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.

A newly active Canada‑to‑New York power cable tripped offline during the July heat wave, cutting a key supply and prompting city pleas for conservation as crews work to restore service.

Federal prosecutors say a Medicaid transportation program was turned into a fraud scheme that billed fake trips and paid kickbacks, allegedly stealing tens of millions.

Rithm Capital is arranging a $415M refinance for 31 West 52nd Street that will retire existing debt and fund leasing obligations, with a July 15 closing target.

A 9-foot shark was sighted off Point Lookout Thursday morning, prompting the Town of Hempstead to red-flag beaches while shark patrols combed the inlet.

A K9 led troopers to more than two pounds of cocaine during an I‑87 traffic stop. Two men were arrested and booked into the Albany County jail.

Columbia Commons I in Red Hook lists studio rents from $777 a month and multiple income-restricted units; the lottery appears on NYC Housing Connect.

A 57-year-old man was wounded in a March 6 East Harlem shooting; NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a July 1 wanted alert and is asking the public for tips.

Federal prosecutors say eight people were indicted in a multimillion-dollar cargo-theft operation that allegedly diverted and fenced roughly $10 million in shipments.