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Share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight.

8-Year-Old Refugee Living In Shelter Is Crowned Chess Champion

The 8-year-old Nigerian refugee student began learning chess just a year ago at a Murray Hill elementary school.

Cops Shut Cobble Hill Streets As Armed Person Locks Self In Apt

There isn't an active shooter in a Court Street apartment building, police said, but a person with a gun had locked themselves inside.

Boozy Ice Cream Parlor To Open First Brooklyn Spot In W'burg

The alcohol-infused ice cream company "Tipsy Scoop" has applied for a liquor license on Metropolitan Avenue.

Baby Cow Wrangled On Major Deegan Expressway: NYPD

The cow wandered onto the highway late Tuesday morning, police said.

Boom Truck Collapses Near Penn Station, 1 Hurt: Officials

The truck-mounted crane was delivering scaffolding materials to a site on West 34th Street and Seventh Avenue when it fell to the street.

$30M Upgrade Starts At BK Park As Worker Reports Rape By Boss

The New York Times reported a Betsy Head Park worker was raped by her supervisor the same day the Parks Department touted the park's renovation.

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Across America

• Student Who Feuded With High School Invited To Meet Trump
• Paul Ryan Joins Fox Board Of Directors

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