Saher Alghorra’s Gaza photographs, documenting hunger, ruined hospitals and displaced families, won the 2026 Pulitzer for Breaking News Photography.

A conditional deal with Queens prosecutors could let a longtime Astoria principal avoid criminal conviction if he resigns and completes treatment — a move accusers call a half‑measure. The federal civil suit against him will continue.

Anthropic teamed with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and Goldman Sachs on a roughly $1.5B venture to put Claude into private‑equity and mid‑market companies.

A Patchogue man has been indicted after prosecutors say he stabbed his ex‑partner’s 22‑year‑old son while the family slept. He faces multiple felonies and up to 25 years in prison.

A three‑alarm fire at 93rd Street and Astoria Boulevard sent heavy smoke over Astoria and prompted FDNY/NotifyNYC alerts advising neighbors to avoid smoke.

A 27-year-old man was shot near the Pelham Parkway Houses in Allerton on Sunday night. He was taken to Jacobi in stable condition as police investigate.

A convenience store in Ulster Park sold a $50,000 Powerball ticket in the May 2 drawing. The winning numbers were 25, 37, 42, 52, 65 and Powerball 14.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted an alert after an individual fired at a group near Wythe Place and East 170th Street on April 28. A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for tips.

A boat went up in flames Sunday night on City Island; FDNY sent dozens of units and no injuries were reported as crews worked the scene.

A randomized trial reported higher rates of complete tumor disappearance when women took 2,000 IU vitamin D daily during neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Experts say larger trials are needed before changing practice.

A Queens vendor says thieves stole six pushcarts from a Bayonne warehouse and burglarized his East Elmhurst home on his wedding day; arrests followed and a $10,000 reward is being offered.

A nine‑month multiagency probe called Operation Slow Motion turned up enough fentanyl for roughly 400,000 lethal doses and led to 17 people charged across NY and NJ.

A suspect is in custody after two fatal stabbings early Friday in Island Park and Valley Stream. Police say the suspect knew both victims.