A Garnerville man with a violent criminal history pleaded guilty to second‑degree kidnapping for an attack in Haverstraw; sentencing is scheduled for June 3, 2026.

Contract faculty at NYU have set a March 23 strike deadline, saying pay, job security and academic‑freedom protections remain unresolved. The union argues campuswide action could be imminent.

Annie Leibovitz quietly sold her West Village duplex penthouse for $19.5M, netting about $3M more than she paid in 2025. The deal was recorded as an off‑market transfer.

Family members and safety advocates marched Canal Street, placing memorials at fatal intersections and pressing NYC DOT to accelerate a long‑planned redesign. The walk underscored data showing repeated injuries and deaths on the corridor.

A Manhattan man was given 39 years‑to‑life for the 2020 East Harlem killing of Christopher Rodriguez, plus arson and attacks on officers. The DA announced the sentence on X.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released images after a woman was punched on the Upper West Side; a reward up to $3,500 is being offered for information.

Christine Hunsicker admitted in Manhattan court that she falsified CaaStle’s books and agreed to forfeit nearly $300 million. Sentencing is set for August 5, 2026.

Extell filed demolition applications to clear multiple parcels along 11th Avenue between W.45th and W.46th in Hell's Kitchen, touching old clubs, auto shops and a lumber yard.

A Manhattan jury convicted Darryl Cohen of defrauding NBA clients out of more than $5 million by selling inflated life‑insurance investments and misdirecting funds.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released a March 4 wanted alert after a Jan. 26 stabbing on West 125th Street. A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for tips.

Emails and projections show Epstein invested roughly $920,000 in The Whitman conversion and was positioned to earn seven‑figure returns as celebrity buyers moved in.

A Domino’s delivery driver was forced from his vehicle at gunpoint in Woodhaven; police recovered a knife and say the stolen SUV was dumped near the Williamsburg Bridge.

Community Board 4 asked Mayor Mamdani to make Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea a 20 mph slow zone under Sammy’s Law, citing 2025 crash data.