New Whole Foods; 'Agony' Ahead For NYC Commuters; SoHo Shopping Crackdown: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Hard to imagine a drippier, drearier evening commute in NYC. But umbrella hazards and sneak puddles are child's play compared to what Gov. Cuomo is calling the "summer of agony" in store for the city's commuting public. Below, get the painful details, then catch up on all the other local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, May 22. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Rich New Yorkers Live 10 Years Longer Than Poor Ones, City Report Shows

The study found residents in moneyed NYC neighborhoods like Murray Hill and the Upper East Side live an average of 10 years longer than those in Brownsville.

Angry Boyfriend Who Beat Up Manhattan Catcallers Arrested, Cops Say

One of the two alleged catcallers suffered serious head trauma in the attack.

Harlem Is Getting A Whole Foods

The upscale grocery chain will open this summer in a 39,000-square-foot building at West 125th Street and Lenox Avenue.

Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse Decides To Start Serving Brunch

The new menu will launch Memorial Day weekend.

Judge Throws Out Neighbors' Lawsuit Against Crown Heights Homeless Shelter

But another of the city's planned shelters nearby is still blocked in court.

$24M Lotto Ticket Bought At NYC Bodega Is About To Expire

Did you — or someone you know — buy a New York Lotto ticket from a hole-in-the-wall bodega on Church Street around this time last year?

One Of NYC's Slowest Bus Lines Now Has Express Service

Good news for bus commuters on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.

'Summer Of Agony' Ahead For Penn Station Commuters, Cuomo Says

New York's governor has requested emergency funds from President Trump to fix "deplorable" conditions at the station and avoid what he says will be a "summer of agony."

NYU May Open Heart Transplant Center

If it does, this would be the first new heart transplant center to open in New York in nearly two decades.

Slew Of SoHo Clothing Stores Penalized By City For Being Too Big

Stores like Topshop, Zara, American Eagle, Uniqlo and Hollister "should not be there at all," Manhattan's borough president says.

Controversial Brooklyn Armory Project Will Move Forward Despite Opposition From Local Politicians

The city's plan to redevelop the Bedford-Union Armory will now enter a lengthy land-use review process.

Watch: A Protest At The Contested Armory Site Turned Rowdy Over The Weekend

Things got heated after Alicia Boyd, a known neighborhood rabble-rouser in Crown Heights, walked up to the Armory's front door and demanded to be let inside. Patch recorded the tensions on Facebook live.

Relief At Last In Sunset Park: Manhattan-Bound N Train Stations Re-Open After A Year Under Construction

The bad news: N service heading the other direction is about to suffer a similar fate.

One Of Brooklyn's 'Worst' Basketball Courts Gets An Upgrade

Renovations began today at Dome Park. Here's what they'll look like when they're done.

Brooklyn Inmates Beat Up Jail Guard, Pepper-Sprayed 2 Others, Prosecutors Say

Koron Bailey, Gilbert Marcano and Johnny Williams allegedly launched a triple attack on guards last month at the Brooklyn Detention Center.

Woman In Surgical Mask Sprays Brooklyn Bus Driver With Mystery Liquid, Police Say

A bizarre outburst on the B15 bus through Bed-Stuy.

Williamsburg Bridge May Get Carpool Lane During L Train Shutdown

The MTA is scrambling to find ways to transport more than 225,000 stranded commuters between Manhattan and Brooklyn when the L goes dark in 2019.