Chef Sechul Yang’s new East Village trattoria, Sono, blends handmade pasta with fermented Korean flavors and house‑made soju.

The team behind Grove Street Social and Grand Street Social filed plans for Clarke & Moore Kitchen and Bar at 201 Eighth Avenue, promising elevated pub food, cocktails, wine and beer.

A DOJ probe says Yale School of Medicine favored Black and Hispanic applicants and tracked "racial proxies" to sidestep the Supreme Court's ban on race‑conscious admissions.

A six‑story SoHo building at 261–267 Canal St., once home to Canal Street Market, traded for $36M — a deal that may reshape the block's retail and office mix.

A Verona-born couple plans Bar Lento, a small Italian bistro and wine bar, at 158 8th Ave in Chelsea. Permit filings show 27 indoor seats and a tight Italian wine list.

A Brooklyn tax preparer got three years for a COVID-era tax-credit fraud that sought more than $600 million. Prosecutors say the group filed over 8,000 bogus returns and collected roughly $45 million.

Aritzia has leased roughly 16,000 square feet at The Shops at Columbus Circle, expanding its Manhattan footprint as the brand accelerates U.S. growth. The space sits steps from Central Park.

Residents say pile driving at 1935 Bedford Ave rattled homes, cracked walls and sent bricks falling, prompting DOB stop-work orders and fines.

A person was struck and killed by an F‑train at the Avenue P station in Gravesend on Wednesday, FDNY said. The MTA rerouted uptown F trains and delays followed.

Brookfield and a Qatari partner will extract $273M from a Midtown office tower, signaling that top‑tier buildings are still attracting capital while many others lag.

TEFAF New York returns May 15–19 at the Park Avenue Armory with 88 dealers from 14 countries, pairing ancient antiquities with contemporary highlights.

Dov Hikind urged Jewish leaders to boycott a May 18 Shavuot reception Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans at Gracie Mansion, deepening tensions over the mayor’s Israel stances.

Landlords in Manhattan are invoking 'demolition' to refuse lease renewals under the state's Good Cause law, triggering housing‑court fights over whether gut rehabs count as demolition.