Aldi’s Specially Selected Vanilla Crème Brûlée sold in New York is being recalled after the manufacturer warned the dessert may contain glass fragments. Check UPC 4099100342826 and do not eat affected cups.

A three‑day civil trial in Manhattan put landlord Commerz Real and Aby Rosen’s RFR at odds over possession of SoHo’s 11 Howard, with millions in unpaid rent at issue and staff facing uncertainty.

Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal has reintroduced a bill to decriminalize certain natural psychedelics in New York as a new White House order pushes federal agencies to speed research.

A three‑day block‑party festival will close a one‑block stretch of Scott Avenue May 15–17, with five venues, panels and headliners including Saba and Hope Tala.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for tips after a 21‑year‑old says she was groped entering the Nostrand Avenue station. The suspect fled and a reward is being offered.

Prosecutors told a Suffolk County court that disclosures about park rangers who arrested James Burke left the misdemeanor case unprovable; the counts will be dismissed in six months.

Tokyo's cult‑favorite Pizza Studio Tamaki opens its first U.S. restaurant in the East Village on May 5, serving 30‑hour‑fermented Tokyo‑Neapolitan pies.

State senators advanced a package to help survivors break shared contracts, expand housing priority and widen access to victim compensation. Sponsors and advocates say votes are coming soon.

The Milling Room quietly closed in December after its owner suffered a serious injury; reports say the restaurant may owe more than $1M in unpaid rent.

NYC DOT will add 48 Citi Bike docks across East New York starting late spring 2026, a plan residents say brings access but raises parking and safety concerns.

Two people were attacked just after midnight on Mermaid Ave in Coney Island; both were taken to NYU Langone and are expected to recover.

A 213‑unit affordable housing project has broken ground in Cypress Hills, bringing 66 supportive units and nearly 10,000 sq ft of community space run by BACDYS. Developers say the transit‑adjacent site will meet Enterprise Green Communities standards.

Rabbi Nachum Israel Ober, 51, was found dead in a remote area of Colombia; ZAKA and Boro Park community leaders are working with authorities to repatriate his remains.