Bar Fighter Eats Finger; 'Unprecedented' Threats Against Jews; $300K Brooklyn Parking Spot: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Knowledge is power, yo. Here are the top 14 local news stories deserving of your time and attention on Tuesday, March 7, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Brooklyn Grandma Found Dead Near Hammer Was Actually Strangled, Officials Say

A broken hammer found at the crime scene had led detectives to believe the 78-year-old was beaten to death.

Ed Sheeran Visits The NYPD

The singer paid a surprise visit to East Village police officers last night.

Anti-Defamation League's NYC Office Receives Bomb Threat — Part Of 'Unprecedented Surge In Threats Against Jews, City Officials Say

"We have not seen anything like this in many years — this level of hatred directed against the Jewish community, this many threats," NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said this morning.

NYC Won’t Do Business With Border Wall Contractors Under New Proposal

The city's public advocate is proposing that businesses who help build President Donald Trump's border wall be barred from working with NYC.

Finger Food: Manhattan Bar Fighter Bites Off Opponent's Middle Digit

The finger biter is still on the loose, police say.

Tyrone Howard Convicted Of Murdering NYPD Officer In 2015

NYPD officer Randolph Holder was shot and killed in 2015 while investigating reports of gunshots in East Harlem.

Columbia Graduate Student Union Gets Final Stamp Of Approval

The National Labor Relations Board ruled this week to uphold a December vote allowing Columbia University graduate students to form a union.

NYC Public Housing Will Lose At Least $35M Under Trump Cuts, Might Not 'Exist' Soon

At best, federal funding cuts to NYCHA would mean slower repairs and less programming at housing projects across the NYC, city officials say.

$300,000 Parking Spot For Sale At Brooklyn’s Hottest Parking Garage

Park Slope has outdone itself.

Interactive Map: Here's Where Cops Hand Out The Most Parking Tickets In NYC

The Upper East Side, Astoria, Flushing, Tribeca, SoHo, Flatbush and Ditmas Park are the city's parking-ticket capitals, city data shows.

New York’s World-Famous Pregnant Giraffe STILL Hasn’t Gone Into Labor

The most infuriating animal cam of 2017.

Greenpoint Ex-Cop Who Allegedly Shot His Landlord's Boyfriend In The Head Had ‘Real Anger Issues’

"He was always moody," a neighbor says.

Punk Rock Karaoke Will Raise Money For Anti-Trump Protesters: The Most Brooklyn Thing Ever?

The Silent Barn in Bushwick wants you to come with your best Bikini Kill karaoke game — for a cause.

Greenpoint Car Crash Kills 71-Year-Old Queens Man: Police