A 32-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday near 56th Ave and 111th St; police say two hooded suspects fled on his scooter toward Fresh Meadows Park.

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams released a report proposing a city‑owned, open‑access fiber backbone to expand low‑cost home internet in underserved NYC neighborhoods.

Sharyn Alfonsi says CBS declined to renew her 60 Minutes contract after a fight over a pulled CECOT investigation. The decision has reignited questions about editorial independence at the network.

Deputy Mayor visited a Lower East Side Head Start program as the city named May Child Care Educator Appreciation Month, but staff pressed for pay parity and concrete budget action.

Three people were injured in a shooting outside 1235 Grand Concourse in Highbridge; police say suspects fled south on the Concourse and all victims are expected to recover.

Prosecutors say Miguel Perez, 32, tossed his family’s cat, Shadow, from a 15th-floor window at the Mitchell Houses in Mott Haven. He has been indicted on aggravated cruelty and torturing charges.

Regional blood banks declared an emergency after donations plunged and type O supplies fell to critically low levels across the New York–New Jersey region.

A suspect was arrested May 25 in the December 2024 killing of 26‑year‑old Kimani Cyrus in Springfield Gardens. Prosecutors say surveillance video helped identify a nearby resident.

A Bronx man was arrested after Suffolk County detectives say he scammed a 65-year-old Center Moriches woman; detectives recovered part of the money and charged him with grand larceny.

Hudson Valley Shakespeare opened the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center in Garrison: a 451‑seat mass‑timber house on a rewilded 98‑acre campus targeting LEED Platinum.

A 47‑year‑old man was pushed onto the tracks at Woodlawn station on Monday evening; police say one person is in custody and the victim is stable.

Sonny Rollins, the towering tenor saxophonist behind "Saxophone Colossus," died at 95 in Woodstock. His restless style and huge tone reshaped modern jazz.

The NYPD is seeking a bicyclist accused of firing a gun near East 181st Street and Bathgate Avenue on April 15. Detectives want cellphone video and tips to 1‑800‑577‑TIPS.