DOJ records show Long Island chef Francis Derby worked as Jeffrey Epstein’s private cook in 2012 and appears in more than 1,300 released documents. The emails detail meal planning and repeated notes about large quantities of "jerky."

Screenshots show an NYC Health Department staffer using violent anti‑Israel language, prompting calls for probes and renewed scrutiny of the agency.

Aldo's Pizzeria in Ozone Park has been reborn under a former employee as a halal Italian, swapping pork and alcohol for halal meats and alcohol-free cooking wine.

Tenants in two Morrisania buildings on Franklin Avenue report leaks, rats and drug activity and say management has been slow to act. City health and housing agencies are being asked to step in.

Suffolk County police say two men convinced a 92-year-old Central Islip man he’d won $18M and took more than $250,000 to cover fake fees.

FDA‑classified recall of single‑serve peanut‑butter packets shipped to 40 states includes products distributed in New York and New Jersey; check packages and lot numbers before use.

A Bronx assistant district attorney was arrested Thursday and faces multiple drunk-driving charges, the NYPD says.

Marcos Marques-Leal is accused of fatally stabbing his estranged wife in Farmingville, causing non-fatal injuries to a teen, and then injuring himself.

Buffalo Public Schools agrees to reform disciplinary practices following an investigation by NY's Attorney General, aiming to fix disparities affecting minority and disabled students.

A Riverhead woman was arrested this week in connection with a newborn's 1993 death in Calverton. Her attorney says she's charged with second‑degree murder; investigators haven't detailed the evidence.

An 87-year-old New Yorker shares his apartment to afford rent as seniors nationwide turn to house‑sharing amid soaring rents and weak retirement savings.

A 26-year-old man was arrested after police say he slashed two women in Soundview; both victims are listed as stable.

New DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine has launched lawsuits, a multimillion‑dollar restitution package and a report accusing apps of cutting couriers’ tips. He says more staff and courts will decide the next moves.