Trader Joe's Wine Closes + Heat Dumping Squirrels | NYC Week In Review

NEW YORK CITY — Key words New York City's headlines at Patch this week include "poor doors," "Zabar" and "sploots."

Why, you ask?

You'll just have to read on. Here are the top stories from the New York City Patch.

Read It Here First | Patch Exclusives

Video: Hit-And-Run Driver Slams Into Forest Hills Complex Wall

"Somebody could have been walking on the street at the moment and he could have hit and killed them," a local said. "Thank God, he didn't."

Trader Joe's Unexpectedly Closes Union Square Wine Shop In NYC

"They have the most reasonably priced wine in New York," frequent Trader Joe's NYC Wine store shopper Lucy Smith told Patch. "I travel all the way from the Upper West Side for their selection. I don't know where I'll shop now!"

'Desus & Mero' Show Will Lay Off 73 Workers Amid Pair's Split: Notice

"Reason for Dislocation: TV hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero are in pursuit of separate creative endeavors," the notice states.

Stop Blocking UES Shelter, Neighborhood Leaders Tell Eli Zabar

"Many of us shop at your stores," a letter to Zabar reads. "We are especially upset to learn that this money has been used to fund exclusionary attempts to keep homeless New Yorkers out of our neighborhood."

Into The Wild | Animal News

Catnapped Bodega Kitty, Returned, Is Park Slope Celebrity Now

Sploot: Squirrels Heat Dump Across NYC, Parks Dept Says

Video: Carriage Horse Collapses In Hell's Kitchen, Inflaming Debate

Moose The Dog Dies After Prospect Park Attack, Owner Left 'Shattered'

New York City In My Backyard | Real Estate

• Inwood Homeless Shelter Files Permit To Build On African Burial Ground
• Hudson Yards 'Poor Door' Lawsuit Dismissed By Judge
• Andy Cohen Buys West Village Penthouse: What To Know
• Evicted Harlem Church Finds A New Home: 'We Didn't Have Any Choice'

Justice For Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis' UWS Sucker-Puncher Pleads Guilty To Assault, DA Says

Multiple famous actors came to Moranis' defense, including Chris Evans. "My blood is boiling," Evans tweeted. "Find this man. You don't touch Rick Moranis."