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Video: Opossum Terrifies NYC Bar Until Alaskan Woman Takes Charge

"F---ing Alaska, motherf-----, " a woman says as she calmly carries a possum out of a Brooklyn bar filled with cowering New Yorkers.

Harlem Rats Could Be Contained By New Bills, As Complaints Keep Rising

A Harlem Council member says two new bills could help stem the city's rat surge, as rodent sightings in Harlem rise to decade-high levels.

Iconic Greenwich Village Bookstore Shuttering Due To Rent Hike

The Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books at 34 Carmine St. has to be cleared out by the end of June, the proprietor told Patch.

Molotov Cocktail Lawyers Plead Guilty Again; Shorter Sentences Likely

The new guilty plea is part of a deal to get shorter sentences, avoiding federal prosecutors' efforts to treat the lawyers as terrorists.

Locals Blame Dirty Rent Practices For Queens Laundromat's Closure

A worker said Lee's Laundromat is closing due to the owner's retirement, but locals think the opening of a nearby laundromat is to blame.