Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

A 10‑year, roughly $500M Care Alliance between GE HealthCare and Catholic Health will add 1,300+ imaging devices and AI tools across Long Island hospitals to speed diagnosis and expand specialty services.

A three-alarm blaze at Briggs Avenue and East 195th sent smoke across nearby blocks and prompted warnings for residents to close windows.

Two former TD Bank employees received federal prison terms after prosecutors say they helped launder millions through branch accounts and enable customer fraud.

A Manhattan Supreme Court complaint says Queens Councilmember Vickie Paladino's social posts sparked online harassment of Claudia Morales, partner of slain Brooklyn activist Ryan Carson.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert after a 37-year-old man was slashed outside 1652 University Avenue. Authorities are asking for witnesses and offering a reward.

A fallen tree at NYCHA’s Clason Point Gardens crashed onto the sidewalk during storms, narrowly missing a tenant’s daughter after residents say years of warnings were ignored. FDNY cleared the trunk but left debris behind.

Nassau County police posted photos of six people they say are wanted on outstanding warrants and are asking the public to contact Crime Stoppers.

A Toms River doctor, his daughter and toddler were killed after their small plane crashed after takeoff near Saranac Lake. Investigators have opened an NTSB probe.

A three-alarm fire at 76th Street and Park Lane South sent thick smoke across Woodhaven and snarled traffic Tuesday night.

State troopers say they found a loaded, privately made .40‑caliber handgun in a car pulled over on I‑84. A 48‑year‑old Edison man was arrested and jailed; a preliminary hearing is set for July 16.

Nassau County police posted a "Wanted for Arson" alert after a Monday-night fire at the Five Below on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead. Surveillance images and a reward are part of the appeal for tips.

Bodycam shows an NYPD Harbor Unit officer dive into Newtown Creek to pull someone from a piling; EMS treated both aboard the patrol boat. The video underscores the creek’s pollution and safety hazards.