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Times Square 'Covered In Blood'; Endangered Biggie Mural; Death By Cab Door: PM Digest
Plus: Meet LA and NYC's "bicoastal bank bandit" and see the extravagant "adult treehouse" being built into a Lower East Side condo tower.

NEW YORK, NY — What a horrible day for New York City. Below, everything we know about the alleged drunk driver who killed a young tourist in Times Square this morning and injured at least 22 others, plus all the other local news worth knowing on Thursday, May 18. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.
Bloody Chaos In Times Square As Out-Of-Control Car Plows Into Crowd Of Pedestrians, Killing Young Woman
Witnesses describe the horror.
Green Day Kicks Off Central Park's Free Summer Concert Series Tomorrow Night
Here's the full summer schedule.
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13 Alleged Harlem Gangsters Indicted For 'Bloody Feud'
Members of the Fast Money and Nine Block gangs have been retaliating against each other for years, catching innocents in their crossfire, prosectors say.
Search Still On For NYC Designer Whose Plane Vanished In Bermuda Triangle
Updates from Day 4 of the search.
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Plan To Redevelop Old Brooklyn Armory Loses Critical Support
This could mean the death of the hotly contested vision for Crown Heights' historic armory.
'Bicoastal Bank Bandit' Arrested On Upper East Side, Police Say
The suspect switched between Mets and Yankee caps as his go-to disguise.
Lower East Side Building's 'Adult Treehouse' Will Be Among Largest Private Parks In NYC
A look at the luxurious green space — with sweeping bridge views — being built into a new condo tower at 1 Manhattan Square.
Meatpacking District Rehab Project Will Cost City $15.4 Million
The district is plagued by decrepit old water mains, officials say.
Elderly NYC Cyclist Killed By Cab Door Opening Into Bike Lane, Police Say
The victim has died 10 days after the crash, police say.
Dead Body Found On East River Shore
The 54-year-old hasn't been ID'd yet.
Iconic Biggie Mural In Bed-Stuy May Be Removed By Landlord
Local artists say the building owner wants to remove the Notorious B.I.G. art so he can install new windows and raise his tenants' rent.
Anthony Bourdain's 'Parts Unknown' Is Finally Coming To Queens
About time.
Brownsville Bust: Coke Dealers In 'Outlaws' Crew Sold Multiple Kilos Per Month, Prosecutors Say
The five-man crew has allegedly been channeling crack, cocaine and heroin from Brownsville to Albany.
Man Plunges From Downtown Brooklyn Construction Site
He was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital in traumatic cardiac arrest, according to the FDNY.
NYC Restaurants To Try This Weekend
From a cafe in a botanical garden to a kitchen run by a naked chef.
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