Mayor Mamdani has revealed plans for city‑owned grocery stores with La Marqueta named as the first site and officials promising cheaper staples without cutting worker pay. The idea has drawn both labor praise and skeptical coverage over costs and feasibility.

Officers shot a man who allegedly opened fire at West 125th and Amsterdam just before 6:30 p.m.; authorities have not yet released victims' conditions.

Smorgasburg will set up at Columbus Circle from May 14 to Sept. 19 with 25+ vendors, free entry and Thursday–Saturday hours for picnics and office lunches.

A Deer Park woman was convicted after prosecutors say she tossed a lit explosive into her boyfriend’s bedroom, a blast that cost him part of his arm. Sentencing is set for May 27.

Cavalier, led by chef Mason Lindahl, has filed to open a Mediterranean restaurant at 1 East Broadway at Kimlau Square and is seeking a wine, beer & cider license.

Edward Richard Hinds, former head of the GodSquad, was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading guilty to endangering a child. The case has renewed scrutiny of city-funded anti-violence programs.

Owner splits the conjoined 225–233 Park Avenue South and eyes residential conversion after years of tenant departures and financing stress.

Extell has filed DOB plans for an 86‑story, near‑1,200‑foot tower at the former ABC/Disney campus, proposing 430 apartments and a 20% affordable set‑aside.

A sinkhole between East 93rd and 94th Streets closed part of the East River Esplanade; residents say repeated delays have produced dangerous detours.

Two Diamond District pawnbrokers were sentenced to 46 months after prosecutors said they fenced millions in stolen luxury goods across the country.

A New York Times podcast episode on "microlooting" and comments about the Mangione case has sparked national backlash and a debate over whether analysis crossed into endorsement.

Kenya Tilford was sentenced to life without parole after a jury found she tortured and killed her partner; prosecutors called it Westchester’s first use of the torture‑murder statute.

A Brooklyn man was arrested after returning to the U.S., ending a months-long search in the Ocean Parkway hit-and-run that critically injured an 11‑year‑old.