The Pashalis family plans Novah, a Mediterranean restaurant, at the long‑troubled Seven Seas corner in Great Neck, aiming to open by November 2026. Chef Efi Naon will oversee the kitchen.

Dense fog this morning with highs near 81°F today. A dangerous midweek heat spike is likely July 1–3; find cooling centers and tips inside.

Public filings show Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg attended 20 comped galas in 2025, raising fresh questions about optics even as city crime figures decline.

A planned City Hall budget handshake was called off after Speaker Julie Menin demanded $300M a year to expand CityFHEPS, setting up a tense final week before the June 30 vote.

Hoboken police warn of waterfront donation scams: scammers borrow phones to move money through Venmo or Zelle, leaving victims out thousands.

A 40-foot humpback washed ashore at Montauk's Ditch Plains early Friday; AMSEAS and state crews are coordinating response and assessing the carcass.

Residents at 907 Fifth Avenue have sued their co‑op, alleging forged audit papers and years of opaque accounting after a protracted plumbing dispute. The complaint seeks damages and a retroactive accounting to 2019.

A 17-year-old was groped on a Brooklyn-bound F train near Smith–Ninth Streets; NYPD Crime Stoppers has posted a wanted alert and is offering up to $3,500 for tips.

Montenegrin police detained a 39-year-old man wanted by U.S. authorities in a sweeping hacking probe that allegedly targeted more than 150 universities and cost roughly $3.4 billion.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released images after a woman said she was groped near East 5th Street and Avenue C on Saturday night; tips and a reward are being sought.

Brooklyn prosecutors charged 22 alleged gang members in one of the office’s largest sweeps, tying them to more than 25 shootings across the city and 23 victims.

Alston & Bird signed a roughly 170,000-square-foot lease at 51 West 52nd Street, signaling renewed demand from law firms for trophy Midtown space.

A 20-year-old man was slashed near New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park and taken to a hospital; police are searching for a masked suspect.