Unseasonably warm Wednesday with highs near 83°F and a slight chance of evening storms. A strong cold front will bring a cooler Sunday night.

New York AG Letitia James led 27 attorneys general in a letter urging the FTC to require total‑price rental listings and crack down on deceptive fees.

A Freeport couple was indicted after prosecutors say their 3‑year‑old daughter was found emaciated with untreated injuries and third‑degree burns, according to the DA.

A Queens Village moped stop turned up a loaded firearm and cannabis paraphernalia, the NYPD’s 105th Precinct says. Investigation is ongoing.

NYPD Crime Stoppers circulated photos after a daytime armed robbery near 642 East 233rd Street that targeted three teens. Tips may be eligible for a reward.

County lawmakers are weighing a ban on hourly hotel bookings plus quarterly training and reporting requirements aimed at curbing sex trafficking. The proposal is headed to the full Legislature in about two weeks.

A Downtown Jamaica site across from the LIRR sold for $25.5M; approved plans call for a 359‑unit, 306,454‑sf retail and apartment building tied to a 35‑year abatement.

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.