Roach-Toting Tenant Throws Pests At Porter | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. A French Bulldog is back home in Queens while its would-be dognapper is in the pound, police said. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A man died after a tractor-trailer driver plowed him over in Queens and drove off Thursday morning, according to authorities. (Read more on Patch.)

3. While some streets surrounding the steam and possible asbestos release in East Midtown on Wednesday were beginning to reopen, the city still advises people to avoid the area if they can — and to wear masks outside if they must. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The mystery owner of the former Vanderbilt home seeks to reunite the building with its original purpose: as one of Manhattan's largest and most opulent single-family homes. (Read more on Patch.)

5. An argument between a tenant and staff at an Upper West Side residential building ended in the tenant hurling a box of cockroaches at the building's porter, police sources said Thursday. (Read more on Patch.)