Morning News Brief: Letgo meetup gone wrong: Man pulls out gun during cellphone exchange

Letgo meetup gone wrong: Man pulls out gun during cellphone exchange   A planned meet-up to exchange cellphones purchased online took a scary turn when the prospective buyer allegedly pulled out a gun last month.

TOP STORIES Poll: National Potato Chip Day   Today is National Potato Chip Day! Are potato chips your favorite snack?   MTA, DOT host open house for L train questions   An open house was hosted by the MTA and the Department of Transportation Wednesday night to address questions that still circle the revamping L train construction.   No Way Out: A months-long investigation into New York's domestic violence laws   Mothers with painful pasts are sounding the alarm about new York state's domestic violence laws, - claiming that far too often violent batterers are awarded child custody with potential deadly consequences.   Police: Body found floating in the water in Sunset Park   Police responded to a 911 call Wednesday about a body floating in the water near 58th Street and Brooklyn Army Terminal.   Major storm threatening central US; what is a 'Bomb Cyclone'?   A powerful storm system is bringing snow, wind, rain, and even severe thunderstorms to the nation's midsection. It has also been called a 'bomb cyclone'   Historic Coney Island building slated for demolition   The old Grashorn Building, which dates back to the late 1800s along Surf Avenue in Coney Island, is scheduled for demolition.   Tenants' leaky apartment forces family to use umbrella in bathroom   A woman and her three children living in the Albany Houses in Crown Heights say the leaks in their apartment are so bad that they need to use an umbrella in their bathroom.   Subway poster of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defaced with hateful graffiti   A poster of a Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was vandalized with hate speech and symbols at the Nassau Avenue station on the G line.   Lamb on the lam rescued on Gowanus Expressway   A little lamb loose on the Gowanus Expressway was rescued Wednesday morning by the NYPD Highway Patrol.   Trump: US grounding Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 after Ethiopia crash   President Donald Trump says the U.S. is issuing an emergency order grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft in the wake of a crash of an Ethiopian Airliner that killed 157 people.   #N12BK: Fatbergs   According to Mayor Bill de Blasio, there are only four things that should go in your toilet.

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