Driver Faces Homicide Charges After Child's Death: Top 5 NYC Stories

Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from around the city:

1. The start of Former President Donald Trump's historic criminal trial could be postponed by 30 days. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A new, nearly 40,000-square-foot dance wing at a Harlem arts school was recently dedicated to a former board member who, many say, saved the school from financial disaster over a decade ago. (Read more on Patch.)

3. A man is being sought by police in connection to an East Harlem rape that took place on Sunday, authorities said. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The deaths of 5-year-old twins in the Bronx in December have been ruled homicides by smothering, according to multiple reports that cite the medical examiner. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A pickup truck driver who plowed over and killed an 8-year-old boy in front of his mother in Queens faces a homicide charge, police said. (Read more on Patch.)