'Humiliated' By Trump-Loving Cop; Teen Hate Attack; Mayor's Big Protest Plans: Patch PM

NEW YORK, NY — Here to welcome you back to harsh reality after a snowy and magical MLK weekend are Tuesday's top 10 local news stories — pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC — worth talking about by dinnertime.

Brooklyn Army Vet: I Was Harassed, 'Humiliated' By Racist, Pro-Trump NYPD Officer

Najja Plowden is suing the city after a nightmare ordeal in Crown Heights. The officer who allegedly tormented him is still on duty.

Prolific Locker-Room Thief Hits 15 New York Sports Clubs Across Manhattan

The middle-aged white man has lifted laptops, headphones, jackets, credit cards, wallets, keys and more, police say.

NYC Mayor, Celebs To Protest Outside Trump Hotel Thursday

The protest will be attended by Mayor Bill de Blasio, advocacy groups and celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Rosie Perez and Alec Baldwin.

Man Faints In Midtown Street, Falls Victim To Hit-And-Run Driver

A tragic scene on West 35th Street near 7th Avenue.

Patrick Alford, Brooklyn Boy Missing For 7 Years, Would Look Like This Today

Alford went missing in East New York on this day in 2010, when he was just 7 years old, police say.

Yet Another Out-Of-State Gun Smuggler Busted In Brooklyn: DA

North Carolina resident Marcus Gamble allegedly sold 25 of the guns, smuggled from his home state, to an undercover cop in Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Teens Attack Hispanic Man In Apparent Hate Crime, Police Say

The two teens, who appear in surveillance footage to be as young as 14 years old, hit their victim repeatedly with a metal object while making racist remarks, according to the NYPD.

State Pols Still Trying To Kill NYC's 5 Cent Bag Fee

The saga continues.

T.I. Concert Shooting: Brooklyn Podcast Host 'Taxstone' Arrested, Linked To Gun

Taxstone was arrested on a federal weapons possession charge Monday.

Crazy Driver Flees Police, Crashes BMW Into SoHo Art Museum

The driver managed to flee the crash scene, and is still on the loose.