Schools To Ramp Up Security Until Gun Threat Gone| Patch PM

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

NYC Schools To Ramp Up Security Until U.S. Deals With Guns: Mayor

The city will deploy metal detectors at random in every middle and high school in the wake of the Parkland, Florida massacre.

Man Pulls Knife On Park Sloper Who Doesn't Like Trump: Report

The man pulled out a knife and screamed "f--k you" to the victim after he said he didn't support the president, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

Columbia University On Best Value Schools List Despite $72K Cost

The Ivy League institution's annual yearly cost is predicted to be $72,627.

Brooklyn Tellers Keep Refusing To Help Aspiring Bank Robber: NYPD

No one will give this bank robber any money.

NYU Served 'Insensitive' Watermelon Meal For Black History Month

NYU is under fire after one of its dining halls served a meal of collard greens and watermelon water for Black History Month.

Activist Gives Free Haircuts To Homeless In Tompkins Square Park

The hairdresser and activist Joshua Coombes gave free haircuts to homeless men in Tompkins Square Park this week.

NYC Homeless Shelter Bills Spike As Feds, State Pay Smaller Share

The city is picking up more of the tab for homeless shelters as federal and state money covers less of the cost, a new report shows.

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

(Lead image: An NYPD School Safety car sits outside a Bronx school in 2009. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)