Wall Street Gunfire; NYC's Fanciest Public Toilets; New Indie Bookstore Alert: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Thank God It's Friday. And what a handsome one it was! Here the top 16 local news stories worth gabbing about over a couple of cold ones as the hot sun sets on Friday, April "It's Basically Summer Now" 28. All stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Brooklyn's Fabled Cherry Blossom Festival Is This Weekend

Everything you need to know about Sakura Matsuri 2017.

Young Man Stabbed To Death On Upper West Side

Cops say they found 103rd Street resident Special Stewart, 24, bleeding to death from stab wounds in front of a restaurant near his home last night.

Huge Fire In South Brooklyn Injures 1, Burns Through Multiple Garages

Here's some crazy aerial footage of the three-alarm fire.

Jail Boss Drove 18,500 Miles For Personal Trips In City-Owned Car, Investigation Finds

Turns out Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte is quite the road-tripper.

PICS: The City's Most Luxurious Public Restroom Is Back In Business

The famously fancy public toilets in Bryant Park made their triumphant return this week — complete with brand-new self-flushing technology, fresh flowers, a classical soundtrack and more.

Planned Crown Heights Homeless Shelter Will Remain Closed As City, Residents Negotiate

A Brooklyn judge dealt yet another blow to de Blasio's ambitious homeless-shelter plan today.

'Books Are Magic,' Brooklyn's Newest Indie Book Store, Opens Next Week

Local author Emma Straub decided she had to take action after two beloved Cobble Hill bookstores — BookCourt and the Community Bookstore — closed last year.

NYPD Debuts New Body Cameras In Upper Manhattan

Cops and civilians in Washington Heights and Inwood will serve as Guinea pigs for the NYPD's soon-to-be-citywide body camera program.

Legendary West Village Italian Joint Closes After 24 Years

R.I.P. Po Restaurant.

Battery Park Shooting Suspect Under Arrest

Jason Wright, 37, is accused of shooting two people near Battery Park — including a woman who cops believe was a bystander.

Meanwhile, Down On Wall Street, Reports Of More Gunfire Today — And A Dramatic Arrest On The FDR

It all started with a dispute over a parking space, reports say.

Brooklyn Port-A-Potty Rape Latest: Cops Spotted Inspecting Scene Of Alleged Crime

A witness tells Patch she saw police snooping around the Greenpoint porta-potty where a young woman claims she was raped earlier this week. The NYPD originally took two suspects into custody — but freed them soon after.

Fight To Block New Apartments In Brooklyn Bridge Park Heads To Court

Looks like park officials and local NIMBYS are going to have to hash this one out the hard way.

Ex-NYPD 'Gangster Cop' Arrested For Facebook Stalking

A former Brooklyn police officer who spent 12 years in prison for racketeering is back on the wrong side of the law — this time, for allegedly harassing his ex-girlfriend on Facebook.

Get Your Free Mammograms At Brooklyn Public Library

Free breast-cancer screening will be up for grabs — for all NYC females over 40, at least — at two Brooklyn library branches come May 25.

Drunk NYPD Officer Killed Woman In Crash: DA

The off-duty officer hit another vehicle while driving drunk on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens, sending it careening into a light pole and killing the woman behind the wheel, prosecutors say.