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Tuesday's National Night Out celebrations will include free food, entertainment, prizes for kids and a chance to meet neighborhood police.

Nyshon Ellis, 12, of Kips Bay, went missing Wednesday afternoon from the Brooklyn Children's Center, police said.

'Bouquet Bandit' Edward Pemberton pleaded guilty to robbery on Wednesday.

Police are searching for two men suspected of robbing a livery cab driver at 133rd Street and Old Broadway.

Advocates say the homeless should be allowed to sleep in public spaces without being hassled by police.

Thomas McDonnell, 22, was arrested after four women complained that they were groped near Columbia University, police said.

Ada Alicea, 74, was found and returned home after disappearing Tuesday, police said.

Advocates charged the police with harassing produce vendors at the bustling Forsyth Street market.

The woman, arrested for smoking marijuana on the Lower East Side last year, had to be rushed to the hospital after being denied insulin.

Preston Powell, who stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 165 pounds, wedged himself inside a West 90th Street apartment building's trash chute to evade capture, police said.

A man tried to rob a branch of Bank of America on Second Avenue, police said.

Family and friends of Kok Hoe Tee, 55, said he came to America from Malaysia seeking a better life.

Manuel "Manny" Lopez was charged in May with harassing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and top NYPD brass.

More than 1,600 new police recruits - the largest class since 2006 - took the oath of office in Brooklyn Wednesday.

Advocates, hip-hop stars and a lawyer for the five people arrested at a LES club rallied on the steps of City Hall Tuesday.