Man Douses Cop With Rubbing Alcohol At MTA Station | Top NYC Stories

Good evening, New York City Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Police are looking for a man who is believed to be linked to three separate assaults against women walking on the streets or taking the subway last week in Brooklyn. One woman fell asleep on an R train and woke up to see the man standing over her with his penis exposed, authorities said. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Trick-or-treat, face painting, pumpkin decorating and a Halloween parade all await those brave enough to creep into Bryant Park on Oct. 31. The park's Winter Village, which opens just days earlier, will be transformed into a trick or treat scene, giving kids of all ages plenty of opportunity to show off their costumes. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Officials said two man were indicted on manslaughter and leaving the scene of an incident after a deadly hit-and-run crash that took place while they were street racing. The hit-and-run claimed the life of motorcyclist Joel Quintana, 42, a father of six who was en route to work at the time of the crash, officials said. (Read more on Patch.)

4. A straphanger was beaten with his own umbrella in a random attack by a man inside a Queens subway station early Sunday morning, police said. The as-yet-unidentified stranger then hopped onto an "E" train headed north, and the victim went to Elmhurst Hospital, NYPD officials said. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A man was arrested after tossing a flammable liquid at a plainclothes New York City Police Department inside a Harlem subway station, according to officials. Police said the assailant taunted the plainclothes police officer with a lighter, after throwing rubbing alcohol at him. (Read more on Patch.)