A suspicious device resembling a bomb was left on the steps of Culture House in Greenpoint; NYPD ESU removed it and found it safe. Investigators have vouchered the item and the probe is ongoing.

Whole Foods has signed a lease for the former Rite Aid at 182 Smith St on Smith Street. The site is vacant now and there’s no official opening date yet.

TF Cornerstone filed to use New York’s 485‑x program for three large projects in Greenpoint and Chelsea, a direct challenge to the city’s 99‑unit workaround. The sites will test whether higher wage and affordability rules actually yield big builds.

A 36-year-old man was stabbed early Thursday near South 2nd and Hooper in Williamsburg and taken to Woodhull; police say he will recover. Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.

NYPD Crime Stoppers says a suspect punched a 58-year-old employee and stole merchandise from a Church Avenue store on May 8.

A Brooklyn man was charged after allegedly posting detailed threats to kill President Trump through the White House website; prosecutors say he admitted the messages and was ordered held.

The state is sending $20M to East Williamsburg — $10M DRI and $10M NY Forward — to shore up affordable housing, small businesses and public‑space upgrades.

Police released photos June 4 seeking help to identify two men wanted in a May 16 knifepoint robbery in Sunset Park. Officials ask anyone with video or tips to contact Crime Stoppers.

Asset CRG arranged an $18.1M ground lease at 358 Flatbush Ave., assembling air rights to clear the way for an 11‑story, 65‑unit mixed‑use project near Grand Army Plaza.

NMAC will refund New Yorkers who were overcharged on Nissan lease buyouts; checks will be mailed statewide as audits proceed.

A fireworks blast in Dyker Heights Sunday injured three men on 7th Avenue near 90th Street. Police say the victims were hospitalized and are expected to recover.

Police released surveillance images after a 23-year-old says she was groped on a northbound L train at Graham Avenue. Crime Stoppers is seeking tips.

Nassau prosecutors say a ring used the U.S. mail to ship fentanyl and other drugs into the region, resulting in arrests and seizures of thousands of pills and kilos of narcotics.