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Niobrara Capital signed a 10-year lease at Manhattan’s Baccarat Building and will relocate from 345 Park Ave as Marx’s luxury rebrand continues to attract finance tenants.
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An audit found nearly 100 Nassau retirees received duplicate Medicare Part B reimbursements, costing taxpayers about $1.6M. Officials say some funds have been recovered and stronger checks are coming.
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Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn say Malik Beasley was bribed to alter his performance in multiple NBA games as part of a wider sports-betting probe.
NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted notice after five people punched and robbed a 53-year-old outside a Brighton Beach bank on June 4; a reward is being offered.
Ten people were injured when a three‑wheeled motorcycle struck a crowd inside Commodore Barry Park Sunday evening; four were listed critical but stable.
NYPD Crime Stoppers released photos of four people wanted in a commercial robbery pattern across multiple Brooklyn and Queens precincts. Authorities are asking for footage and tips.
A federal suit says MDC Brooklyn missed CT results and delayed treatment, allowing a chest tumor to grow before Terrence Wise died. Attorneys call it preventable negligence.
Two men were critically wounded in a stabbing at Dyker Beach Park on Saturday. Police say both were taken to a hospital and no arrests were immediately reported.
A four‑building plan at 240 Nassau is heading into ULURP in July, proposing about 1,500 apartments, a new K‑8 school and major community and cultural space in Vinegar Hill.
A swastika was carved into the hood of a Tesla on the Upper East Side; police say an Israeli flag inside may have prompted the attack and no arrests have been made.
Arts & Culture in ...
A guilty plea in Manhattan ties a repeat offender to the sale of a Gustave Courbet painting that wound up with Jon Landau. The deal has triggered a civil suit and fresh questions about provenance checks.
Retail & Industry in ...
FAO Schwarz has opened a Jewel Box shop inside Nordstrom’s Manhattan flagship, bringing the brand’s theatrical toys and demos to 57th Street. The assortment will appear online and roll out to stores later this year.
Parks & Nature in ...
A decades-old Parks Department rule requiring NYPD officers at public pools led to dozens of late openings last summer, shrinking swim hours as the 2026 season begins.
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