Federal prosecutors say Sergei Zharnovnikov used shell companies to route U.S. ammunition through Kyrgyzstan before it was reexported to Russia; he pleaded guilty and was sentenced.

From Manhattan’s Pier 94 to giant new campuses in Queens and Brooklyn, New York is adding soundstages as tax credits and demand pull productions back to the city. Developers and studios are racing to lease stage space and hire crews.

Parents at P.S. 176 in Dyker Heights say asbestos‑labeled containers were found near playgrounds during construction and at least two students became ill this year.

A 43-year-old man is expected to recover after a late-night stabbing at the Van Dyke Houses in Brownsville while police search for a suspect seen in a blue hoodie.

The family behind JJ Operating sold a Midwood single‑family home this week for roughly $13.6M to a shell LLC, a price well above neighborhood norms.

An Italian sales executive pleaded guilty in Brooklyn after prosecutors say he arranged U.S.-made ammunition shipments that were rerouted to Russia.

The NYC Health Department has closed the Industry City location of Ayat — the Michelin-featured Palestinian restaurant group now expanding nationally — after an inspection that produced 88 points of violations, including a carbon monoxide reading above the safe threshold, two food temperature failures, and no accessible handwashing facility.

A YIMBY tally of Department of Buildings filings found 1,972 permits in 2025 totaling 57,352 residential and hotel units, with Brooklyn and the Bronx leading the count.

Arwa Yemeni Coffee has leased 2,000 square feet at 310 North Seventh in Williamsburg on a 10-year deal — the brand’s first New York City outpost. The tenancy arrives as Yemeni cafés gain traction locally.

Uotora, the tiny Crown Heights omakase counter, will close after service on Tuesday, ending nearly eight years of neighborhood sushi.

Brooklyn Assemblymember Robert Carroll has revived a plan to split a future Winter Olympics between New York City and Lake Placid, proposing an exploratory committee to study feasibility and legacy. The proposal leans on existing arenas and renovated Adirondack venues.

A 40-year-old man was shot Monday morning at Wortman and Ashford in East New York and later died at Brookdale; detectives are canvassing for witnesses and footage.

Three people were stabbed near Dumont Ave and Powell St in Brooklyn; all were hospitalized in stable condition and the suspect remains at large.