Murders Spike In NYC | Patch PM

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Posted Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 4:44 pm ET

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

Murders increased 8.1 percent in the first half of this year despite a 1.8 percent overall drop in the most serious crimes, the NYPD said.

New Yorkers know it's bad, but a new ranking gives a sense of just how bad.

A judge recommended the driver's taxi license be reinstated over a lack of evidence that he acted because of their sexual orientation.

The storm was off North Carolina and heading north Tuesday.

Karan Young helped her boyfriend, who was running a massive heroin operation in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn.

Residents have complained about a parked car on Sixth Avenue filled with empty cans, several crutches and more on the block for weeks.

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

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