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.

Court filings include surveillance of MDC Brooklyn detainees stacking furniture to pull a rope loaded with drugs, cigarettes and a scalpel.

Neighbors and safe‑street advocates laid flowers at Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road on the one‑year anniversary of the crash that killed Natasha Saada and two of her daughters. The memorial comes as lawmakers advance a "Stop Super Speeders" proposal in Albany.

Three suspects pulled a gun and drove off in a 20-year-old's car in Marine Park; the victim was hospitalized in stable condition and police are seeking tips.

A man's body was recovered from the rocky shoreline at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn; the medical examiner will determine the cause. Investigators are canvassing the area.

A Fair Housing Justice Center lawsuit says three new rental complexes in Brooklyn and Queens were built with design flaws that block wheelchair users from full access.

A stored fire extinguisher malfunction forced the closure of Park Slope’s 7th Avenue post office; mail pickups were redirected to the Van Brunt station. Officials have not given a reopening date.