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Rapper Reveals MetroCard Hack; Upper East Side Oxy Doc; 'Cuomoville' Returns! PM Digest

Also: Inside the four-hour police standoff in the "Tropic Zone" of the Central Park Zoo, and a Brooklyn college kid saves a life in London.

NEW YORK, NY — Think the weather gods may finally be ready to take mercy on our winter-ravaged souls? Think again. Below, the dreary forecast for the week ahead, plus all the other local news worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, June 5. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.


'Cuomoville' Is Back: Tenants Rights Activists Plan Campout At Governor's NYC Office

Starting next week, protesters will camp on busy Third Avenue to demand Gov. Cuomo stop "selling out tenants" and catering to developers.


Penn Station 'Suspicious Package' Turns Out To Be Non-Threatening Suitcase, Cops Say

But not before wreaking some havoc on the Monday evening commute.

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MetroCard 'Trick' Unlocks Unlimited Free Subway Rides: Rapper Posts Video Tutorial

"It might be right, it might be wrong, so dance along to the MetroCard Song."


Dude Climbs 20-Foot Rock Formation Inside Central Park Zoo, Engages Cops In 4-Hour Standoff

It all went down Sunday afternoon in the zoo's "Tropic Zone."

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This Brooklyn College Kid Saved A Man's Life During The 'Terror' Attacks On London Last Weekend

"Looking back, it's terrifying — but in the moment, instinct kicks in."


Woman Takes Fatal Jump From Midtown Building, Police Say

The unidentified woman was found dead on East 50th Street around 9:20 a.m.


This Upper East Side Oxy Doc Allegedly Doled Out More Than 2 Million Pills

Dr. Martin Tesher wrote more than 14,000 bogus prescriptions for oxycodone and gave many of them to known drug addicts, federal prosecutors say.


Ballet Dancer Rescues Man Shoved Onto NYC Subway Tracks

"People were screaming to get help," the dancer remembered. "But nobody jumped down. So I jumped down."


90-Year-Old Man Beaten With Cane On Busy Inwood Street

The elderly man's attacker kicked his shopping cart before the beatdown, police say.


Teen Critically Injured In Upper Manhattan Hit And Run

Police are hunting for the red sedan that hit him.


'Felt Bodega,' Filled Entirely With Items Made From Felt, Opens In Chelsea

Coming to a grand total of 9,000 felt items.


Washington Square Park Shooting Victim Fired Weapon Himself, Police Say

The man was found in the public park with a gunshot wound to his leg last Friday.


Chinatown Fire At Bubble Tea Shop Injures Firefighter

The fire broke out early this morning on Catherine Street.


Accused Stalker At Head Of Brooklyn Board Leaves Weird Facebook Trail Before Court Date

The Craig Hammerman saga continues.


NYPD Officer 'Critical' After Being Dragged By Car Through Brooklyn

Three teen suspects are in custody, police say.


Another Guy Found Dead In Notorious Brooklyn Murder House

His cause of death has yet to be determined.


WATCH: 60 Pianists Perform Bach In Lower Manhattan

The pianos are set to be distributed in public places around the city.

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