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Yellow Cab Vs. Carriage Horse; Brearley Sex Abuse Probe; Trumps Leaving NYC: PM Digest

Plus: Updates on the possibly suspicious Lower East Side synagogue fire, and how to score a pass to Williamsburg's newest rooftop pool.

NEW YORK, NY — So long, Barron; so long, Midtown motorcade. Below, what we know about the Trump family's plans for relocation, plus all the other local news stories worth talking about by dinnertime on Monday, May 15. Stories are pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.


Yo, NYC Freelancers: Here's How To Take Advantage Of The New 'Freelance Isn't Free Act'

All the new ways for the city's laptop army to stand up to The Man.


Watch: Melissa 'Spicey' McCarthy Tours Midtown Manhattan, Eats ABC Gum Off City Sidewalk

Now we know what the Saturday Night Live crew was up to in Midtown last Friday.

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Carriage Horse Hit By Yellow Cab On 8th Avenue: Witness Video

Strangely, both the horse and the taxi were gone by the time cops arrived, according to the NYPD.


Williamsburg Luxury Hotel Opens Rooftop Pool To The Public

The infamously shaped William Vale hotel on the Williamsburg waterfront is selling day passes to its outdoor pool for the first time since it opened.

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Prepare For Manhattanhenge 2017

Ready your Instagram feeds: The most photogenic NYC sunset of the year is nearly upon us.


Trump Family To Leave NYC: Report

Barron Trump will reportedly be transferring from his Upper West Side private school to St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland.


NYC Politicians Push Plan To Stack Housing Atop Another Public Library

Multiple electeds are hailing the plan as a creative use of public land in Manhattan's Inwood neighborhood.


Brearley, Upper East Side Girls' School, Investigating Claims Of Sex Abuse

The school is asking anyone with info about past campus sexual abuse or misconduct to come forward.


Upper West Side Brunch Favorite Closes After 3 Decades

A goodbye note has been posted to the front door of Isabella's.


Former Baruch College Students Plead Guilty In Frat Hazing Death

Chun Deng, 19, died of head injuries during a "glass ceiling" ritual on a Pi Delta Psi mountain retreat in 2013.


Verrazano Bridge Worker Injured In Fall Off Catwalk

The worker was barely saved by a support beam below, authorities say.


Lower East Side Synagogue Fire: City Records Reveal Decade Of Safety Fears

Authorities are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the historic Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue over the weekend. Surveillance footage shows three kids running from the vicinity around the time of the fire, police say.


Here's What The Burned-Out Synagogue Looks Like Today

Video from the scene.


City On Brink Of Opening Crown Heights Homeless Shelter

With some possible concessions for nearby residents.


Park Slope Music Venue 'Barbès' Raising Money To Avoid Shutdown

Here's how you can help.


NYPD Staffer Allegedly Chokes Daughter, Threatens To Kill Her On Mother's Day Weekend

NYPD "communications technician" Chariss Cox was arrested Friday night after her daughter called 911, police say.


Cop Car Hits Williamsburg Cyclist While Rushing To Crime Scene: NYPD

Police claim the cyclist was riding against traffic.


Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown Will Perform At Bushwick Summer Block Party

There will also be a mural-painting station, food trucks and a beer garden.

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