NYSERDA launched a fast RFP to move shovel‑ready wind, solar and hydro projects into construction and capture expiring federal tax credits.

A Rye YMCA child-care worker was arraigned after prosecutors say she slammed a 19-month-old toddler to the floor; the DA's office has adjourned the case to May 5.

Body‑cam footage reportedly shows an on‑duty NYPD officer punching a man at the 149th Street–Grand Concourse station; he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.

Zaro's Cafe, a Huntington Station mainstay since 1993, will close Saturday. An equipment auction is scheduled days later.

FDNY and Notify NYC warned of a three-alarm fire at Crotona Avenue and East 182nd Street, with smoke and traffic delays reported across the Bronx.

An 88-year-old man was punched near 148 St and Jamaica Ave in Jamaica, Queens; NYPD Crime Stoppers circulated a wanted alert and is seeking tips and video.

The U.S. Drought Monitor now lists parts of NYC as moderately dry; low early‑season rainfall may shrink the city’s cherry blossom window this spring.

Three people were stabbed outside a Laurelton home after a dispute over a French bulldog urinating on a lawn. Victims are expected to recover and a suspect is in custody.

Fifteen people — nine children and six adults — were taken to hospitals after a school bus crash in Rego Park Wednesday; officials say injuries were minor.

Police circulated images after a 50-year-old woman was reportedly sexually assaulted and robbed near West 164th Street; Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips.

Kirkland Salmon was sentenced to 12 years after prosecutors say he ran cocaine and gun sales out of a Newburgh food truck. A multiagency probe seized kilos of drugs, dozens of guns and the truck itself.

An off‑duty Manhattan DA analyst was arrested Wednesday after police say he groped a woman at the Junction Boulevard subway station in Queens.

A New York WARN filing shows Coca‑Cola will cut 41 jobs at its Whitestone, Queens office, with separations scheduled for May 31, 2026. The move follows a broader corporate reshuffle.