Council committees held an oversight hearing on immigrant-targeted tenant harassment and a bill to make the Certification of No Harassment permanent. Lawmakers and advocates pressed HPD on enforcement and criteria.

A man was found bleeding inside a parked minivan at Queens Plaza in Long Island City; officers smashed a window to pull him out and investigators are asking for tips.

A bus carrying Bronx high school students crashed in Diamond Point near Lake George; multiple students were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Queens woman was convicted by a federal jury for her role in a 2023 kidnapping and torture ring. She remains free on bond pending sentencing.

City Council leaders asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani to stage a ticker‑tape parade honoring the Artemis II astronauts after their return from a historic lunar flyby. The push references both the crew’s distance record and recent city permit decisions around July events.

Cool Saturday with a marine chill; high tides could cause minor flooding late Saturday night. Showers and gusty winds arrive Sunday.

An 11th‑hour tentative deal between 32BJ and building owners averts a doorman strike as the contract deadline nears; membership ratification is next.

Emergency stabilization is underway on the Smith Point Bridge in Shirley; alternating one‑lane traffic is in effect while a $100M+ replacement advances.

A Dallas jury found Donald Ray McCray guilty of mailing threats and sending a white‑powder hoax that shut the Fort Worth federal courthouse. Sentencing is set for Aug. 19, 2026.

A Crime Stoppers reel links several late‑March robberies across western Queens. Detectives are asking neighbors to preserve video and call with tips.

Qantas says Project Sunrise will link Sydney and JFK nonstop in 2027 aboard custom A350s, promising up to 22 hours aloft and a mid‑cabin Wellbeing Zone.

A 20-year-old woman was shot in the throat outside the New Springville Target as she arrived for work; police say the suspected boyfriend fled on a motorcycle.

Six robberies targeted a restaurant and two delis across southern Queens; police say the suspect made off with about $5,900 and are asking for tips.