SBH filed plans for about $132M to expand its Bronx emergency department and add inpatient psychiatric capacity in a multi‑year overhaul. State paperwork outlines a 2026 construction start for the psychiatry work.

An early‑morning blaze on Harned Road ripped through a Commack home and swept into parked cars as crews from several departments battled the flames.

A section of World Trade Center steel began a cross‑country memorial tour Saturday, stopping on Staten Island before heading to national landmarks and returning for the 25th anniversary.

A man died after a Chevrolet Tahoe flipped on Gannon Avenue South in Meiers Corner, tossing a parked Lincoln onto the sidewalk. NYPD collision detectives are investigating.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance images after a 63-year-old rider fell into the path of a 7 train at the 74th Street station. Detectives are asking riders with video to come forward.

Lime is pushing NYC to expand shared e-scooters beyond Queens and the Bronx, citing a Rudin Center study and lower per-ride costs compared with Citi Bike e-bikes.

An NYU analysis of 42,271 hospital stays (2009–2022) finds Long Island had a disproportionate share of high‑risk sickle cell admissions while severity rose across New York.

A joint comptroller–Parks investigation found forged payroll affidavits and underpayments on the Hunts Point playground; subcontractors will pay $618K in restitution and penalties.

An Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin vanished after TSA ordered it into checked baggage at JFK; filmmakers say Lufthansa lost the box en route to Frankfurt.

A judge found Effie Phillips‑Staley had enough valid petition signatures to remain on the June 23 NY‑17 Democratic primary ballot, even after hundreds were tossed for suspected fraud.

Donovan Richards broke ground on a $7.7M track at his old Jamaica High campus — he says the field will also serve as the city's first public‑school cricket pitch.

A $9 million agreement with Suffolk County remains unsigned after the boy’s mother balked at the paperwork; a judge has given her 30 days to finalize the deal or the case could go to trial in June.

Police and Crime Stoppers are looking for a person who broke into a Castle Hill Avenue business on April 15 and stole about $450. A reward of up to $3,500 is available for tips that lead to an arrest.