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Hit List, Homemade Arsenal Found In Apartment: DA | NYC Top Stories

Also in today's news: Teen pedestrian killed after cars collide; restaurant owners want to can tip system change; police pull over lawmaker.

Two Queens brothers are accused of stockpiling a ghost gun and homemade explosives arsenal.
Two Queens brothers are accused of stockpiling a ghost gun and homemade explosives arsenal. (Queens District Attorney's Office)

Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the city for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. A car slammed into a teenage pedestrian after a crash in Brooklyn over the weekend, killing the 14-year-old, police said. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. City restaurant owners say that the push to eliminate New York's tip credit will lead to higher menu prices and lost jobs. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Two teenagers from Queens died in a pre-dawn crash Sunday on the Southern State Parkway in Suffolk County, said officials. (Read more on Patch.)

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4. Since details of an exchange with police and City Council member Yusuf Salaam were released, Mayor Adams has repeatedly called the traffic stop a "picture perfect" example of how civilians and officers should interact with each other. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Authorities said a pair of brothers stockpiled homemade bombs and ghost guns inside their family apartment alongside a document with the title "Hit List." (Read more on Patch.)

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