Barclays Center is mid‑renovation with a reimagined atrium, a new AmEx lounge and a public art program that will install works by Sarah Sze and others.

Argentic is relocating its New York HQ to the renovated Gramercy Park Building at 257 Park Ave South as leasing momentum picks up in Midtown South.

A patient in an MSK trial is cancer‑free after a personalized mRNA vaccine; follow‑up shows durable T‑cell responses in some participants. Early but promising data offer new hope for a hard‑to‑treat cancer.

A Miami executive received 12 years in Brooklyn federal court and a $330M forfeiture after prosecutors say he laundered more than $300M for cartels.

Jurors heard opening statements Monday as an 87‑year‑old former convict faces trial in Brooklyn for a 2022 dismemberment.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty in Brooklyn to business email compromise and romance scams prosecutors say siphoned more than $50 million from victims. The plea names co‑conspirators and laundering methods tied to an illegal exchange operation.

A federal settlement will force retrofits at Chestnut Commons and compensate tenants harmed by inaccessible design. The deal includes penalties and a claims fund.

Palantir’s 22‑point X thread argues AI will replace nuclear deterrence and calls for national service, sparking protests in New York and the Bay Area. Critics say it reads like a war manifesto.

A 16-year-old was shot in the leg on Madison Street in the Lower East Side; police are searching for the shooter.

A 26-year-old man was killed inside a Harlem apartment on April 19; NYPD homicide detectives are investigating and no arrests have been reported.

Staff at Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe found a "Pee on Hamas" sticker on a side door and say security footage shows a man placing it; police are reviewing footage. The owner says the shop carries no political signage and felt targeted.

A Staten Island man says his father built the Brooklyn reputation behind Polly‑O and is seeking roughly $1.5 billion in a federal lawsuit over unpaid 'goodwill.'

WIRED and a Pablo Torre podcast say Madison Square Garden’s security used facial recognition and watchlists tied to owner James Dolan. The reporting has revived legal and political scrutiny in New York.