Brooklyn Croc Bust; NYC Flood Watch; Trump's Subway Shenanigans; Rockaway Whale Necropsy; Penn Station Reopening: PM Digest

Also: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, more Brooklyn shelter outrage and NYC ferries will arrive a month early, seeks crew members.

Posted Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 4:41 pm ET

NEW YORK, NY — Here are the top local news stories for Thursday, April 6. They come from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Here’s what the commute home is going to look like.

Possession of a caiman is a violation of city health code.

"I understand the subway very well," Trump said. "I used to ride between the cars."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Barclays Center will honor New York's Tupac Shakur and Joan Baez, among others.

We’ll be updating live from the scene of what should be a lively town hall meeting later tonight.

Monday's derailment at Penn Station was caused by a problem with the aging transit hub's tracks, according to Amtrak.

Juan Nieves was sentenced to six years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to charges that he posed as an immigration officer.

Atlanta Hawks player Thabo Sefolosha broke his leg on the eve of the NBA playoffs in a scuffle with NYPD officers outside 1 Oak.

A woman was followed into the Utica Avenue station by a teenager who chucked candy at her then later punched her in the face, said police.

The 73-year-old woman was crossing the street at Bedford Avenue and Wallabout Street around 6 a.m. when she was hit by a van, police said.

The South Brooklyn ferry route will open on June 1, followed by the Astoria line in August.

The new ferry service is expected to create 200 jobs for city residents.

One of this year's plays will star a Tony winner, a Pulitzer winner and cast members from Netflix's House of Cards.

The new parking lot is aimed at improving traffic conditions at the airport.

The whale was found on a Rockaway beach this week.

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