LIRR will suspend several branches July 24–27 for a signal cutover, with shuttle buses, Hicksville transfers and longer trips expected.

A New York fertility‑center study found embryo transfers on 'Unhealthy' air days during the summer 2023 smoke had much lower pregnancy rates, prompting clinics to weigh freezing embryos or delaying transfers.

Makina — the popular yellow food truck — has opened a 36-seat Eritrean‑Ethiopian restaurant at 46-11 Skillman Ave in Sunnyside, serving doro wat, kitfo and more.

Lyft and Curb say Lyft riders in New York City can now be matched with licensed taxis through Curb Flow, bringing yellow cabs into the Lyft app with no new hardware.

Three men received double-digit prison terms after a masked August 2024 Douglaston home invasion that left several relatives tied up and a baby fleeing a bathroom window. Prosecutors credited quick action by a mother and police for preventing a worse outcome.

A man was recovered from the Hutchinson River marshes near Conner Street and pronounced dead; the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani briefly visited a World Cup watch party at Rikers Island where more than 100 people in custody watched the semifinal and ate a catered meal as federal oversight ramps up.

A crackdown that sealed more than 1,400 unlicensed cannabis shops has left landlords with padlocked storefronts, seized inventory and looming fines.

A man was found shot to death inside 2364 Jerome Ave in Fordham Heights early Thursday; police say the victim died and no arrests have been made.

Peter Fine has listed a 419‑unit Mott Haven rental with deep tax breaks and an assumable 3.84% loan.

A Bronx man admitted to stealing more than $100,000 from nearly two dozen New Yorkers searching for apartments, prosecutors say.

A NYSDOT contractor died after falling from the Taconic overpass onto the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne; the road was closed overnight and police are investigating.

An official LDS social post spotlighted New York designer Pono Skousen — and revealed he runs Church of Martin, a queer‑Mormon label that sparked an online debate.