Saturday night illegal fireworks struck an 18‑story Bushwick high‑rise, forcing tenants to flee and damaging windows.

Avery Hall has filed to convert the bankrupt hotel site at 1550 Bedford into an 18‑story building of roughly 250 apartments, with about 30% set aside under MIH. Community Board 9 has pressed the developer on scale and deep affordability.

Crews have started work at the former Bayview prison as Chelsea Beacon takes shape: 131 permanently affordable apartments, supportive units and a short-term transitional residence are planned.

After a year closed for repairs, neighbors say the northbound Exit 12N ramp at 125th has become usable park space — and they want it to stay that way. DOT has started repairs but has not given a reopening date.

A Central Islip man died after a mortar-style firework exploded in his backyard on July 4; Suffolk County police have opened a homicide-level probe and are asking for tips.

Five people were wounded during a Coney Island Fourth of July fireworks display, including two young children. Police say the case is under active investigation.

Five Venezuelan families sued Nicolás Maduro in Brooklyn, alleging FAES carried out extrajudicial killings and seeking damages under U.S. law.

City budget documents list the Muslim American Society of Brooklyn and Staten Island for several council discretionary awards amid reporting about controversial event merchandise.

A newly unsealed complaint alleges a jailed lumberyard owner kept a contraband cellphone at MDC‑Brooklyn and a photo in the filing may show Oren Alexander. The filing intensifies scrutiny of contraband at the Sunset Park jail ahead of the brothers’ sentencing.

From George Washington’s desk at City Hall, Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivered a combative America 250 address, calling out corporate power and immigration enforcement.

More than 1,200 Brooklyn customers faced outages Friday as extreme heat settled over the city; Con Edison and city crews worked to restore service and open cooling centers.

After an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, Assemblyman Robert Smullen announced he will not continue on the Conservative Party line, ending his NY-21 bid. Anthony Constantino is now the GOP nominee.

A 25-year-old rider from Shirley, Kevin Zambrano, died after his motorcycle ran a red light and struck a car at Middle Country Road and East Boulevard in Centereach.