A 12-year-old girl was pushed and robbed of two necklaces on Stratford Avenue on Feb. 14; NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for tips and may offer a reward.

Three Port Authority officers were treated for smoke inhalation after two cars caught fire in the Blue lot at JFK. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 30 minutes and the lot has reopened.

The Fresh Meadows Hooters quietly shut last week, leaving NYC without a Hooters as the chain trims sites during bankruptcy restructuring.

A Queens judge vacated Allen Porter's 1995 murder conviction after finding prosecutors withheld key evidence; prosecutors are reviewing whether to retry him.

A large share of the MTA’s maintenance locomotives are sidelined, leaving crews stretched while new hybrid units and heavy overhauls trickle in.

Breaking Ground’s Sutphin Senior Residence will add 173 affordable units and a 15,000 sq ft clinic to Downtown Jamaica, with some apartments reserved for formerly homeless seniors.

A $17.8M increase for New York’s oldest supportive-housing program is buying time for at-risk tenants, but advocates say $62.1M more is needed to stabilize thousands of homes.

Fair Fares riders will now receive OMNY discount cards for half-price subway and bus fares, with fare capping to limit weekly costs. The city says new OMNY cards are being issued to approved applicants.

Stuart Rabinowitz has stepped down from leadership at Nassau University Medical Center as the hospital names Tom Stokes CEO and works through a large budget shortfall.

State prosecutors have charged an off‑duty NYPD sergeant with aggravated vehicular homicide after a wrong‑way Taconic crash killed a longtime Upper East Side doorman.

Centrists convened in Charleston to make the case for a middle‑of‑the‑road 2028 nominee and to blunt AOC's national momentum, prompting immediate progressive pushback.

DOT signed a nearly $1B five‑year deal to keep Verra running NYC’s cameras — even as temporary paper tags still let many drivers avoid camera tickets. Advocates say the registration gap must be fixed.

State senators passed a bill to curb PFAS in consumer goods, including PTFE nonstick cookware; the measure now heads to the Assembly. Industry and public‑health groups are lining up for a fight.