Subway Chaos; Crazed Shooting; Gramercy Fire: Week In Review

NEW YORK CITY, NY – It was a week when a crazed doctor walked into a Bronx hospital and started shooting, and the subway officially hit rock bottom. Here are the stories from last week (June 26 through July 2) as pulled from Patch's 28 neighborhood news sites.

A Fired Doctor Walked Into An NYC Hospital And Started Shooting His Former Colleagues. At Least One Person Died, With Another Five Hurt, Sources Said.
Sources named the shooter as Henry Bello. He shot and killed himself at the scene.

A Subway Train Jumped The Tracks Just Past 125th Street, Smashed Into A Wall And Left 34 People Hurt. Dozens More Were Forced To Evacuate Into The Tunnel

It was later blamed on equipment left lying by the track. Two MTA supervisors were suspended.

The Disastrous Service Was Officially Recognized As New York's Governor Declared The MTA Was In A State Of Emergency

It meant funds and repairs that are urgently needed could be fast tracked.

And Then Snakes Began To Take Over The Trains

Video surfaced showing a huge snake coiled around a pole on the L train.

A Massive Fire Destroyed A Prominent Gramercy Building, Forcing More Than 200 Out Of Their Homes

The blaze filled Lower Manhattan with smoke.

A Brooklyn Murder Ended a 20 Year Grudge That Had Started In A Remote Village In China

The killer followed his former neighbor's father from a Sunset Park wedding and shot him.

A Rent Freeze That Had Lasted For Two Years Ended

The NYC Rent Board agreed the amount paid by rent-stabilized tenants would increase.

The Famous Kensington Stables By Prospect Park Could Be Saved

The city's apparently close to finalizing a deal.

Paul Massey Can't Afford To Lead The City
The mayoral candidate withdrew from the race, saying he couldn't find enough money.

Summer's Officially Here As City Pools Open
There are pools in every borough.

The Day After The Pride March, A Homophobe Beat A Guy In Chelsea
The victim had been waiting for a bus.

The Gentrifiers Won In Bed-Stuy
A Starbucks is moving in.

Lead image courtesy of FDNY.