Jennifer Jones Austin will lead New York City’s civilian police watchdog as it faces a crush of complaints, staffing shortages and an unresolved fight over discipline.

A 75-year-old man suffered a fractured orbital after a Midtown street punch. NYPD has released photos and is asking for help identifying the attacker.

A week of jazz pop-ups leads into two free days of major performances at Madison Square Park, plus a new neighborhood food market.

A cross-ideological legal alliance is challenging New York City’s secret DNA index, which holds more than 34,000 profiles.

A 15-year-old boy was struck in the head with a glass bottle in Brooklyn. NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking the attacker and offering up to $3,500 for qualifying information.

Crown Heights tenants say rats are overrunning their apartments despite traps, exterminators and repeated complaints. City records show dozens of complaints and HPD violations at the building.

A Manhattan judge dismissed most claims against Coinbase over token sales but kept a narrower inventory-sales fight alive.

NYC is loosening Eric Adams’ preschool curriculum mandate, allowing providers to seek approved alternatives while keeping the controversial GOLD assessment system.

A Manhattan judge ordered Rudy Giuliani to sit for a December deposition in a $10 million sexual-assault lawsuit. The judge is also pushing both sides toward settlement.

Whole Foods is taking over a long-vacant Yorkville storefront for a smaller neighborhood market beneath a 36-story residential tower.

A 71-year-old Marine Park man was robbed at gunpoint while getting into his car, police said. The thief got away with his watch, wallet and about $780.

EncoreAI has raised $30 million and moved its headquarters from Israel to Manhattan, with plans to build a 40-person New York team.

After losing her son off Jacob Riis Beach, a Flatbush mother is pushing water-safety education, swim lessons and a memorial forward.