Two teenage girls were shot outside a McDonald's on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island and taken to the hospital; authorities say both are expected to recover.

State records list about $9.08 billion in unclaimed funds across 34.8 million accounts. The comptroller’s searchable database shows regional totals and a way to claim money.

A basement blaze on New York Avenue displaced East Flatbush tenants and renewed concerns about alleged illegal cellar conversions and enforcement gaps. Officials and aid groups are assisting those uprooted.

Brooklyn logged 23 luxury contracts and about $69 million in signed deals last week, led by a Fort Greene townhouse and a Williamsburg penthouse. Sellers are seeing faster turnarounds as days on market dip.

State and MTA officials opened an RFP for 1119 Pacific Street in Crown Heights, seeking proposals for roughly 300 units including at least 75 affordable homes.

Jay-Z told GQ he was 'angry' and 'heartbroken' after a now‑withdrawn civil claim linked him to Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The plaintiff dismissed the case in Feb. 2025 and related legal fights continue.

The Brooklyn Museum will convert third‑floor storage into 6,400 sq ft of permanent African galleries; construction starts summer 2026 with an opening planned for fall 2027.

A new trauma‑informed intake center for single women opened at 114 Snediker Ave in East New York, offering medical care, lactation facilities and smaller rooms to reduce crowding.

State officials sketched a compact first phase for Pacific Park that would add about 2,000 units — but it still leaves a large affordable‑housing gap. Key funding and a memorandum of understanding due this summer will determine whether the project finally delivers on long‑standing promises.

A second person has been arrested in the 2021 Elmont acid attack that disfigured a Hofstra student. Authorities have not released the detainee's identity or charges.

Gotham’s Monitor Point would swap an MTA wash for about 460 permanently affordable homes, a 40‑foot esplanade and roughly 51,000 square feet of waterfront open space. The plan is now in the city review pipeline and has split local opinion.

Tablet-based hall passes log bathroom trips and generate student movement data, prompting students and privacy advocates to demand clearer rules.

Police are searching for a man wanted in an alleged anti‑Muslim assault on the D‑train platform at 9th Avenue; the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating.