NYC Storm Update; 'Abolition Of Whiteness' At CUNY; Fire Guts Artichoke Pizza: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Not even the weekend's dismal weather (and L train) forecast can stem the surge of pure, unadulterated TGIF coursing through the streets of NYC right now. Below, all the local news you need to know on Friday, May 26, before turning off your phone for 72 straight hours of freedom. All stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.

Here's Your Super Depressing Memorial Day Weekend Weather Forecast

What did New York City do to deserve this?

'Abolition Of Whiteness' Course At NYC Public University Has The Alt-Right Reeling

Who would have thought the whiteness abolition movement would find a home base on the Upper East Side.

19 Hurt In Queens School Bus Crash

Most of the victims are kids, officials say, but their injuries are believed to be minor.

Fire Devastates Artichoke Pizza

The legendary East Village pizza joint is a shell of its former self after an early-morning fire, and multiple residents of the apartments above are without homes. See pics of the wreckage.

Harlem Teacher Sprains Teen Girl's Neck With His Bare Hands, Police Say

Abdu-Allah Torrence, 44, has been charged with assault for allegedly attacking his 17-year-old student.

Layoffs Hit Central Park: Dozens Of Park Planners, Executives, Public Liaisons Reportedly Out Of A Job

The Central Park Conservancy downsized its staff of hundreds by 8 percent this month, reports say.

'High End' Trash Cans Installed On Upper East Side

The 100-plus fancy new street cans are designed to reduce litter spillage and deter rodents.

A Whopping 17 Subway Lines Will Be Running Weird Over Memorial Day Weekend

Chances are your line is on the list.

And The L Train Won't Be Running At All

Consider this a sad little preview of daily life in 2019.

Peeved Ex-Employee Of Manhattan Bareburger Returns To Work, Threatens To Shoot Coworkers: Police

A close call on the Upper West Side.

NYC Just Got Its First Brick-And-Mortar Amazon Bookstore

The new Columbus Circle shop is described as "a physical extension of Amazon.com."

Yo, Cokeheads Of Queens: Your Dealer May Be An NYPD Officer

A female cop has been selling baggies of cocaine on the streets of Long Island City, city prosecutors say — and not as part of some cool undercover op.

NYC Will Train Spanish-Speaking Bodega Owners On Staying Afloat In The Era Of 7-Eleven

"Corner stores are an essential piece of the fabric of our neighborhoods, and this new program is designed to help them succeed," city officials say.

Big Changes Ahead For The Essex Street Market

The popular Lower East Side food hall is about to take on 11 new vendors and two sit-down restaurants. Here's what the new-and-improved Essex Street Market will look like.

AIDS Mental Health Clinic Opens In Chelsea

The clinic is designed specifically to treat mental illness in patients affected by HIV and AIDS.

Prospect Park's Rose Garden Is Getting 7,000 New Pinwheels

The renderings are pure magic.

Bye-Bye For Now, Prospect Avenue Station

The Gowanus subway station will re-open in around six months (or so state officials say) looking much sleeker and savvier than before. Here's what to expect.

Baby Found Dead At Nanny's Cobble Hill Apartment

The infant's cause of death is still under investigation.

Pricey Brooklyn Restaurant Revealed As First Tenant Of New Domino Sugar Factory

Mekelburg's, a Brooklyn sandwich shop that sells babka for $13, will share the restored factory building with tenants who make less than $22,000 a year.

Watch: $600 Saks Dress Stolen From Bed-Stuy Stoop

By a man in a black Yankees cap.

Boys Disturbed To Learn Of Girls-Only 'Wonder Woman' Screening At Alamo Drafthouse

Despite an avalanche of disgruntled male Twitter rants, the Downtown Brooklyn screening is now sold out.