Squirrels Are Biting People Near An NYC Playground | Patch PM

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Squirrels Bite Visitors Near Battery Park City Playground

Squirrels are biting people near a playground in Lower Manhattan, according to the Battery Park City Authority.

Enraged UWS Man Pulls Gun On Bus Driver After Missing Ride: Cops

"Why didn't you let me on?" the irate rider told the bus driver as he brandished a handgun, according to police.

Orphaned Girl Begs For Traffic Fixes On BK Corner Where Mom Died

"It's important to come out and make sure that no other child gets left without a mother or a mother gets left with no kids," she said.

Minority Fare Evaders Are Arrested Most At This Brooklyn Station

Jay Street and Borough Hall had the most fare evasion arrests of any station between April and June, and only one was of a white person.

Man Canes Pregnant Woman In The Neck In Bed-Stuy: Video

Video posted to Reddit Thursday shows a man on a Bed-Stuy corner hitting a woman the poster says is his pregnant wife.

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