Brooklyn Shelter Blocked; Anti-Transgender Bus Vandalized; Queens' Hospital Budget: PM Digest

NEW YORK, NY — Obamacare is staying for now. Here are 11 other new stories you can use as a conversation starter tonight as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

Judge Temporarily Blocks Opening Of Crown Heights Homeless Shelter

The shelter was scheduled to open this Wednesday; instead, the city will have to wait until at least Tuesday, March 28.

Man Arraigned, Charged With Dismembering Brooklyn Woman

He faces 25 years in prison.

Anti-Transgender 'Free Speech Bus' Vandalized In Midtown

Phrases such as "Trans rights now!" and "Trans liberation!" were graffitied over the anti-transgender slogans.

Six Cars Catch Fire On Same Midtown Block: FDNY

Flaming gasoline spurting from a van reportedly rolled downhill and lit the other vehicles.

One Of Harlem's Last-Remaining Mitchell-Lama Buildings At Risk: Politicians

Senator Chuck Schumer and Congressman Adriano Espaillat are trying to save East Harlem's Lakeview Apartments Complex.

Large Manhattan Apartment Buildings Are Now Eligible For Compost Pick-Up Service

NYC's sanitation department will expand its program to collect compostable waste by adding one million more households to curbside pick-up.

Hundreds From Around The Nation Will Attend Queens Marathon This Weekend

There will also be a tune-up for those preparing for a marathon later in the spring.

Queens Legislators Push For More Funding For Borough Hospitals

Similar initiatives in Brooklyn and Bronx had diverted hundreds of millions of dollars to hospitals in recent years.

Queens Man Faces Two Years In Jail For Tossing Pug Off Balcony: DA

If convicted, the man could face up to two years in prison.

Queens Baby Dies After Getting Hit By Truck: Police

The truck driver remained at the scene and was arrested.

Off-Duty NYPD Officer Arrested For Drunk Driving: Police

The officer crashed into three parked vehicles before he was arrested, police said.