Neighbors say a converted hotel at 61 Chrystie and a nearby Bowery shelter are housing registered sex offenders near Sarah D. Roosevelt Park, and parents are furious. City and shelter filings show the sites are active, while legal tensions complicate quick fixes.

A small sign at a McDonald Avenue ShopRite warns customers their faces, eyes and voices may be scanned. Shoppers say the notice is hard to miss and want to know what happens to the data.

The NYPSC on April 16 cleared utilities to use customer-owned batteries for demand response, approving Con Edison’s BYOB option and linking state rebates to enrollment.

A Manhattan court filing says an offshore casino and Coinbase enabled a New York man's underage crypto gambling, costing him college and leading to treatment.

FDNY posted an alert Saturday about emergency activity at Myrtle Ave and Adelphi St, warning of road closures, traffic delays and transit disruptions.

A West Village office building at 74 Eighth Avenue sold for roughly $50.5M — about $1,500 per square foot and more than double its 2019 sale, signaling renewed investor interest in small Manhattan offices.

Tenants at a Linden Boulevard building say collapsed ceilings, leaks and rats made apartments unlivable while a newly listed Pink Holding company won’t answer. HPD says it’s stepping in.

Enrique Lerma and partners are planning a seafood-and-wine restaurant at 1614 Third Ave, the former Kaia space; Community Board 8 approved a liquor application and state sign-off is pending.

Three-time All-Star Satou Sabally signed a multiyear deal with the New York Liberty and said she took a pay cut to chase a championship in Brooklyn.

Two years after major campus protests, Columbia’s Morningside gates are still closed — neighbors and merchants say detours and lost foot traffic have become the new normal. A lawsuit and persistent rallies are pushing the university and the courts to decide who gets to use College Walk.

A 30-year-old woman was struck and killed by a white box truck in Bushwick; police say the driver fled and the investigation is ongoing.

Dan Kluger's Loring Place will serve its last meal on July 14, 2026, after nine and a half years. The team blamed rising costs and urged guests to visit in the months ahead.

FDNY says electrical fires are climbing — 29 fire deaths so far in 2026, nine linked to electrical causes. Officials want New Yorkers to check wiring and alarms.