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Declawing Cats Is Now Illegal In New York

The state became the first in the nation to outlaw the surgery.

Hundreds Of Kew Gardens Residents Have No Power, Water

About 700 Kew Gardens residents have no electricity or water as the city recovers from a weekend-long heat wave.

Switch Glitch Traps Brooklyn Straphangers Underground For Hours

A switch malfunction at the Franklin Avenue station left many trapped underground for up to two hours, according to officials and riders.

Loft Owners Pay Developer $11M Not To Ruin Views, Report Says

A group of Chelsea residents paid $11 million to stop a 145-foot condo building from being built, according to a report.

Eric Garner Supporters Shut Down FDR Drive, 7 Arrested, NYPD Says

A group of protesters called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to fire the NYPD officer who placed Eric Garner in a fatal choke hold five years ago.

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