Leave Work Early, Mayor Says; Insane Car-Eating Sinkhole; Bogus NYPD Tix: Patch PM

NEW YORK, NY — Time to tell your boss your hands are tied: The mayor wants you to leave work early today. For Monday night's Patch PM, we've got de Blasio's storm warning and nine more top local news stories to drop strategically into conversation while you and your loved ones ride out this nutty nor'easter, as pulled from our 28 neighborhood Patch sites across NYC.

'Damaging' Nor'easter Will Hit NYC Tonight: Leave Work Early, Mayor Says

"If folks are thinking of working late and have to drive home, it's probably not the best night to do that," de Blasio said Monday. "Try and get out earlier if you can."

City Offers To Pay $75M To Nearly 1M Civilians Issued Bogus NYPD Tickets

Was your NYPD summons dismissed due to "legal insufficiency"? You could be eligible for a $150 chunk of the city's huge proposed payout

Insane Sinkhole Eats 2 Cars In Washington Heights

See the frightening witness footage.

NYC Restaurant Week Is Upon Us: Everything You Need To Know

How to get reservations for discounted three-course meals at restaurants throughout the city this week.

Sephora Robbers Pepper-Spray Employees, Leave With No Makeup: Police

On the Upper East Side.

Say Goodbye To The Penn Station Amtrak Departures Board

Workers will begin taking down the board and installing new video display systems throughout the station tonight.

Massive NYC Oxy Ring Busted For $3 Million In Alleged Pill Sales

If you bought Oxycodone from an NYC street dealer anytime in the past half-decade, there's a good chance your supplier just got busted.

Porsche Driver With Parking Space 'Road Rage' Strikes Boy In Brooklyn

"The kid went flying 10 feet like a little rag doll," a witness told the New York Daily News.

How To Get A Free Shake Shack Burger In NYC

With just one trip to the app store.

Raw Cookie Dough Shop Opens In The Village This Week

The dough is made with a pasteurized egg substitute and heat-treated flour to eliminate any chance of food-borne illness, shop owners say.