Mega Millions has climbed to $800 million for Tuesday; Powerball rose to $663 million for Wednesday. Cash options are smaller and odds remain razor‑thin.

A midday blaze at 1408 Webster Avenue injured one person and prompted a large FDNY response. Officials say the cause is under investigation.

Queens prosecutors say one man treated office suites like easy pickings. The alleged spree stretched from Long Island City to Jamaica.

A 44-year-old woman was shot Sunday night at E. 187th and Webster in Fordham Heights; police are searching for two men and the investigation is ongoing.

A federal appeals court affirmed an arbitrator’s roughly $275,000 award to NewYork‑Presbyterian nurses for chronic understaffing in a cardiac ICU.

The New York Daily News reports the Trump family bought the Jets and rebranded them the New York Presidents, with a proposed 150,000‑seat Staten Island dome. Major details remain unverified as training camp opens.

Robert Lewandowski's high-profile arrival hasn't changed the scoreboard: Chicago fell 3-1 at Yankee Stadium as the Polish striker logged the second half. The match tightened the Eastern race.

With Aaron Judge rehabbing a fractured rib, the Yankees are weighing a right‑handed catcher and at least one late‑inning arm as the Aug. 3 deadline nears. Depth in the rotation gives Brian Cashman options.

Cody Bellinger exited Saturday’s win with left hamstring tightness, compounding the Yankees’ injury problems as the trade deadline nears.

Neighbors in Seaford report daytime rat sightings and dozens trapped, and county health inspectors say they will investigate while town crews prepare pest control visits.

A Brentwood 3-year-old died after being pulled from a Central Islip pool; Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating.

Volker Türk won a second four‑year term as U.N. human rights chief despite opposition from the U.S., Israel and Russia. The vote exposed sharp divisions over how the U.N. should press powers on Gaza and China.

Alley Pond Golf Center in Douglaston reopened after a $10M overhaul, adding simulators, ball-tracking tech and a planned mini golf course.