Advocates and City Council Speaker Julie Menin want to bump up NYC’s kindergarten college‑savings seed to $1,000–$3,000, saying early accounts boost college odds and narrow wealth gaps.

Bingo Wholesale closed on a $50M site at 18 Warsoff Place in Bedford‑Stuyvesant, giving central Brooklyn a potential new kosher superstore closer to Crown Heights. Permits and a timeline are still pending.

An agreement between BPCA and Related will preserve 81 affordable units at Tribeca Park, add 20 more, and extend income protections through 2069. The move ties affordability to the building’s ground lease.

Two men were shot early Friday inside 23 Meadow Street in Williamsburg; police and Crime Stoppers are seeking tips.

Swastikas and antisemitic and homophobic comments were discovered in 8th‑grade yearbooks at the United Nations International School in Manhattan, prompting a canceled celebration and an investigation.

Three suspects are wanted after a 37-year-old man was assaulted and stabbed on West 125th Street; detectives are asking witnesses and anyone with video to call Crime Stoppers.

A court decision this week cleared the way for Bryant Park Corporation to pursue eviction of the landmark Bryant Park Grill, intensifying a months‑long lease dispute. The ruling leaves the park landlord positioned to enforce its new operator selection while litigation continues.

Carlos Alberto Guerrero Mercado, one of 37 suspects sent from Mexico to the U.S., died after being found hanging in his cell at MDC Brooklyn; an autopsy and federal review are pending.

A 37-year-old man is in critical condition after a Wednesday stabbing inside Selis Manor in Chelsea. Police say no arrests had been made as detectives investigate.

A 13‑year‑old was killed and a 14‑year‑old injured after an SUV struck a motorized scooter on West 112th Street in Harlem. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and an investigation is underway.

Yellowstone landed a $480 million construction loan to convert the MONY building at 1740 Broadway into 422 residences with an extensive amenity program. The financing comes from Madison Realty Capital and clears a key hurdle for the Midtown conversion.

A late-evening blaze on Ocean Parkway left two Kensington apartment buildings vacated and several families receiving emergency help from the Red Cross.

The longtime Broome Street studio of Claes Oldenburg reportedly changed hands, and the building is set for redevelopment that could reshape Hudson Square.