A 213‑unit affordable housing project has broken ground in Cypress Hills, bringing 66 supportive units and nearly 10,000 sq ft of community space run by BACDYS. Developers say the transit‑adjacent site will meet Enterprise Green Communities standards.

Rabbi Nachum Israel Ober, 51, was found dead in a remote area of Colombia; ZAKA and Boro Park community leaders are working with authorities to repatriate his remains.

DOI reports and a federal lawsuit say the NYPD resisted key fixes to its gang database, keeping thousands of young Black and Latino New Yorkers under surveillance.

Vintage photos of piled-up crutches have resurfaced ahead of an antiquarian book fair, highlighting the MTA's lost-and-found and long-standing subway accessibility issues.

Two men were wounded in a shooting inside the Stone House supportive‑housing building in Brownsville; both were taken to Brookdale and listed in stable condition.

A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 25 years to life after being convicted of killing his girlfriend and firing at her young family in East Flatbush.

A Brooklyn mother has filed a federal suit alleging NYC reshaped the Discovery pathway to exclude Asian‑American applicants and cost her son a Stuyvesant seat.

Michael Kavanagh was named NYC’s Chief Fire Marshal after a stint at the NYPD’s 84th Precinct. He’ll lead the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Investigation amid rising battery‑fire risks.

Phipps Houses broke ground at 275 Chestnut Street on the final Atlantic Chestnut tower, a 14-story affordable building that will add roughly 326 apartments plus retail and community space to East New York.

Building G at the Marcus Garvey Extension opened in Brownsville with 109 affordable units — 55 supportive apartments paired with on‑site services and solar panels.

A Queens man pleaded guilty April 28 to manslaughter in a January 2024 Hunts Point crash that killed two passengers. Sentencing is scheduled for June 17, 2026.

Ben Simmons relisted his combined 21st‑floor Olympia DUMBO duplex with a roughly $15M ask after more than a year on the market. The 5,200‑plus‑sq‑ft pad includes a home theater, terrace and custom entertaining spaces.

Pathmark returns to Long Island as Pathmark Daily, a small-format grocery opening May 1 in East Meadow with fresh departments, Best Yet products and a loyalty program.