A fire broke out at the Bar Bedford restaurant's outdoor area at the Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg hotel, causing evacuations but no injuries. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour. The cause is under investigation.

Fatal stabbings outnumbered gun deaths in NYC last month, a shift from the city's usual crime patterns, potentially tied to domestic violence and mental health issues.

A U.S. freight forwarding manager, Natalya Mazulina, was indicted for allegedly scheming to export controlled items to Russia, violating U.S. sanctions.