A Manhattan arts teacher was sentenced to 150 months after prosecutors say he shared child pornography and sexually exploited a student.

City health officials have raised water‑quality and safety questions about the East River +POOL pilot, prompting extra testing and changes to the timeline. Regulators want more proof before swimmers can dive in.

An unidentified man was found unconscious and badly bruised in a Wald Houses stairwell in the East Village and later died at Bellevue Hospital, police say.

Lina Khan will direct Columbia Law’s new Center for Law and the Economy, bringing her FTC enforcement pedigree to campus work on antitrust, banking and tech policy.

A Manhattan scientist with a deadly family history of ALS has been receiving experimental spinal antisense infusions at Columbia; early tests show promise.

Dozens of activists who marched with Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani occupied Palantir's West Village lobby; the NYPD arrested multiple demonstrators and charges are pending.

Survivors of last summer’s Harlem Legionnaires outbreak say they still suffer and are organizing a lawsuit after reporting gaps in testing, maintenance and inspections.

A long‑delayed Bellevue hospital ward will take a handful of sick detainees as the city shutters the Rikers infirmary, testing staffing plans and oversight. Costs and delays have critics on edge.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted notice after a 69‑year‑old man was punched and knocked down outside 565 Lenox Ave on Feb. 22. A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for tips.

Crain’s reports the Faison Firehouse at 6 Hancock Place was sold to an entity tied to Rev. Al Sharpton, raising questions about preservation and redevelopment in Harlem.

A 53-year-old man was shot after returning to a Harlem grocery with a large kitchen knife early Monday. He was taken to Harlem Hospital and the incident is under review.

General manager Mathieu Darche replaced Patrick Roy with veteran Pete DeBoer as head coach with four games left. The hire pairs a playoff-tested coach with a young roster Darche says fits the club’s vision.

Boucherie West Village — the 320-seat French brasserie in the former Circle Repertory Theater — technically holds an A grade after its March 31 re-inspection scored 13 points. What those 13 points include: evidence of mice, live roaches, harborage conditions, and damaged canned goods. The initial inspection in November had already found mice.