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Primary Colors + Lady Gaga Lawsuit | NYC Week In Review

Don't try to foist your screenplay on Lady Gaga — you might get arrested.

Riverside Park Conservancy |  Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images  | Tim Lee  | A. Wright/Shutterstock | Chef Mooli and Tamarra Lawrence | Eastern District of New York court filing
Riverside Park Conservancy | Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images | Tim Lee | A. Wright/Shutterstock | Chef Mooli and Tamarra Lawrence | Eastern District of New York court filing (Photo credits in clockwise order starting with the goats. )

NEW YORK CITY — Goodbye goats, hello socialists and welcome back J'Ouvert. Also, don't try to foist your screenplay on Lady Gaga — you might get arrested.

Here are the top stories of the week from the New York City Patch.


Read It Here First | Patch Exclusives

The Goats Are Leaving Riverside Park, But Not Without A Ceremony

Bah. The Riverside Park goats are going baaaaack to their non-summer home soon.

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An image of the four goats that have lived in Riverside Park this summer. (Photos courtesy of Riverside Park Conservancy)

Search Continues For $1M Lotto Ticket Sold In NYC

The winning ticket was sold last year at the Broadway Newsstand at 4765 Broadway. It expires on Sept. 28.

Baby Hospitalized After Ride To NYC With Migrants Bused From TX: BP

The 3-month-old, among a record number of migrants who arrived from Texas Wednesday, was not the only one who needed medical help.

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These Are Their Stories | NYC Courts

Ex-SI Prez's Grandson Hid Cash In Dog House After Shooting Ex: Feds

Steven Molinaro faces federal charges that he dealt drugs and lied to prosecutors about shooting his girlfriend, court records show. (Eastern District of New York court filings.)

Steven Molinaro told arresting officers "that is what females do to you" and "complained that he had lost his money and his weed," feds say.

'Yoga To The People' Leaders Accused Of $20M Tax Dodge Flex: Feds

“As alleged, the defendants operated a lucrative nationwide yoga business, which brought in over $20 million and netted them each substantial sums, permitting them to live lavish lifestyles," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement.

Kevin Spacey Set For NYC Trial Over Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Jurors will be selected starting Oct. 6 with a trial to start "immediately," Kaplan's trial order states.

UES Offices Destroyed By Billionaire's Botched Renovations: Lawsuit

The billionaire founder of ALDO shoes wanted an UES triplex for his daughter, but helped destroy a medical office instead, a suit alleges.

Woman Claims False Arrest After Foisting Screenplay On Lady Gaga

"A writer in New York City offering a script to a celebrity is not a crime," Melanie Scarola told the Post.


Dine And Em-Dash | NYC Restaurant News

Photos provided by Chef Mooli and Tamarra Lawrence of Mooliauno's Trapp Kitchen

Primary Colors | Election Coverage

Upper West Side Versus Upper East: Jerry Nadler Defeats Maloney, Patel

Downtown Victory: Daniel Goldman Wins Competitive Race For NY-10

Astoria's Socialist Slate: Kristen Gonzalez Breaks Down Her Win


J'Ouvert Festival Returns

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