A Glen Oaks couple says a mother delivered alone in a Katz Women’s triage bathroom on Feb. 14 and is demanding answers and staff retraining.

The FDA cleared Optune Pax, a wearable tumor‑treating‑fields device, after a Phase 3 trial showed a small survival benefit and delayed pain progression for inoperable pancreatic cancer.

NYC Mayor Mamdani plans to close the last emergency migrant shelter in the South Bronx by year's end, transitioning migrants to standard shelter systems.

A Chinese national was convicted in Syracuse for smuggling 207 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. from New York City to the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation.

The MTA cut the LIRR one-way ticket window from 60 days to 4 a.m. the next day and swapped round-trip fares for Day Passes — commuters are fuming.

Mamdani's DCWP will flag workplaces where fewer than half of employees use paid protected time off and is offering employers a self‑audit to check compliance.

A Bronx buyer paid $25,000 for a 2022 Highlander on Facebook Marketplace, then learned the SUV was stolen after the VIN showed signs of alteration.

NYC DEP will consolidate its Queens lab and offices into a 155,000‑sf Long Island City space under a 20‑year lease. City filings show the agency will cover more than $105M in fit‑out costs.

Gov. Kathy Hochul removed budget language to allow commercial robotaxi pilots outside NYC, a setback that complicates Waymo's planned 2026 expansion and renews labor concerns.

Fifteen residents were taken to hospitals after an anonymous tip prompted a state police investigation at Belle Reve Senior Living in Milford.

Extinction Rebellion says FBI agents questioned members in New York and Boston. Rights advocates warn the contacts could chill nonviolent protest and raise civil‑liberties concerns.

The NY AG’s OSI found a deputy’s use of force in the March 21, 2025 death of Miles Dignean was legally justified, and the report urges body cameras and crisis‑response reforms.

State officials say groups of dead birds on Long Island could be HPAI. DEC advises avoiding contact, keeping pets away and reporting clustered carcasses.