Mysterious Midtown Flyover; NYC's Huge Melania Budget; Brooklyn-Made Protest Dolls: Patch PM

NEW YORK, NY — Hate to interrupt all the blissfully ignorant sunshine basking going down across NYC right now, but it's that time of day, y'all: Here are the top 17 local news stories worth reading/thinking/ranting about on Thursday, Feb. 23, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.

NYC Is Spending $150K Per Day To Protect Melania And Barron Trump

Your tax dollars, hard at work.

WATCH: 'Ellen' Surprises Brooklyn High School With College Scholarship For Entire Senior Class

It's a good day to be a senior at Summit Academy Charter School in Red Hook.

City Leaders Vow To Protect Trans Kids' Rights, In Defiance Of White House

"The DOE's Transgender Guidelines have been in place since 2014 and remain in effect in all NYC public schools."

Meanwhile, Thousands Of New Yorkers Plan To Attend Pro-Trans Rally Tonight

At Stonewall in the West Village, of course.

Family Of Bushwick Teen Killed By NYPD Wants Answers

Police riddled Sergio Reyes with 14 bullets as they chased him from the scene of an attempted robbery.

Meet The Black, Trump-Loving Republican Running For NYC Mayor

"Donald Trump is a New Yorker," the candidate says. "What he’s doing seems very unpleasant, but the reality is somebody had to do it and say, 'Enough.'"

Hundreds Showed Up To Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke's Town Hall Last Night

The event turned out to be standing room only.

A City Zoning Meeting In Crown Heights Got Pretty Rowdy, Too

And we've got video.

Dog Chained To Bed-Stuy Fence For Days, Residents Say

Saint, 4, is now up for adoption.

Fire At Upper West Side Senior Housing Kills Elderly Woman

Four firefighters were injured as well.

A Gowanus-Based Doll-Maker Is Selling Mini 'P---y Hats'

You can now buy doll-sized versions of the hats protesters were wearing at the Women's March.

Mysterious Midtown Flyover: Helicopter Will Make 3 Stops, Police Say

They aren't saying much else.

NYPD Officer Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound In The Bronx

Story developing...

Did You Know Manhattan's Inwood Neighborhood Has Its Own Film Festival?

Exclusively featuring films shot in Inwood or created by Inwood residents.

NYC Parents: Here's How To Apply To Sit On Your Kid's School Board

The deadline to apply is March 5.

Gov. Cuomo Wants To Spend $25M To Protect NY Religious Schools

He's also pledging a $5,000 reward for any tips leading to the conviction of someone who commits a hate crime.

De Blasio's Homeless Budget For Next Year Is $200M Short, Report Says

The mayor appears to have budgeted around his own projected decline in the city's homeless population.