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Police ID Dead Man Found Stuffed In Bag Under Bed | NYC Top Stories

Catch up with the stories making headlines today across New York City.

Catch up with the stories making headlines today across New York City.
Catch up with the stories making headlines today across New York City. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

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. Police have identified the 55-year-old man who was found dead under a bed and stuffed inside a garbage bag in an apartment earlier this week. (Read more on Patch.)

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2. Family-friendly events and volunteering opportunities scatter the boroughs this week and weekend for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. (Read more on Patch.)

3. The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly set multiple fires last week inside two subway stations across the city, as well as setting fire to a police vehicle. (Read more on Patch.)

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4. Officials are investigating after a 45-year-old man was found dead on Wednesday evening in Central Park. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Orsen Reyes, 23, has been indicted on one count of attempted murder in the second degree for attacking a 48-year-old man on the C train platform at West 50th Street and Eighth Avenue in Midtown on Dec. 30, District Attorney Alvin Bragg said. (Read more on Patch.)

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