Mayor Zohran Mamdani reopened city-backed ADU financing and opened an application window through June 12, 2026. The Plus One pilot offers up to $395,000 per homeowner but will initially reach only a small number of owners.

KIPP NYC will open a 150,000-square-foot South Bronx campus at 75 Canal Street West this fall, bringing new labs, performance space and a rooftop athletic field to Mott Haven. Applications are currently open.

A man was shot in the head near 167 W 231st St in Kingsbridge Monday night and is hospitalized in critical condition. Detectives are investigating.

A 14-year-old was arrested after school safety agents found a loaded handgun in his backpack at Cambria Heights Academy in Hollis, Queens; officials say no students were harmed.

Southern Land Company began pre‑leasing Juliette, a 177‑unit luxury apartment community in downtown White Plains, with rents starting at $2,640 per month.

A hidden speakeasy called Behind the Grind is tucked behind The Coffee Grind at 9 Broadway, hosting private events and occasional ticketed nights.

A narrow Bronx strip north of Pelham Bay Park sits inside the city but lives like Westchester — and the tax bills show it.

A Staten Island recruit put his NYPD plans on hold to donate a kidney to his father and was sworn in with the new class, continuing a three‑generation legacy.

An early‑morning blaze at 1408 Webster Ave in Claremont Village sent two people to hospital; the cause is under investigation.

On Wednesday Bronx officers ran toward shots fired and took three armed suspects into custody, recovering firearms, the NYPD's 44th Precinct says.

A New York lobbyist who helped secure a presidential pardon was arrested on federal extortion charges tied to disputed lobbying fees.

A Department of Education employee was arrested in Queens on charges that he forcibly touched multiple students. The DOE says the staffer has been reassigned and support will be provided.

A 36-year-old man was shot in the head outside a Corona residential building Friday and later died at Elmhurst Hospital. NYPD detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.