A gut‑renovated Garden Place townhouse that listed for about $12.8M has gone under contract, topping last week’s Brooklyn luxury signings and highlighting demand for turnkey townhouses.

Manga Hotel Group bought the 158‑room Chelsean in Chelsea for $50M and will convert it to the TOOR Hotel collection.

Gateside surrendered roughly $44M in units at The Royale on the Upper East Side, moving several luxury apartments into a lender‑led workout, according to Crain's.

Construction is advancing on the Harbor School's Governors Island expansion, adding classrooms, labs, a gym and a competition pool.

A 58-year-old man was slashed near Thomas Greene Playground in Gowanus on June 29; police say he is expected to recover and the suspect fled on foot.

A'ja Wilson is listed questionable for Tuesday's Commissioner's Cup final after rolling an ankle in Las Vegas' tune‑up win; the Liberty remain without Satou Sabally. Final pregame checks will decide lineups.

A two-alarm fire tore through a Fulton Street storefront Monday afternoon, sending smoke into apartments above and prompting a fast FDNY response.

A Japanese firm paid $24M for 245 Eldridge Street, a six‑story Lower East Side building, after a December purchase for about $16.5M. The deed was recorded June 26.

ViV reopened at 717 9th Ave after a five-month redesign, introducing a late-night Khao Tom feast and a cocktail program developed with Bangkok's Mahaniyom.

Comcast plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate public company while keeping a leaner Comcast focused on connectivity and services.

The last of three Surf Avenue affordable buildings topped out on June 23, putting 420 new rental homes on the map. The milestone completes the master plan that will deliver more than 1,200 affordable units to Coney Island.

Miss Major Middle, a tuition‑free microschool in Fort Greene, will open in Fall 2027 with a theater‑first, "genderful" curriculum for middle‑schoolers.

A 45-year-old woman was robbed at gunpoint near Columbus Circle early Friday; police say the case appears domestic and no arrests have been made.