Steve Madden signed a 13-year lease for roughly 60,000 sq ft at ESRT’s 501 Seventh Avenue and is relocating its headquarters from Long Island City to Midtown. The deal was disclosed in ESRT’s Q1 filing.

A Hell’s Kitchen diner on Ninth Avenue will shutter on May 3 after almost 20 years. Neighbors say its staff and late‑night menu made it a local fixture.

Atla, Enrique Olvera’s NoHo restaurant, will close May 31, 2026; the space will be reimagined with a new concept from Olvera and architect Alonso de Garay this fall.

A proposed conversion of the Red Roof Inn at 1024 Flatbush into a men's shelter has split Ditmas Park neighbors ahead of a May 6 community hearing.

An appellate panel revived Eli Karp's fraud claims against Madison Realty Capital, sending the 1580 Nostrand dispute back to Kings County court. The decision keeps loan-to-own allegations alive.

The city rolled out a $95M Cloudburst plan for Homecrest that pairs porous pavement and underground tanks to reduce recurring street and basement flooding.

Anthropic is closing in on a full‑building lease at 330 Hudson Street — roughly 466,000 square feet — a major New York expansion for the AI firm. The move would add a big footprint to the city’s reinvigorated office market.

Federal prosecutors say Bully Gang leader Moeleek Harrell was sentenced in Brooklyn; authorities called the punishment a warning to his associates. The ruling caps a yearslong investigation.

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.