Dutchess County lawmakers voted unanimously to oppose plans tied to an ICE processing center near Chester, demanding answers after conflicting federal statements about a warehouse purchase.

Union‑backed legislation would remove private insurers from New York’s Medicaid home‑care payments and aim to reinvest billions into wages and services, setting up a showdown with health plans over costs.

The NYPD swore in 968 new officers on Tuesday, Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch wrote. Recruits will enter field training before precinct assignments across the city.

City Council marked a long‑sought package expanding vendor licenses, creating a vendor assistance office and moving many vending offenses out of the criminal system.

Firefighters found lithium-ion batteries while fighting a fifth-floor blaze at NYCHA's Mill Brook Houses. Dozens of residents were evacuated and no injuries were reported.

A Clifton Park woman was arraigned after authorities say she struck a child with a vacuum attachment, leaving swelling and bruising.

Two Bronx men are accused of stealing catalytic converters in Lindenhurst and led Suffolk police on a high-speed chase that left an officer injured. Authorities say prosecutors are probing links to other thefts.

The Bronx DA says Antonio Jackson stabbed a man to death outside a Bryant Avenue building; prosecutors have indicted him on second‑degree murder and other counts. Jackson is due back in court in late May.

Two 46th Precinct officers were suspended without pay after a video reportedly showed them having sex in a Bronx station‑house locker room.

A Nassau County grand jury declined to indict the driver accused in the April 25, 2025 LIE road‑rage crash that killed Ibis Baez.

Albany lawmakers are pushing to raise New York's bottle deposit to 10¢ and expand which drinks qualify for refunds.

A new state law lets experienced dental hygienists provide cleanings and preventive care in schools, clinics and long‑term care without a dentist on site. Regulators have until June 19, 2027 to write rules and stand up new certification pathways.

A DOE employee was arrested this week and charged with murder in the Jan. 25 Riverdale shooting that killed Keon Gill. Investigators say the shooter remains at large.