A fifth-floor apartment fire at 538 Claremont Parkway left one person injured Sunday; firefighters rescued a trapped resident as crews battled heavy smoke.

An early-morning Highbridge fire left one person critically injured and 106 residents temporarily displaced.

Sen. Rachel May wants a study to allow single‑stair mid‑rise buildings in New York to lower costs and open up more units; builders back it and fire officials push back.

Dominican Sisters at Rosary Hill Home say New York’s long‑term care gender‑identity rules force them to choose between their faith and state enforcement. They’ve sued to block it.

A 49-year-old man was shot and killed Friday in Jamaica, Queens, near the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral. Police say the suspect fled on a Citi Bike and remains at large.

Gusty winds and low humidity will raise wildfire‑spread risk across parts of the Hudson Valley and into the tri‑state this weekend. Officials urge avoiding outdoor burning.

Neighborhood data and city reports show some Bronx areas have as many as 37 bodegas for every supermarket, creating real limits on fresh food access.

A motorized‑bike rider is in critical condition after a Thursday night hit‑and‑run at East 211th Street and Boston Road in Williamsbridge.

Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-born DJ credited with pioneering hip-hop's electro sound, has died at 67. His influential records and the Universal Zulu Nation shaped early hip-hop even as abuse allegations clouded his later years.

A LendingTree analysis finds the 18‑year cost to raise a child now averages $303,418; New Jersey, New York and Connecticut rank among the most expensive states. Child care and housing drive most of the increase.

A Sunnyside building at 50-25 Barnett Ave opened a Housing Connect lottery with studios from $545 and larger units up to $925. Applications are live now.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani named new leaders for the Public Design Commission, Business Integrity Commission and the mayor’s pensions office, and nominated Lisa Kersavage to chair Landmarks. The picks mix planning, enforcement and labor expertise.

Yonkers police say a man died after officers moved in to stop a violent apartment attack; two Taser-style deployments were used and investigators have opened an internal probe and notified the state AG.