Nobel laureate Richard Axel stepped down as co‑director of Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute after DOJ records linked him to Jeffrey Epstein. Columbia said it found no evidence of legal violations but accepted his resignation.

A storied Upper East Side mansion tied to designer Oleg Cassini drew a $34.5M winning bid as trustees move to satisfy $30M+ in liens; a judge will review the sale this week.

A 26-year-old man was stabbed in the neck off Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn; police recovered a knife and are searching for a suspect seen in all black.

Seven marked NYPD cruisers had their tires slashed outside the SRG 3 headquarters in Windsor Terrace; detectives are investigating as video from Washington Square Park circulated.

Industrious is taking the 18th and 19th floors at 386 Park Ave South in NoMad — about 23,000 sq ft and roughly 160 private seats. The lease expands the operator’s Manhattan footprint as flex demand returns.

After years of closures and safety retrofits, Hudson Yards' Vessel reopens this Friday with timed tickets and free Thursday slots for New Yorkers.

Subfreezing temps and patchy blowing snow make Tuesday's commute slick. Watch for black ice on untreated surfaces and allow extra travel time.

A Manhattan grand jury indicted Dariel Castillo after prosecutors say he threatened a woman on an F train and then stabbed a man at Broadway–Lafayette on Jan. 28.

A five‑story brick building in Tribeca is set to be demolished for a 14‑story COOKFOX design that would add roughly 25 condos and street‑level retail.

Tabitha Jackson, the former Sundance director and longtime Greenwich Village attendee, begins as Film Forum’s new director and says preserving the theater’s mission is her priority.

A blizzard is hitting New York City today with heavy snow and damaging winds; officials declared a state of emergency and ordered a travel ban.

A former OneCoin compliance chief was sentenced to four years in Manhattan and ordered to forfeit about $111.4 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office says.

Two FDNY members were hurt fighting a basement fire in Gramercy. Officials have released few details so far.