A towering middle-finger sculpture by Staten Island artist Scott LoBaido was placed outside City Hall Monday, facing the building and quickly drawing crowds and online attention. The stunt highlights friction around Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early weeks in office.

A woman fell into an uncovered manhole near 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue and later died; NYPD and Con Edison are investigating while the medical examiner reviews the case.

A carriage overturned along Central Park’s 7th Avenue line Monday; the driver escaped, the horse was found nearby and no other injuries were reported.

The Chambers Hotel at 13–15 West 56th Street has been sold to Toronto investors for about $66 million. The shuttered Midtown property’s future is unclear as filings and permits remain pending.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon as he courts business while pressing tax plans aimed at the wealthy. The talks follow a string of recent meetings with industry executives as City Hall tries to shore up the budget.

MSG Sports filed a confidential Form 10 with the SEC, moving a plan to split the Knicks and Rangers into separate public companies into a formal regulatory phase.

Ricee Sushi Express brings a pay-by-weight sushi counter to the Upper East Side, letting customers build trays priced at $23.99 per pound and sample premium nigiri.

A Second Circuit panel struck down New York’s private‑property “vampire rule” while upholding a ban on guns in public parks in Christian v. James.

Haussmann’s $41M construction loan clears the way for a 75‑unit, 10‑story building at 16–20 Convent Ave in West Harlem. The project will include permanently affordable homes under new city and state tools.

Hikari Power Z Co. paid $15.2M for a renovated six‑story walk‑up at 246 E. 53rd St. in Midtown East, a deal that follows a roughly $8.1M purchase and upgrades last year.

Maefield’s 20 Times Square loan moved back to special servicing after missing its May maturity, renewing foreclosure and restructuring questions for the landmark site.

A new steakhouse on Avenue B is drawing early praise for its dry‑aged steaks and a showy porterhouse. Reservations are filling fast.

Extell paid about $500M for 405–417 Park Ave and acquired Central Synagogue air rights, expanding Gary Barnett’s Midtown assemblage.