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Is your bill too damn high? Electricity usage typically goes up in the summer, and a recent rate hike isn’t helping. trib.al/K1zrIdY

The young girl has been missing from Brooklyn since Friday, police said. trib.al/oXqZqd1

From an 1884 roller coaster that crept along at 6 mph to the freaky fast Kingda Ka in New Jersey, Americans love the thrill of the plunge. trib.al/a3aoRO5

One accused toll evader wrongly used E-ZPass lanes more than 1,000 times, according to the lawsuits. trib.al/aYucmhb

Greg Hach, a lawyer and Air Force veteran from Long Island, said he's running because voters "were conned by a crook and serial liar." trib.al/eyM4RGX

Goldman Sachs analyst​ John Castic and New York psychologist Karl Clemente both vanished from the club and were later found dead. trib.al/zxXGlJe

Anthony Baksh, 32, stands accused of repeatedly punching an 81-year-old stranger sitting on a bench in Ditmas Park, police said. trib.al/ikXEmbX

Madonna's North American tour dates kick off on December 13 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. trib.al/Dg4LN0X

Some New Yorkers call them "a bright spot" of the pandemic, others dub them "trash magnets." trib.al/gL9oVau

Patch's real estate roundup for the Prospect Heights-Crown Heights area has something for every house hunter. See this week's top homes. trib.al/fCqmUI8

Record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures in part prompted forecasters to update their predictions for this hurricane season. trib.al/9S93gnI

One of your neighbors published an article in the Arts & Entertainment section. Read their story on Patch. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.) trib.al/PccCrGt

Police say a speeding driver crashed into parked cars and left a moped rider with a broken leg. Advocates say it was all too predictable. trib.al/FNV2Fjy

Building records show the Brownsville apartment had a missing or defective smoke detector on the sixth story, where the fire broke out. trib.al/UgpKVjW

The Mark Hotel's lawyer told a judge of the "difficulty" in serving legal papers to the teen, despite talking with his father weeks ago. trib.al/v8Dpz8R

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene intends to use Target, Amazon and Walgreens gift cards to boost community engagement. trib.al/hl5wjuv

Fire Safety Officers failed to complete a year's worth of inspections before a blaze at Rikers injured 20 people, a recent audit found. trib.al/N5xrbVG

A battle over who is entitled to early retail licenses has flared up. A judge implored the two sides to reach a compromise within two weeks. trib.al/N89uGSI

The Transportation department is putting the pedal-assist to the metal, officials announced Monday. trib.al/wKibYkY

Bushwick police officer Elisamuel Samboy, 28, was arrested Saturday, the NYPD said. trib.al/XZp2HMe