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Undercover NYPD Cops Kill Teen; Baby Born On Brooklyn Bridge; Jets Star 'Wanted' For Street Fight: Patch PM
Also: ICE drops new details on NYC immigrants detained last week, and a bookstore run by Brooklyn's literary elite prepares for opening day.
NEW YORK, NY — Shout-out to all the dead presidents who made this three-day weekend possible. Here are the 13 top local news stories worth talking about by partytime on Friday, Feb. 17, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.
Baby Born On Brooklyn Bridge
A 33-year-old woman went into labor on the bridge in the wee hours Thursday, and was forced to give birth in the middle of the roadway.
Plainclothes NYPD Officers Kill Bed-Stuy 17-Year-Old
Police say the teen shot at them first.
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ICE Releases More Details On The 21 Undocumented Immigrants Detained In NYC Last Week
Nine of the New York detainees were arrested because they had DUIs on their records, documents show. Others had allegedly committed sex crimes. Two had no criminal records at all.
Today's The Last Day To Reserve A Spot In The NYC Marathon
So get on that.
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New Yorkers Rallied Against Trump In Washington Square Park Again Today
As part of a nationwide strike.
Troubled Out-Of-Towner Goes Missing At Grand Central Station
Vernoica Hallock, 24, has "been having a tough time lately," her mom says.
Free Winter Movie Series Hosted By Tribeca Theater
For the next four Wednesdays.
Infant Boy Found Dead In East Village Apartment
The baby's cause of death is under investigation.
Con Edison Ordered To Pay $153M For Deadly Harlem Gas Explosion
Eight people were killed and 50 were injured in the 2014 catastrophe.
14 Subway Lines Will Be All Screwed Up This Weekend
Service will be altered on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, A, C, D, E, F, J, M, N and R lines.
NYPD Officers Lied About Washington Heights Gun Arrest, DA Says
Two police officers have been indicted for fabricating details about a 2014 "gun possession" arrest inside the arrestee's home.
New York Jets Star Facing Felony Charges For Pittsburgh Street Fight
Police say Jets star cornerback Darrelle Revis attacked a young man who was trying to videotape him via cellphone.
Brooklyn Writer's Much-Anticipated Cobble Hill Bookstore Set To Open This Spring
"Books Are Magic" will be located at 225 Smith St.
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