Mask-Wearing NYC Killer Sentenced For Shooting Neighbor: Top 5 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. In just a couple of days, community members came together to keep Boris & Horton, a beloved dog café, operational, raising a remarkable $250,000. Read more.

2. A struggling woman's screams helped thwart a would-be rapist who violently attacked her in a Queens subway station, police said. Read more.

3. A "sham" construction school that issued a fake safety compliance certificate to a worker who died after falling from an Upper West Side construction site was indicted on Wednesday, authorities said. Read more.

4. The battle to demolish a prominent Hamilton Heights medical center is in the midst of a legal battle by the city to build affordable supportive housing at the site. Read more.

5. The man who shot and killed his neighbor while holding a Halloween mask will spend the next 17 years of his life behind bars, officials said following his sentencing Thursday. Read more.