Will Be Handing Out Free Samples This Week

The event is called "Taste of the Dining Concourse."


Trump Tower Climber Pleads Guilty — But Avoids Jail — For Ill-Fated, 'Spidey-Like' Ascent

Stephen Rogata was filmed scaling the side of Trump Tower with suction cups last summer.


Jacob's Pickles Closed After 4-Alarm Fire On The Upper West Side

Five people were injured.


WATCH: Brooklyn Shop Employee Fights Off Armed Robber

"That's what my brother taught me — either go for the knee or the groin," the petite employee told reporters.


Bushwick Beheading Suspect Could Be National Serial Killer, Police Say

"There's a great possibility."


Greenpoint Residents Plan Street Safety March

The march's organizer, a local mom, says she was attacked and stalked near her home by a repeat neighborhood groper.


Neighbors Remember Brooklyn Dog-Walker Killed In Freak Stairwell Accident

Chris Dallett was a "transcendent person," his daughter says.


Residents Of This Crown Heights Building Have Been Living Without Heat For 2 Years

Can you imagine?


15-Year-Old Shot Dead In Flatbush Was 'Perfect, Innocent' Child, Family Says

Members of the community have raised more than $22,000 for the family of Rohan Levy.


Gowanus Bunny Hoarder Sentenced To 45 Days In Jail, 5 Years Without Bunnies

The court is also mandating that Dorota Trec see a mental health professional.


More 70-Degree Heat, 'Severe' Thunderstorms Possible This Week

We're in for another week of freaky winter weather in NYC, forecasters say.

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