Rod Strickland has flipped LIU into an NEC champion and drawn No. 1 Arizona in the NCAA tournament. Brooklyn’s Sharks are suddenly a national story under his watch.

A huge blaze tore through Midwood Thursday, sending smoke over the neighborhood and drawing a large FDNY response.

Ghemo, a Georgian bakery and wine bar, is headed to 201 West 106th Street with khachapuri, khinkali and a 40‑seat dining room aimed at Upper West Side neighbors.

Bright Horizons will give up its permit for the Columbus Circle day‑care site after investigations flagged safety hazards and abuse allegations. City regulators are moving to decide the center’s future.

A former head of Bolivias anti‑narcotics force was sentenced in Manhattan to 25 years after prosecutors said he used his office to shield shipments of cocaine bound for New York. The case underscores concerns about narco‑corruption at high levels.

State officials pulled dozens of fresh and frozen La Trafila pastas after finding labels that omit milk or wheat. Allergy sufferers should check packaging and contact the company.

After a sold‑out debut, Camp Rubirosa will return to East Hampton as an annual summer fixture, reopening May 15 with Rubirosa classics and a campy outdoor vibe.

A federal appeals court in Manhattan has temporarily frozen investors’ attempts to trace Argentine assets tied to a $16.1 billion YPF judgment, pausing U.S. discovery while appeals proceed.

Developers unveiled plans for twin towers that would add roughly 700 apartments to Coney Island, joining a fast-moving wave of beachfront redevelopment.

Congress moved to restore SBIR/STTR authority, reopening non‑dilutive R&D grants that many New York biotech startups rely on.

Neighbors and advocates say Grand Army Plaza is increasingly unsafe after dozens of crashes; DOT says it is finalizing designs and will begin outreach this spring.

A Hartsdale teacher was sentenced to 13 years after prosecutors say he coerced two minors to produce explicit images.

Police are searching for Gustavo DeJesus Torres, 33, wanted in a string of robberies across NYC that included two Brooklyn incidents on March 14.