Exclusives: Read The NYC Stories Patch Broke In October

NEW YORK CITY — This October, New Yorkers pleaded for someone to stop setting their public toilets on fire. A skunk made its Prospect Park debut. The "Vanilla Vigilante" took on Whole Foods.

Only in New York. And only on Patch. Here's a selection of the stories Patch broke in the city this month.

Muslim Families Denied NYC Ferry Rides For 'Security': Complaint

NEW YORK CITY — NYC Ferry workers refused to let three Muslim families set sail because they posed a dubious security risk, according to a new religious discrimination complaint against the city-run service. ... Read more

Bernie Sanders Rally By Queensbridge Houses Blindsides Residents

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — As Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his supporters flocked to Queensbridge Park for a campaign rally Saturday, residents who live across the street in Queensbridge Houses — the nation's largest public housing project — were in their monthly tenant association meeting..... Read more

Stop Setting Our Port-A-Potties On Fire, LES Park-Goers Beg

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — Burnt-out port-a-potties have left Corlears Hook Park-goers without a place to relieve themselves, according to a group that leads activities at the park... Read more

Skunk Spotted In Prospect Park Could Be First Recorded Sighting

PROSPECT PARK, BROOKLYN — Pepé Le Pew prowls Prospect Park, according to a photo documenting what could be first-ever reported skunk sighting in Brooklyn's back yard. ... Read more

'Vanilla Vigilante' BK Shopper Sues Whole Foods Over Soy Milk

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — A Brooklyn Whole Foods shopper upset about the flavor of her soy milk has joined onto a legal crusade that could have companies shell out $135 million for the way they package their vanilla-flavored products..... Read more

WBAI Radio Station Abruptly Shuts Down

NEW YORK — Financial woes forced the community radio station WBAI to abruptly shut down Monday morning after decades on the air in the latest loss to New York City's local news industry..... Read more

Muslim Family Attacked At Brooklyn TJ Maxx: Video

BAY RIDGE, BROOKLYN — A woman screamed "Go back to your country" at a woman in a hijab buying winter clothes for her twins at a Brooklyn T.J. Maxx as store employees watched, according to her husband and officials. She was later caught on video hitting the husband and promising, "I'm going to f--- you up." ... Read more

Harlem African Burial Ground Project Begins: City Accepting Bids

HARLEM, NY — The city is starting to accept bids for a long-planned project to redevelop the former 126th Street bus depot into a memorial for a historic African burial ground and a large mixed-use development, city officials announced .... Read more

Bitter Feud Over East Village Mansion Threatens Greek Man's Home

EAST VILLAGE, NY — A notorious decade-old battle over tenants' rights in the East Village is still haunting the relative of a Manhattan mansion-owner who lives thousands of miles away in Greece, he says.... Read more