PIX11 reports a historic Bronx charter school will close permanently, leaving families scrambling for new placements and raising questions about the wind‑down process.

Dutchess County Drug Task Force arrested two men April 29 in a multi-jurisdiction narcotics probe that stretched beyond Poughkeepsie; officers seized fentanyl, cash and packaging.

Amy Howe has left FanDuel as parent Flutter reshuffles leadership and doubles down on prediction markets that rattled investors.

NY Waterway will add a temporary fuel surcharge averaging about 5.5% starting May 11, citing sharply higher fuel costs; the move will raise some one‑way fares by roughly a dollar.

DOI’s new "Access Denied" report says state law and OCFS decisions block investigators from seeing ACS records tied to fatalities and employee misconduct. The agency is urging Albany to change the rules.

A lithium‑ion battery fire tore through the New Roc City parking garage Tuesday, sending smoke over downtown and destroying multiple vehicles as crews fought the blaze. Investigators are probing the cause.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he held a press conference announcing tenant protections; details were limited but the move follows earlier enforcement and city hearings.

The Bronx hit record-low April crime numbers, yet neighbors say visible violence keeps them on edge.

Community monitors in the South Bronx recorded a small rise in PM2.5 during the first year of congestion pricing, and city officials announced $20M for Bronx asthma relief.

New York City agreed to pay nearly $5.2M to settle lawsuits after two methadone overdoses at Rikers; oversight reports and lawyers say the cases expose systemic failures.

Magnolia Bakery will open its first Utah shop in Holladay Hills this June, bringing cupcakes, pies and its famous banana pudding to the Wasatch Front.

Tucker Carlson told a New York Times podcast he found Sen. Ted Cruz "more morally repulsive" than Nick Fuentes, deepening a GOP rift over Israel and Iran.

A vacant Temco Uniforms building at 29 Samsondale Ave. in West Haverstraw burned overnight and was later demolished; no injuries were reported.