After a 2-7 road trip the Yankees head home for a seven-game homestand that will test an elite rotation and a shaky bullpen.

A fire on Nelson Avenue in Morris Heights forced residents into the street Sunday; neighbors said they heard an explosion and one family escaped with their dog.

A CB8 study maps vacancy hotspots and warns rising rents are forcing local shops out across the northwest Bronx. It urges outreach, landlord talks and backing for a vacancy tax.

Hecate has dropped its 650‑MW Swiftsure battery plan for Victory Boulevard after months of protests and a denied PSC extension. Local leaders hailed the move as a win for residents.

Surveillance images show a man who pulled a woman into an elevator in Melrose and tried to sexually assault her early May 9; the NYPD is asking for tips.

An 18-year-old man was beaten and robbed during a clothing sale in Allerton; police are searching for two suspects and urging tips to Crime Stoppers.

State-ordered reforms follow revelations that Salmon River staff built wooden 'time‑out' boxes and held students with disabilities inside.

Albany approved a 12th stopgap budget extender signed by Gov. Hochul to fund state operations through May 18 while lawmakers finalize a proposed $268B deal.

Mayor Mamdani announced fines and refunds for Honda of the Bronx after a DCWP probe found widespread deceptive practices. The dealer admitted wrongdoing and must pay restitution.

A 5-year-old girl was grazed by a stray bullet in Longwood Wednesday evening; she was taken to Harlem Hospital and is expected to recover.

A Grahamsville man arrested after a CyberTip faces multiple felony counts, state police say.

NYPD is searching for three men tied to a string of necklace-and-jacket robberies across the Bronx and Brooklyn; the youngest victim was 10 and investigators say more than $10,000 was taken.

Debris fell from an overpass onto a car on the Cross Bronx Expressway near Exit 1, sending one person to the hospital and prompting inspections and lane closures.