A 50‑year‑old registered sex offender was arrested after allegedly trying to meet what he believed to be a 14‑year‑old during an undercover operation in the Hudson Valley.

A LeFrak City parking garage in Elmhurst caught fire Monday morning, damaging three vehicles — including an electric car — and several charging stations; no injuries were reported.

A Queens man says Justice Margaret Parisi McGowan protected a lawyer he accuses of having an affair with his wife — allegations detailed in a March 27 report and now the subject of a complaint to the state watchdog.

After a packed March listening session, neighbors say Brookhaven’s plan focuses on monitoring rather than cleaning a plume of PFAS and 1,4‑dioxane beneath the Yaphank landfill.

Officer shortfalls are stretching New York police departments — Rochester says it needs about 100 officers — and agencies are trying teen academies, residency waivers and other fixes.

A 29‑year‑old Bronx man fled custody from the Brewster barracks Friday afternoon; police launched a manhunt and say there is no known public threat.

Most of New York’s congressional delegation own homes while the state posts one of the lowest ownership rates — a divide reshaping housing debates in Albany and Washington.

The New York attorney general says investigators found NaphCare illegally practiced medicine in the state and failed vulnerable people, and she’s moving to hold the company accountable.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance images after a March 3 shooting near Jennings Street in the Bronx; tipline is open for anonymous information.

A dead whale washed ashore at Rockaway Beach on Thursday; NOAA and local responders are monitoring the scene while experts prepare to examine the carcass.

A proposed state law would require many outdoor lights to be shut off overnight to protect migrating birds and save energy, while critics warn of safety and business impacts.

Speaker Julie Menin and Attorney General Letitia James joined City Hall advocates to press for pay-transparency and care investments as tools to close New York's wage gaps.

The New York attorney general has opened a review into the death of Marcus Burks after a Newburgh crash; family says bodycam shows him pleading "I can't breathe."