New Year's Wish Earns Man A Beating; Suspects Sought | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. New York City's 2023 crime numbers were a case of mid-aughts déjà vu all over again, despite a dip touted by Mayor Eric Adams, data shows. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A behemoth $708 million lawsuit seeks to recoup the city's costs of caring for tens of thousands of migrants from the Texas bus companies that shipped them to NYC.(Read more on Patch.)

3. A popular parade set to march through Brooklyn this Sunday was postponed to Jan. 14 for potential inclement weather— but the music will play on nonetheless. (Read more on Patch.)

4. The city sanitation department is calling out a popular Upper East Side market for not using newly-required trash bins, telling staff to "get their act together." (Read more on Patch.)

5. Four subway straphangers rang in the New Year by beating and stabbing a man who wished them well in 2024, police said. Officials are looking for the suspects, who crossed paths in a Bronx subway station. (Read more on Patch.)