Legionnaires' Disease Kills NYCHA Resident: Top NYC Stories

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. A quartet of sacrilegious vandals — including one seeming with "goth"-like makeup — destroyed a Brooklyn church's crucifix in what police are investigating as a hate crime. Read more.

2. Mayor Eric Adams rattled his tin cup Tuesday in Albany with a big ask for state lawmakers amid the city's costly migrant crisis. His plea came during the annual Tin Cup Day," so named because it's when local government officials put in their requests (or beg) for state funding. Read more.

3. A murder suspect viciously — and repeatedly — stabbed a fellow Rikers Island inmate in an attack that likely will add to the long list of violent felonies he faces, officials said. Read more.

4. Two kids were hit by a car Wednesday morning while walking to school in Brooklyn, authorities said. Read more.

5. A public housing tenant has died due to complications associated with Legionnaires’ disease likely contracted at a Brooklyn New York City Housing Authority development, where the water is now the subject of ongoing testing and vulnerable residents, including people over age 50, have been advised not to take showers. Read more.