An impostor used Gale Brewer’s identity to secure a $32,980 loan from NYCERS, part of a wider pattern of account takeovers and bogus loans investigators say exposed security gaps.

A stored fire extinguisher malfunction forced the closure of Park Slope’s 7th Avenue post office; mail pickups were redirected to the Van Brunt station. Officials have not given a reopening date.

An early‑morning vandalism left an unknown substance smeared on the Daoud Mosque’s door and pages of a religious book scattered; the NYPD is investigating.

Nino Coniglio is opening Coniglio’s Di Napoli at 616 Metropolitan in Williamsburg this summer. Expect coal‑oven pies and old‑school Italian‑American mains.

The West 133rd Street playground in St. Nicholas Park was named one of ten sites to share in a $50M Community Parks Initiative investment. The rebuild will follow community design and is expected to take a few years.

A construction barrier on Grand Street has been blocking the bike lane for months, forcing riders into traffic and reviving calls for stronger, physical protections. DOT and Con Edison say they will act.

A ceremonial groundbreaking marked the start of a second‑phase project to convert a West 108th Street parking garage into 84 affordable apartments for seniors.

Brooklyn prosecutors say arrests and extraditions have dismantled a transnational smuggling scheme as federal task forces prepare charges and arraignments.

A duplex at 25 Columbus Circle closed for $18.3M after a bidding war; the three‑bed, five‑bath home includes a sauna and a separately recorded storage locker.

After 10 years on President Street, Strong Rope is closing its Gowanus taproom. Forever Homebrewing will take the space and plans to open as Forever Brewing in April.

Mayor Mamdani ordered a DSNY cleanup at the East Village e‑bike hub instead of an NYPD sweep, favoring sanitation and bike‑parking plans over seizures.

The Pocket, a 170-seat jazz club, is set to open inside the Muse Hotel in Midtown Manhattan in the coming weeks.

Surveillance images show a man who police say grabbed a 38-year-old woman on the southbound 50 Street platform on March 19. NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for tips.