Ares Management provided a $450 million loan to refinance The Riverie, an 834‑unit geothermal‑enabled waterfront rental in Greenpoint.

A federal judge in Buffalo has rejected a bid to move Payton Gendron’s federal death‑penalty trial to New York City, keeping the case tied to Western New York. The decision narrows the venue fight as families, prosecutors and defense lawyers prepare for further pretrial battles.

A Honduran mother and her children were brought back to 26 Federal Plaza after a temporary court order interrupted their deportation. Advocates warn routine check‑ins are increasingly risky.

A Manhattan judge allowed breach claims against JPMorgan over near‑zero cash‑sweep rates to proceed while tossing some fiduciary counts. The case could force broader industry changes.

Police released photos after a 19-year-old was groped near Nostrand and Eastern Parkway. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

The NYPD posted surveillance of two people wanted in violent robberies on West 158th Street. One victim was beaten unconscious and another was robbed of thousands.

Surveillance images were released after a Jan. 14 car theft in Sheepshead Bay left a suitcase with about $120,000 in jewelry missing.

SUNY has launched a Military Tuition Rate to cap undergraduate tuition for active‑duty, National Guard and Reserve members. Early rollouts began this spring and a statewide expansion is planned for fall 2026.

The Brooklyn Diocese is working to settle around 1,100 sexual abuse lawsuits, aiming to avoid protracted court battles, with potential payouts in the hundreds of millions, funded by the diocese's assets.

New York officials plan to restore the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument as a protest against its removal due to a Trump-era mandate limiting flags at National Park sites.

Manocherian Brothers filed a DCP summary to partially convert 257 West 39th into housing, reopening debate over a City Council carveout that protects Garment District businesses.

Pennsylvania man Eric Berkowitz is charged with soliciting murder against his ex-girlfriend and two other men, offering an associate $5,000 for help and providing a gun and phone. He was arrested with a weapon, cocaine, and cash en route to New York.

Estée Lauder sued Walmart, saying counterfeit La Mer, Le Labo, Clinique and Tom Ford products were sold on Walmart.com; the company seeks damages and an injunction.