Top Dog Crowned In Madison Square Garden: 5 Must-Read 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 new top dog was crowned at Madison Square Garden at the 2025 Westminster Dog Show. (Read more on Patch.) Plus, see the photos of the precious pooches here.

2. Two people were killed following a three-alarm fire Wednesday morning that quickly spread to a neighboring Buddhist temple, FDNY officials said. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Police are searching for the suspect who tried to steal over one million dollars worth of jewelry from a Macy’s in Brooklyn on Monday. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Even as Mayor Eric Adams embraces a nonprosecution deal explicitly intended to help him cooperate with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, his administration is backing away from a controversial directive to rank-and-file city workers on their role. (Read more on Patch.)

5. Ahead of the Feb. 14 deadline for voters to pick a party affiliation in time to vote in June’s New York City primary, socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has been racing to get his supporters registered as Democrats — and one group opposed to him has been doing the same thing. (Read more on Patch.)