Jay-Z told GQ he was 'angry' and 'heartbroken' after a now‑withdrawn civil claim linked him to Sean 'Diddy' Combs.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.

A man allegedly attacked his mother’s home‑care worker inside Linden Grove in Bushwick, then jumped from the 13‑story building; the attendant was hospitalized in stable condition.

A 16-year-old was critically wounded inside a Sheepshead Bay Houses tower Monday evening; police are searching for a man in a blue hat.

A coalition of 29 current and former NYC officials urged DOT to expand Summer Streets — asking for longer hours, more dates and linked car-free corridors.

Luna Park reopens March 28 with a two‑day kickoff and the Cyclone’s egg‑cream christening. Admission is free and rides begin at $4.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a trimmed 24‑story tower above Fort Greene’s Hanson Place church after months of hearings and a redesign. The vote clears a major procedural hurdle but leaves neighbors divided.