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Posted Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 4:56 pm ET

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

Robert Cenedella's controversial "The Presence of Man" was only on display for two days.

The 10 to 12-year-old shepherd-mix was found after a person saw the bag moving.

The city is offering a discount on cab rides to discourage people from getting behind the wheel.

The Manhattan councilman has reportedly pulled ahead in the race for New York City's second-most powerful office.

Mark Denny was convicted of a rape in a Brooklyn Burger King in 1987.

More than 100 groups sent a letter asking Chief Judge Janet DiFiore to bar immigration agents from courthouses.

Juan Thompson was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to threatening Jewish organizations in NYC and elsewhere.

Knicks center Enes Kanter is facing four years in jail for insulting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, according to a state-run news agency.

Patch PM shares a few of the day's must-read items from our New York City network. Thank you for reading.

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