Stop Burning Our Port-A-Potties, Park-Goers Plead | Patch PM

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Stop Setting Our Port-A-Potties On Fire, LES Park-Goers Beg

Burnt-out port-a-potties have left this Lower East Side park without a loo.

Tampons Are A Human Right, Says Former Detainee Suing City

A Queens woman has filed a class action suit claiming the city's 77 police precincts don't carry tampons or pads for detainees.

Bronx BP Bets His Own Sandwich On Yankees Pennant Victory

WNYC host Brian Lehrer never anticipated he'd have De Blasio and Palminteri bickering on his show over a Mother Frances Cabrini statue.

UWS Icon Barney Greengrass Shuttered By Health Department

The restaurant was inspected following one of its busiest days of the year, Yom Kippur.

NYC Jail Population Will Drop To 3,300, City Now Projects

NYC will have a lower incarceration rate than any big U.S. city by 2026, officials said before a vote on plans to replace Rikers Island.

Also Worth A Look Today

• Deadly Crown Heights Club Reported To City A Decade Ago
• Ruff Break: Dog Food Delivery Truck Loses Top On Queens Boulevard

Across America

• As Probes Swirl, Rudy Giuliani Can Look To His Past For Guidance
• Serial Stowaway Arrested At O'Hare Again

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