NYC opens a new affordable housing site in the Bronx, as part of Mayor Adams' initiative to reduce homelessness, offering services for people with criminal histories and substance use issues.

A judge halted the eviction of over 300 nursing home residents and ordered staff payment at Cold Spring Hills in Long Island during legal battles over the facility's financial woes.

The NYPD seeks tips on a Bronx robbery where a suspect stole $320 at gunpoint on Dec. 11. They offer a $3,500 reward for information leading to an arrest.

A 12-year-old boy in the Bronx shot himself in the foot with a gun and was taken to the hospital. The incident is under investigation and the boy is not cooperating with police. No arrests have been made.

Rafael Alvarez, known as "the Magician," pleaded guilty to a tax fraud scheme, costing the IRS $145 million. He faces up to eight years in prison and is ordered to pay restitution.

Driver Fabrice Bayonne hit two pedestrians in Queens and was arrested after fleeing police and crashing his BMW. The injured are stable; NYPD investigates.

New York City's Citi Bike program is set to expand by fall 2025, adding 250 docking stations and 2,900 bikes including electric ones, to improve transit accessibility in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.

Real estate deals are transforming Mott Haven, with Peter Fine selling a development site for $28.5 million, and Kofee cafe set to open at RXR's residential tower Maven in 2025.

An American Airlines flight to Charlotte had an emergency landing at JFK due to a bird strike. All passengers and crew aboard the Airbus A321 were unharmed.

A man was fatally hit by a school bus on Staten Island and the driver is being investigated. Earlier, a woman was also struck and killed in a separate incident near a hospital.

A Long Island doctor, Dr. Roya Jafari-Hassad, has been convicted of illegally prescribing oxycodone and faces up to 20 years per count on eight counts.

Two men were arrested in the Bronx after 12 kilograms of fentanyl were found near two day care centers, with first responders managing exposure risks.

A woman was stabbed in the neck during a dispute inside a Queens massage parlor, and was hospitalized with serious injuries. The suspect is at large, with an NYPD investigation ongoing.