Man Killed Grandfather With Homemade Ice Pick, DA Says | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Officials charged a 23-year-old man with killing his step-grandfather using a homemade ice pick and then dismembering his body, putting it in bags, and throwing it in the East River. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Several pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at Trump Tower in Manhattan on Thursday, as they called for the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Take a look at Central Park's new Davis Center, which will be replacing Lasker Rink and Pool and is built right into the hillside. (Read more on Patch.)

4. NYPD officials are investigating after a woman and a 7-year-old boy were found dead in a Brooklyn apartment on Wednesday. Officers were called to the residence, and found both unresponsive inside. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A group of children reportedly attacked and slashed a man inside a Manhattan subway station on Wednesday, according to police. (Read more on Patch.)