A 55-year-old Bensonhurst man died after his stand-up electric scooter struck a road defect on May 17 and he later succumbed to severe head injuries at Maimonides.

A new analysis finds nesting wading birds in the NY–NJ harbor have plunged; the black-crowned night heron’s losses threaten local disappearance by 2035.

Brooklyn Defender Services is moving into roughly 212,000 square feet at Tishman Speyer’s The Wheeler in Downtown Brooklyn, consolidating multiple offices into one headquarters. The deal marks another major tenant win for the Macy’s‑conversion project.

The New York Senate voted to pause sales of AI-powered chatbot toys for five years while state agencies study safety, privacy and developmental risks to children.

NYU Langone is lining up two Melville office towers for a proposed $1B+ teaching hospital and research center that would reshape the Huntington Quadrangle. Local officials say the deal could bring jobs but will face months of approvals.

Suffolk County police say a Greenport man arranged to meet someone he believed was 13 at Topgolf Holtsville and was arrested after child pornography was found on his phone.

Rep. Dan Goldman and Brad Lander paused their primary sparring in Lower Manhattan to jointly attack 'mega master' deportation hearings and ICE courthouse arrests.

Colliers’ market snapshots show big law‑firm moves and Google‑linked subleases have pushed Manhattan’s leasing pace into rare territory. The activity is tightening supply and lifting rents.

A Brooklyn court handed down a five‑to‑ten‑year sentence after a 2024 Bushwick hit‑and‑run killed a 71‑year‑old and left her daughter seriously injured.

FPC filed a reply brief in Heeter v. James, pressing a constitutional challenge to New York’s 2022 body‑armor restrictions as summary‑judgment briefing runs through June.

PSC-approved temporary increases for NYSEG and RG&E take effect June 1, adding modest delivery charges while a larger rate case remains under review.

A 16‑year‑old was arrested after a boys’ bathroom fire at Red Hook High School forced an evacuation. Investigators say the blaze was intentionally set and the suspect faces arson and reckless endangerment charges.

Francheska Pujols alleges Rainbow USA used AI to replace her photos with sexualized images after her contract ended; she filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court on May 22.