Jose Antonio Ramos, long tied to the Etan Patz disappearance, died March 7 in Manhattan, removing a possible lead as prosecutors prepare another trial. The case’s retrial timeline remains unchanged.

Richard Lee has left the City Council to join Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Finance, removing Speaker Julie Menin’s top budget strategist amid tense budget talks. The change raises questions about how revenue assumptions will be handled this spring.

CBS News will shut its CBS News Radio operation and eliminate the radio team, ending a near‑century of top‑of‑the‑hour newscasts and affecting roughly 700 affiliate stations.

A 44-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run on Lexington Avenue near East 61st; police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

A Chapter 11 petition filed March 18 halted a planned UCC auction for the office unit at 609 Fifth Avenue amid unpaid utility bills, a lawsuit and stalled condo-conversion plans.

NYC DOT announced an immediate redesign of Ninth Avenue between West 34th and 50th that widens the bike lane, adds a nine-foot super sidewalk and paints a red bus lane.

SDNY unsealed an indictment saying three people conspired to funnel billions of U.S.-built AI servers to China, using staged audits and fake hardware.

Manhattan prosecutors said they will not present homicide charges in the death of Jacob Zieben-Hood; the influencer remains jailed on related assault and burglary counts. The ME report and prior domestic complaints figure in the ongoing probe.

Ghemo, a Georgian bakery and wine bar, is headed to 201 West 106th Street with khachapuri, khinkali and a 40‑seat dining room aimed at Upper West Side neighbors.

Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the FutureWorks Commission to study AI's impact on New York jobs and laws, with a report due by year's end.

Bright Horizons will give up its permit for the Columbus Circle day‑care site after investigations flagged safety hazards and abuse allegations. City regulators are moving to decide the center’s future.

Patsy's Pizzeria will open a 96-seat coal-oven outpost at Freehand New York next Wednesday, steps from Gramercy Park.

A former head of Bolivias anti‑narcotics force was sentenced in Manhattan to 25 years after prosecutors said he used his office to shield shipments of cocaine bound for New York. The case underscores concerns about narco‑corruption at high levels.