A new analysis, reported by Crain's, finds more than 13,000 New York City children with high mental‑health needs were not connected to community care. City reports point to staffing, funding and referral gaps.

Columbia will pay $33 million to widen escalators and add a street‑to‑mezzanine elevator at the 125th Street 1 train station, while the MTA will fund the platform lifts — leaving transit with the heftier bill.

A wanted alert was posted after a 21-year-old was stabbed outside 1501 Bryant Avenue; police are asking for tips and surveillance footage.

A 20-year-old Poughkeepsie man was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty to first-degree assault in a Main Street shooting that injured another person.

A 17-year-old was wounded on Sherman Avenue after a late-night dispute in Concourse Village. Police say the teen was shot in the hand and thigh and no arrests have been announced.

A City Council bill would lift the city ban on cats in retail food stores and fund voluntary vaccination and spay programs, though state rules still matter.

A man in his 50s was found unresponsive inside a parked car at 55 Maple Ave in Mount Kisco; police say the death is not considered suspicious.

The former Royal Coach Diner on Boston Road is being split into Sonic and Zaxby's, bringing both chains to the Bronx with openings eyed in May and this summer.

A chain‑reaction crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway early Thursday killed one driver and sent others to SBH Health System. NYPD Highway detectives are investigating.

Mamdani’s administration is pitching a city‑backed, privately run insurance program to lower property and liability premiums for subsidized and rent‑stabilized apartments. Officials say the fund could cover tens of thousands of units if the plan scales as designed.

NYPD precincts are marking E‑Commerce Exchange Zones so buyers and sellers can meet under cameras and lights.

Sunny and hot Thursday with highs near 85°F. Slight overnight shower chance and a sharp cooldown Sunday into Monday.

New York is allocating $25 million to create Regional Disability Health Clinics that prioritize dental access and accessibility upgrades for people with developmental disabilities.