Rikers Shakeup, Deml and Richards Tag-Team City’s Most Notorious Jail
A court-appointed remediation manager and a new DOC commissioner begin work at Rikers, prompting cautious optimism as the city confronts overcrowding and chronic staffing shortfalls.
Brooklyn Shell Company Racket Tied To Ammo Flow Into Russia’s War, Feds Say
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.
New York’s Big Studio Land Grab, City Makes Play For Soundstage Crown
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.
Dangerous CO Levels Just One of Nine Violations That Got This Ayat Location Shut Down
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.
Brooklyn And Bronx Boom As New York Tees Up 57,000 New Units
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.












