The New York Fed warns of a “remarkable” rise in food insecurity among lower‑income households, driven by higher prices and tighter SNAP rules. The finding helps explain collapsing consumer sentiment despite solid headline growth.

A former IBM vice president filed suit in White Plains, alleging Black executives were pushed out as the company bowed to federal anti‑DEI pressure.

Neighbors on a Wakefield block say open drug use and prostitution have left syringes, bottles and condoms on sidewalks; they want sustained patrols and follow‑up.

NYSDEC expanded its investigation after a northern snakehead was found in Lily Pond at Lake Ronkonkoma. Crews will electrofish the pond to check for more invasive fish.

A compactor fire at 80 Riverdale Ave filled a Yonkers high‑rise with smoke Tuesday, forcing shelter‑in‑place orders and street closures.

A 25-year-old Poughkeepsie man, Luis Ba Choc, died in a suspected wrong-way crash on the Saw Mill River Parkway last weekend; police are investigating and the family has launched a fundraiser.

Community leaders in Elmhurst are pushing to rebuild the LIRR stop that closed in the 1980s, arguing it would shorten commutes and help local businesses. The MTA’s analysis flags modest benefits and a roughly $210M price tag.

Permits were filed for a 26-story mixed-use tower at 37-09 36th Avenue in Long Island City, showing 99 units and roughly 243,359 square feet of new space.

The 1932 Jacob Riis Park bathhouse has been restored and reopened this summer as the Rockaway Ocean Club, combining boardwalk vendors, a rooftop restaurant, a 28-room hotel and a members-only club.

A wild Stadium Stampede at Louis Armstrong Stadium spilled into concourses and the parking lot and even prompted a Citizen alert about a reported "bus and golf cart collision."

A 29-year-old was stabbed and died outside a West Farms basketball court Sunday night as police search for a suspect.

Two 12‑story buildings at Willets Point Commons are finished, delivering 880 affordable apartments as move‑ins begin and construction starts on 220 senior units. The work is the first phase of a 2,500‑unit, city‑led rebuild.

Police seek two men after gunfire at Bathgate Playground in East Tremont; authorities say no one was hurt.