Tenants at the 438-unit Rutland Plaza say black mold, raw sewage and broken elevators persist despite a $96M preservation award. They’ve sued the landlord and housing agencies to force repairs.

Bonhams has opened a 42,000‑square‑foot flagship at the restored Steinway Hall on 57th Street, adding galleries, two auction rooms and a public rotunda.

A new parking-protected bike lane on Court Street has merchants complaining about lost parking and trickier deliveries. DOT says the changes improve safety and will be reviewed.

A third‑alarm fire on 7th Avenue sent smoke across Midtown as FDNY crews worked the scene; city logs list 787 Seventh Avenue. Officials have not released further details.

An NYPD drone crashed near the Brooklyn Bridge Park World Cup fan zone and its battery briefly caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and no one was hurt.

The NY Attorney General says the owner of Duke Medical allegedly billed Medicaid more than $2.5M for pediatric formula that was never delivered, and a civil asset action was filed.

Gary Barnett has appealed as a years‑long $15M dispute with former partners grinds on. A judge has frozen about $5.3M tied to Rockland County sales.

Rising funding costs are pinching the mechanics behind the U.S. stock rally, with leveraged ETFs and dealer repo exposure at the center of the squeeze.

At PS/IS 187, a proposed blacktop addition to meet New York’s class‑size caps has parents worrying about lost play space while teachers welcome smaller classes. The fight exposes tough local tradeoffs behind a citywide policy push.

Two pre‑dawn shootings in Inwood left two men in critical condition at Harlem Hospital; detectives are investigating and no arrests have been announced.

The SEC filed a civil complaint accusing Giovanni Pennetta of a $10.5M pre‑IPO scheme tied to Anduril; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison in June.

Gov. Kathy Hochul opened a $45.9M ESSHI round on June 26, 2026 to fund services for hundreds of supportive housing units statewide. OMH will award operating dollars to projects that pair homes with services.

Upside Pizza has signed a lease at 1501 Second Avenue for its first Upper East Side location, expanding the sourdough-focused chain across Manhattan. The company has not yet announced an opening date.