Campaign filings show AOC’s committee paid a celebrity styling agency last fall, and opponents are calling the bills tone-deaf. House ethics documents and local appearances have put the spending back in the spotlight.

Mayor Mamdani's law team says it will stop covering Tim Pearson’s legal defense in sexual‑harassment and retaliation suits; the move also applies to Jeff Maddrey.

A Manhattan judge ordered the removal of viral DOGE deposition videos after scholars posted hours of testimony showing staff used ChatGPT to flag NEH grants.

A 36-year-old woman was stabbed in Sunset Park Friday morning and rushed to the hospital; police say she is expected to survive.

Gordon VeneKlasen quietly sold his renovated Macdougal Alley carriage house for $18M to a shell company. The 4,000‑sq‑ft Greenwich Village home had been marketed near $20M.

Dozens of dead wild birds washed up at Coney Island Creek Park amid a winter surge in bird flu. Officials urge reporting and caution around pets.

Sesame Workshop sued SeaWorld in Manhattan federal court, accusing the park operator of refusing to pay royalties and of mishandling the Sesame Street brand.

NYPD's 73rd Precinct says Neighborhood Safety Team officers in Brownsville responded to a gunpoint robbery, arrested suspects and seized a firearm.

A 29-year-old man was shot in the face Thursday at NYCHA’s Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights and taken to Kings County; police are searching for a suspect who fled on Pacific Street.

A Putnam Valley traffic stop last Saturday produced suspected fentanyl, Xanax, metal knuckles and a sawed‑off shotgun; a 42‑year‑old man was arrested and jailed.

Maman signed a 6,600-square-foot lease at 66 Water Street in Dumbo and plans to open a large bakery-café with event space this spring.

Point72 has signed a roughly 60,000‑sq‑ft lease at Tishman Speyer’s Spiral, expanding the hedge fund’s Hudson Yards footprint. The move adds more finance-sector presence to 66 Hudson Blvd.

Two people are wanted after a CVS employee was punched and threatened with knives at 81 8th Avenue on Feb. 20. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips.