Rat-Poisoned Carrot Cake; Batman Comes To Brooklyn; NYC Preps For Mountains Of Trash: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Fresh off the press, here are the top 12 local news stories worth reading/thinking/ranting about on Tuesday, Feb. 28, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across the city.

Tons Of Garbage Would 'Pile Up' On NYC Streets As Recycling 'Grinds To A Halt'

After Strike Workers are threatening to strike at the city's largest recycling facility.

Brooklyn Prison's Holiday Carrot Cake Was Laced With Rat Poison, Inmates Say

Sixteen "traumatized" inmates at the Boerum Hill prison are demanding the city pay them $1 million each.

Brooklyn's Midwood High Had A Bomb Scare Today

Hundreds of students were evacuated; classes continued after police investigation.

Upper West Side Couple Commit Suicide Together After Nearly 60 Years Of Marriage

The couple were found dead in their apartment building Sunday by a friend.

MTA To Trump: No, Queens-Midtown Tunnel Tiles Are Not Falling On People

The MTA and Port Authority shot down President Donald Trump's musings that falling tiles may be injuring motorists in two NYC tunnels.

Man Arrested At Port Authority Had Pistol, More Than 100 Bullets

The man, originally from Texas, allegedly came to New York City to kill himself, he told police.

Brooklyn Grandma May Have Been Beaten To Death With A Hammer

Police found a broken hammer near her dead body and gaming machines in the home’s basement.

The G Train Is Not Your Friend This Week (Or Next Week)

North Brooklynites beware.

'Gotham' Will Film Mock Explosion In Downtown Brooklyn This Week

No, the landmarked Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower isn't under attack. That's just the special-effects team for "Gotham" doing their thing.

Brooklyn To Get Strand Bookstore Pop-Up

Williamsburg’s vintage and handmade market will feature a pop-up stand of the beloved NYC bookstore in March and April.

Eastern Brooklyn Has Way More Foreclosures Than Western Brooklyn

5 zip codes in Eastern Brooklyn accounted for nearly half of all new foreclosure cases in the last 5 years, the report found.

See ‘Moonlight’ For Just $7 In Brooklyn

Bushwick’s Syndicated movie theater has showings of the Oscar winner for best picture this week and next at a discounted price.