Man Sexually Abused Corpse On Subway, Reports Say | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Police are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video performing sex acts on a corpse while aboard an R train on Tuesday night. MTA employees and police found the dead body early Wednesday, reports said. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Recovery efforts are underway after a helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon, police and fire officials said. The crash was reported near Pier 40 and the West Side Highway. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Manhattan's Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital has officially closed after more than 130 years in the community, following a lengthy legal process. Workers were seen taking down signs on Wednesday morning. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Officials charged a man with assault after he reportedly attacked a 70-year-old who refused to give him a light for his cigarette on a subway platform. Another assailant is still at large, according to the Manhattan DA's office. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Community board members rejected a controversial plan to expand a hospital on the Upper East Side. The project, which has been in talks since 2019, would have built extra stories and modernized many parts of the medical facility. (Read more on Patch.)