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NYC Rapist Taped 'Brutal' Attacks, DA Says; Deadly Brooklyn LSD For TV Star? PM Digest
Plus: Cops hunt a suspected pedophile in an "NY Hearts Hillary" shirt on the Lower East Side, and an iconic Brooklyn mural is painted white.
NEW YORK, NY — With the blessed warmer weather always come the creeps. Below, enough sex-crime news to make you check the locks twice tonight, plus all the other local news you need to know on Thursday, June 8. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.
Creep In 'NY Hearts Hillary' Shirt Sexually Assaulted Little Girl On Lower East Side, Cops Say
The victim is only 8 years old.
MTA To Frustrated Subway Riders: 'Read A Book'
Train delays got you down? Never fear: The MTA has launched a free e-book program for commuters stuck in the system.
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CUNY Student Who Missed Graduation Thanks To Subway Delays Honored In Special Campus Ceremony
In addition to the informal ceremony staged by his fellow passengers on the stalled subway car.
Long Island Sicko Taped Himself 'Brutally' Raping Passed-Out Women In Their NYC Apartments: DA
While investigating a well-to-do young man for a string of Long Island sex crimes, prosecutors say they found child porn on his computer — along with homemade videos of him raping passed-out women in their Manhattan homes.
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These Inwood Tenants Have Gone Months Without Gas
"They have been patient and have tried to amicably work with the landlord to get the gas restored, but enough is enough," the tenants' lawyer says.
East Midtown Could Look A Lot More Modern Soon
A dramatic rezoning plan for the neighborhood passed a large hurdle at City Hall today.
Columbia University Prof Claims He's The 'Good Friend' Who Leaked Comey Memos
During a Senate hearing today, ex-FBI Director James Comey said he asked a "good friend" to leak his private conversations with Donald Trump. Could this be Comey's guy?
The Who Is Turning 'Quadrophenia' Into A Met Opera Symphony (Starring Billy Idol)
A collaboration for the ages is coming to NYC.
The Guggenheim Is All About Frank Lloyd Wright This Month
How to get in on the action.
The NYC Bar Bombed Years Ago By Puerto Rican Nationalists Has Now Been Shut Down Due To A Rat And Roach Infestation
Odd timing.
93,000 People Just Applied To Live In 104 Affordable Units On The Lower East Side
It's getting harder and harder to play the affordable housing lottery in NYC.
Thief Tells Elderly NYC Woman Her Friend Needs Rikers Bail Money, Pockets The $2K
Low blow, bro.
Iconic Park Slope Mural Painted Over After 40 Years
The school that owns the wall painted it white without warning, neighbors say.
Watch: NY Senator Re-Writes Popular Songs So The Cool Kids Will Care About His Bill
He then — cringe — sang them on Senate floor.
Brooklyn's Sidewalk Swastika Mystery Solved: NYPD
Cops caught up to their top suspect, Agueybana Quinones, earlier this week.
Quidditch Players Will Descend On Brooklyn Bridge Park This Weekend
It's about to get real nerdy, real fast.
Bushwick Turf War Dies With Arrest Of 12 Local Gangsters, DA Says
A dozen men are facing 25 years in prison for allegedly turning the streets of Bushwick into a gang battleground.
Jail Officer Charged With Assaulting 87-Year-Old Man In Fort Greene Pizzeria
Kyesha Crafton allegedly attacked the man because he brought a cigarette into Pipitone’s Pizza & Pasta.
Dude In Rolling Stones Shirt Robbed Same Brooklyn Woman Twice In As Many Weeks, Cops Say
For a grand total of $6,000 in stolen cash.
MTV 'Road Rules' Star Found Dead In Brooklyn
The former reality TV star reportedly "freaked out" after taking LSD and eating mushrooms.
NYC Restaurants To Try This Weekend
From Mexican food with a street-art twist to poutine in Billyburg.
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