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Trump's Coming Back To NYC; Accused Porta-Potty Rapists Go Free: PM Digest

Plus: The latest on yet another chaotic night at Penn Station, a study on undergrad sex habits at Columbia University and sex crimes at CVS.

NEW YORK, NY — Get ready: The Donald is about to make his triumphant return to NYC. Below, a peek at his itinerary, plus 18 other top local news stories worth talking about by nightfall on Tuesday, April 25, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.


U.S. News & World Report Just Released Its Annual Public High School Rankings

The definitive list of America's best public high schools is out for 2017. See if your kid's school is among the 76 in New York City.


President Donald Trump Will Make His First Trip Back To NYC Next Month

Here's what's on the president's schedule.

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Brooklyn CVS Employee Sexually Assaulted Customers In Back Room, Police Say

"Loss prevention agent" Jose Ramos, 29, has been arrested and charged with forcible touching, coercion and sex abuse.


Bodega Manager Killed By Taxi Mourned On Upper East Side

Manikam Srymanean, known for his generosity and big smile, was struck and killed by a taxi while crossing the street Saturday night. Here are photos of his growing memorial outside Super-Del Market.


Columbia University Studied Its Students' Sex Lives For 2 Years

Among the goals of the $2.5 million study: to help prevent sexual violence on campus.


Teen Dies After Jumping Onto NYC Subway Tracks To Avoid Cops

Shawn Jackson was killed when he made contact with the subway's "electrified third rail," police say.


2 Men Accused Of Raping Young Woman In Williamsburg Porta-Potty Won't Be Charged, Police Say

Concerned neighbors found a 26-year-old woman crying on a curb near 176 Banker St. last night, claiming she'd been raped by two men in a nearby porta-potty.


East River Greenway Expansion Plans Revealed

The new $100 million portion of the greenway will stretch from East 61st to East 53rd streets, and is expected to be completed by 2022.


Every NYC Classroom Will Have AC By 2022, De Blasio Vows

That's right: 11,000 city classrooms still aren't equipped with air conditioners.


Battery Park Shooting: NYPD Releases Photos Of 2 Possible Suspects

Have you seen these men? Cops believe they may be behind the first shooting of the year in the NYPD's 1st precinct in Lower Manhattan. A woman injured in the shooting appears to have been a bystander, police say.


U.S. Airman Killed By Q Train

The victim, 25-year-old Montiel Alleyne, was stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in New Jersey.


Brooklyn Gangster Faces Life In Prison For Murdering Security Guard, Paralyzing Another

Antonio Mahon has been convicted of murdering Riverdale Towers guard Aaron Locklear by shooting him in the back of the head. Another of Locklear's bullets hit a second security guard in the back, paralyzing him.


Paul McCartney Will Perform At Barclays Center This Fall

Tickets for McCartney's stop in Brooklyn on his upcoming tour go on sale May 5.


These Are The Most Expensive Neighborhoods In Queens

Homes in the Queensboro Hill neighborhood are now selling for around $923,000 on average — a whopping 30 percent increase from last year's prices.


First Segment Of Kosciuszko Bridge To Open This Week

More importantly, there will be a light show.


Queens' Homeless Student Population Has Grown 50 Percent Since 2011

One out of eight students in NYC has experienced homelessness in the past five school years.

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