NYC Bag Fee Blocked; 19 Rabbis Arrested; $15 Cup Of Coffee; Hijab Cop Sues City: Patch PM

NEW YORK, NY — We're not sure who's having a worse time of it in NYC this week: meteorologists or Melania. Here are the top 14 local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Tuesday, Feb. 7, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.

NYC Bag Fee Blocked By State Legislature

If Gov. Cuomo signs the bill, the city's 5 cent bag fee will be no more.

Melania Trump Sues Daily Mail In NYC For Calling Her A Sex Worker, Ruining Her 'Brand'

The First Lady wants $150 million for the "tremendous harm" the Daily Mail caused to her reputation.

Kidnapped Staten Island 2-Year-Old Found Safe In The Bronx; Dad In Police Custody

Multiple amber alerts were sent to New Yorkers' cellphones Tuesday as cops searched for the little girl.

Muslim NYPD Officer Says She Endured Years Of Abuse From Fellow Cops

Danielle Alamrani, who wears a hijab, claims in a damning new lawsuit that fellow cops in Greenpoint called her "terrorist," "Taliban," "ISIS" and worse.

Airbnb Host At Bed-Stuy Brownstone Fined $5,000

Tatiana Cames is one of the first Airbnb hosts to be punished under a new state law.

NYC High-School Kids Fill Foley Square To Protest Trump

Local students walked out of class Tuesday to protest the president's recent slew of executive orders.

SoHo Garden Activists Are Latest To Target De Blasio At His Park Slope Gym

After the head of the NYPD union bragged about how well the tactic worked for him.

19 Rabbis Arrested Outside Trump Hotel

The religious leaders staged a street sit-in Monday night.

Forecast: 6 To 8 Inches Of Snow 'Most Likely' This Week

After a nearly 60-degree Wednesday. WTF.

'Golden Girls' Cafe Now Open In Washington Heights

With menu items inspired by the classic TV show.

375,000 Photos Of The Met's Art Collection Are Now Public Domain

For scholarly, personal and commercial use.

Tomorrow Night In Brooklyn: 'State Of Emergency' Immigration Forum

"Learn how to survive during the next four years."

Brooklyn Coffee Shop Charging $15 Per Cup

The shop's signature "Steampunk" coffee brewer is controlled remotely, via tablet.

Saira Raifee, CUNY Student Stranded By Immigration Ban, Returns To U.S.

University officials are calling her homecoming "a result of the combined efforts of our community, an extraordinary sequence of last-minute court decisions, and the tenacity of our student."