GFP Real Estate signed three leases at 630 Ninth Avenue totaling more than 24,000 square feet, anchored by Ambassador Theatre Group’s 19,380-sf expansion. CRC Media and PKSB Architects also renewed or relocated within the Film Center Building.

A scooter and bicyclist were killed in a Queensboro Bridge bike-lane collision during the morning commute; investigators closed portions of the span while they probed the crash.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Jonathan Loadholt to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in an Iran‑linked plot to surveil and kill writer Masih Alinejad.

A 30-year-old Brooklyn woman was arrested May 27, 2026, in a Dec. 31, 2024 hit-and-run that killed panhandler Michael Foster. Authorities say the victim was dragged about a half mile.

A U.N.-backed WMO update warns the world is likely to breach 1.5°C repeatedly over 2026–2030, with high odds of new hottest-year records and rapid Arctic warming.

A Brooklyn federal judge dismissed the indictment against Hernan Lopez and Full Play Group, ending a long-running U.S. prosecution tied to alleged soccer‑broadcast bribes.

An amendment filed with the state attorney general shows 20 contracts at 80 Clarkson, pushing the offering plan effective and signaling that sales are now officially underway.

Mayor Mamdani is restarting McGuinness Boulevard’s long‑delayed redesign, promising parking‑protected bike lanes from Meeker to the Pulaski Bridge amid a bribery probe that once stalled the project.

Princeton grad Thomas Gilbert Jr. broke his silence in a first‑ever jailhouse interview, saying the “narrative misses a lot of the facts” after his 2019 conviction.

The U.N. Security Council condemned a drone strike near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant and the IAEA warned of serious risks if systems are hit. Emirati officials say drones came from Iraq; investigations are under way.

A man in his 40s was killed early Wednesday in Cypress Hills after a stabbing outside 2788 Fulton St.; detectives say there are no arrests yet.

A duplex at 740 Park Avenue led Manhattan's luxury contracts for the week of May 18–24, underscoring continued demand for storied addresses even as the high-end market remains selective.

Crain's reports that 150 William Street — long home to ACS — will be converted into residential apartments, adding to a wave of FiDi conversions.