Rockefeller Center and Playbill are bringing free noon Broadway performances to The Rink this May, featuring casts from Wicked, SIX, MJ and more. The series runs Thursdays, May 14–June 4.

At its April 20 gala, CMOM tied a $300M expansion to early-literacy work and celebrated honorees. The evening refocused attention on programs that bring books and play to city kids.

NYC plans to widen Park Ave’s medians between E.46th and E.57th — trees, benches and cultural space are back on the table as a public survey opens today.

A Madison County tax preparer admitted to running a decades‑long Ponzi scheme that cost nearly 1,000 investors more than $50 million.

A 39-year-old man was shot while sitting in his SUV on Cooper Street in Bushwick; he was taken to Brookdale Hospital and is in stable condition.

A 26-year-old man was shot in the back around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday on the Lower East Side, police said. Detectives have opened an investigation and are seeking tips.

Two men were wounded in a shooting inside the Stone House supportive‑housing building in Brownsville; both were taken to Brookdale and listed in stable condition.

Michael Kavanagh was named NYC’s Chief Fire Marshal after a stint at the NYPD’s 84th Precinct. He’ll lead the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Investigation amid rising battery‑fire risks.

An off-duty state trooper shot a 17-year-old after an attempted carjacking at a Yonkers Mobil; police say the teen is stable and faces multiple charges.

Energy Capital Partners boosted its footprint at One World Trade Center, taking the entire 59th floor and bringing the tower closer to full occupancy.

FDNY closed Reade Street after debris fell from 291 Broadway in Tribeca; crews secured the scene and the Department of Buildings was asked to inspect the facade.

A top-floor fire tore through a six-story Brownsville building on April 26, pushing flames into the cockloft and leaving several households and pets displaced.

Bright green rodenticide pellets turned up on Kermit Place, worrying dog owners and parents and prompting a homeowner cleanup and a DOHMH reminder about bait stations.