Crime & Safety
Hockey Stick-Wielding Attacker Randomly Whacks Woman: Top 5 Stories
Catch up with the news making headlines today in New York City.
Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the city for today, just for you.
Here are the top five stories around New York City:
1. Local lawmakers on the Upper East Side have a message for election officials: Stop the vote. Read more.
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2. Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters participating in a multi-day encampment protest at Columbia University were arrested and escorted onto NYPD corrections buses Thursday afternoon. Read more.
3. A 45-year-old died after he was dropped off at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound on Wednesday, police said. Read more.
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4. A pair of teen squatters face a murder charge in the death of Nadia Vitels, whose body was found stuffed in a bag inside her Kips Bay apartment last month, prosecutors said. Read more.
5. A violent hoser randomly whacked a woman with a hockey stick along an East Village street, police said. Read more.
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