An 18-year-old was found stabbed on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead on June 28; detectives are asking for tips and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward.

Sen. Pat Fahy and colleagues proposed a three‑bill package — a dashboard, local review teams and a LEAP‑NY pilot — to tackle high chronic absenteeism after last summer’s Albany violence.

City closes roughly $214M to finance Sol on Park, an 18-story senior housing project at Morris Houses that will add about 228 affordable apartments with move-ins expected in early 2029.

Kennedy Wilson paid $237M for Carraway, a 421-unit West Harrison complex, expanding its East Coast multifamily platform.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert after a 15‑year‑old reported being forcibly touched on a Bx5 bus near Story and Metcalf; tips may qualify for a reward.

A 12-year-old boy was grabbed and punched by a man on an electric scooter in Flushing on June 18; police released images of the rider and are asking for tips.

Nassau County police published a countywide schedule of licensed fireworks displays and reminded residents that consumer fireworks are illegal in the county. Officials included safety tips and reporting numbers.

Dave Portnoy told Fox News he might run for New York City mayor and wondered aloud whether he could win. The comment revived talk about his Barstool Fund and One Bite influence in the city.

An Irondequoit activist was arrested and accused of sending about $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the Palestine Islamic Jihad, federal authorities say.

Victor Willis, founding lead singer of the Village People and co‑writer of "Y.M.C.A.", has died at 74 after a brief illness. The band and family have requested privacy.

Aaron Corey, held on unrelated child‑pornography charges, was hit with new federal counts after prosecutors say he tried to hire killers to abduct and 'woodchipper' FBI agents and a prosecutor.

A Stony Brook study finds blood‑based molecular signatures linking PTSD in 9/11 responders to faster biological aging and higher chronic‑disease risk.

Manhattan prosecutors are pushing a state bill and asking City Hall for money to stand up a crypto‑forensics unit after investigators tracked large dark‑web listings. The move could reshape enforcement and licensing in New York.