NYC Trans Activist Died In Fentanyl-Laced Drug Overdose: 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. A young man was stabbed on a Harlem street Thursday night by a stranger, according to police. Read more.

2. Two more people were attacked inside Central Park on Sunday and early Monday, police said. Read more.

3. The annual charity concert held at Central Park last year that made national headlines for fully destroying a third of the Great Lawn and causing more than $600,000 in damage has contributed to hundreds of thousands of dollars more in damages to the park in the years leading up to 2023’s mayhem, Patch has learned. Read more.

4. Library upgrades, school repairs or a new mobile command center for the 19th Precinct: take your pick. These are some of the projects Upper East Siders in Council Member Julie Menin's Council District 5 can vote on starting this Saturday as part of the popular Participatory Budget program. Read more.

5. Famed transgender rights activist Cecilia Gentili died of an overdose from fentanyl-laced drugs sold to her by two men, federal prosecutors said. Read more.