NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert after a 55‑year‑old woman was groped on Bay Street; investigators are seeking tips and footage.

Clear, muggy morning; showers possible today. Heat Advisory runs noon Thursday through 8 p.m. Friday.

A St. Albans landlord was sentenced to three life terms after a jury convicted him in the November 2023 slayings of his girlfriend and two tenants.

The Justice Department has opened a Title VI inquiry into CUNY’s Black Male Initiative after a complaint saying the program appears to favor certain racial groups. The review will examine whether federal civil‑rights law was violated.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced $1,092,000 to repair Yonkers' Forest Avenue water main, a century‑old line officials say will protect about 18,000 residents during aqueduct repairs.

NYC smash-burger favorite 7th Street Burger is opening at 370 W. Pleasantview Ave in Hackensack, bringing its signature smash patties to Bergen County.

A Walmart‑bound pallet carrying roughly 103,000 condoms and lubricant — worth about $1.7M — was rerouted to a Bronx warehouse after freight accounts were compromised. The FBI traced the diversion amid a wider spike in cyber‑enabled cargo theft.

Albany approved a reentry bill to connect people leaving custody to Medicaid, but a separate push for elder-parole reforms failed to gain traction this session.

Eighteen people were charged in an alleged Long Island big‑box shoplifting ring as prosecutors step up enforcement amid a national uptick in retail theft.

A 41-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting aboard a Bx36 bus in Parkchester; police say he was shot in the abdomen and is at Jacobi Medical Center.

Catalyst secured $281M in loans from Blackstone and J.P. Morgan to back 77 industrial outdoor storage sites across 12 U.S. markets.

PointState founder Zach Schreiber listed 39 Fairfield Pond Lane in Sagaponack for $152.5M — a rare oceanfront compound that could reset South Fork pricing.

A UK MRI study links napping, insomnia and short sleep to white‑matter lesions tied to dementia. NYC sleep doctors say shaping daytime routines may help protect the brain.