The Bronx landed the largest slice of the new $30M LUCHA Equity Fund — roughly $11.3M — to expand workforce training, immigrant services and food-security programs across the borough.

A Western New York district paused a plan to bring a lifelike Realbotix robot into its high school after teachers and state officials raised privacy and safety concerns.

Flood Watch in effect for New York City through Wednesday evening with multiple rounds of heavy rain. Expect flash flooding, gusts and high rip‑current risk.

Nine institutional firms including BlackRock and Coinbase pledged $15M to fund post‑quantum research, tooling and audits as experts warn the timeline to a quantum threat is compressing.

A Yonkers officer arrested a Bronx man after he allegedly pepper-sprayed the officer while fleeing with a $12 bracelet at Cross County TJ Maxx. The officer used a Taser and sustained minor injuries.

A domestic shooting in Far Rockaway turned into a house fire and explosion, killing two and injuring many.

A three‑alarm fire at College Point Blvd & 41st Ave sent thick smoke across nearby blocks and prompted FDNY warnings about traffic delays.

NYPD Crime Stoppers seeks tips after a 22-year-old was punched inside an apartment near 89th Avenue and 118th Street; the suspect reportedly wrapped a metal bracelet around his fist and fled.

A late-night second-alarm fire ripped through a home on Virgil Place in Castle Hill; FDNY brought the blaze under control and no injuries were reported. Fire marshals are investigating.

Mayor Mamdani named Anthony Shorris NYCEDC president and Lina Khan board chair; Bronx leaders say the move could fast-track Hunts Point, Kingsbridge and waterfront projects.

Amazon filed plans for a 4.2M sq ft, $1B logistics campus in Holbrook that would create roughly 1,000 jobs and add hundreds of truck trips while requiring rezoning and tax breaks.

Mayor Mamdani is directing $43 million to expand the city’s Bureau of Coastal Resilience, hiring engineers and crews to operate flood gates and shore protections. The initial FY27 funding aims to turn planning work into maintained defenses.

NYPD released surveillance footage of two people sought in an anti‑LGBTQ assault in the Bronx; authorities and advocates say the video underscores a worrying uptick in bias incidents.