Crime & Safety
NYPD Cop Arrested For Drunk Driving On St. Pat's Day: Top 5 Stories
Catch up with the news making headlines today in New York City.
Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the city for today, just for you.
Here are the top five stories around New York City:
1. Mayor Eric Adams demanded oral sex from a woman who asked him for help him with an NYPD promotion in 1993, a newly updated lawsuit contends. Read more.
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2. The founder of a Brooklyn luxury fine art and fashion gallery and store is "devastated" after 29 items worth a total of more than $4,700 were stolen last month, the store said in an Instagram post. Read more.
3. A woman was brutally shoved to the ground on an Upper East Side street by a stranger on Sunday evening, according to police. Read more.
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4. A man died after being run over by a postal truck in Harlem early Monday morning, according to a preliminary police report. Read more.
5. An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested and charged with drunk driving on Harlem streets hours after the St. Patrick's Day parade had ceased, police say. Read more.
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